The green economy is showing signs of renewed maturity, marked by decisive moves from both established players and emerging innovators. 

Bank of Ireland secures €750m green bond to accelerate sustainability targets highlights a crucial development in green finance. As capital flows shift toward projects with measurable environmental benefit, the financial sector is embedding sustainability into its core lending architecture, signalling long-term alignment between economic and ecological value.

At a regional level, Banpu and Amata develop large-scale rooftop solar projects in Vietnam captures the growing role of cross-border partnerships in advancing Asia’s renewable infrastructure. The collaboration demonstrates how industrial ecosystems can integrate clean power solutions at scale, setting a benchmark for sustainable growth in emerging markets.

Against this backdrop of global momentum, shortlisting for the Green Awards 2026 is now underway, with finalists to be revealed on 4 December 2025. Looking back at the standard set earlier this year, Easydry’s 2025 win for its groundbreaking compostable towel technology demonstrated the level of innovation and sustainability leadership the Awards continue to recognise.

These stories present a coherent view of a sector transitioning from aspiration to execution. Read the full features to explore how ambition is being turned into lasting impact.