Stay Informed on Corporate Sustainability

Author: Archie Villaflores

ESB has claimed the Green Transformation Award (500+ Employees) at the Green Awards 2026, recognised for embedding sustainability across leadership, culture, and capability through its Sustainability Transformation Enablement Programme, a large-scale organisational transformation aligned directly with core business KPIs and backed by innovative governance and sustained workforce engagement. The win establishes a clear benchmark for enterprise-level sustainability transformation in Ireland, demonstrating the standard of ambition, structural commitment, and measurable impact that future awards entrants will be expected to match.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland's energy regulator has approved up to €18.9 billion in electricity grid investment for 2026 to 2030, the largest infrastructure commitment in Irish electricity history. The decision activates the enabling framework for the country's offshore wind programme and 80 per cent renewables target.

Author: Archie Villaflores

SMBC Aviation Capital and Trinity College Dublin claimed the Green Collaboration Award at the Green Awards 2026, recognised for a world-first research lab integration that is actively shaping aviation decarbonisation policy and EU certification frameworks at an international level. Their win establishes a compelling benchmark for cross-sector environmental collaboration, setting the standard of ambition, scientific rigour, and real-world impact that entrants will look to match when the next awards cycle opens.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland has launched its Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026 to 2028, targeting a 12 per cent circular material use rate by 2030. The plan opens new commercial and compliance opportunities for executives across six green industries.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Macau-based casino operator MGM China has introduced a playing card recycling and upcycling programme developed with local firm Fnetlink Technology. The initiative targets an annual processing capacity of 3,000 tonnes of used cards through a water-free dry regeneration system.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Eswatini-based EswatiniBank has invested over E210.8 million in green projects over three years and filed for accreditation to the Green Climate Fund. The move advances the kingdom's climate commitments across renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and water management.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Wienerberger UK & Ireland has secured UK government funding toward a £6 million project to convert its Denton brickworks in Greater Manchester to 100% green hydrogen firing. The move will create the world's first commercial-scale hydrogen-fired brick plant.

Author: Archie Villaflores

The Irish Green Building Council has launched Home Performance Pathway, a new sustainability certification designed to help SME homebuilders access green development finance. The initiative supports Ireland's targets of 300,000 new homes and a 51% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Echelon Data Centres has secured designation for Ireland's first Green Energy Park at its DUB20 campus in Arklow, County Wicklow. The facility will integrate offshore wind, onsite solar, battery storage, and grid-export capability within a €4.2 billion development.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries has signed a 15-year, $3 billion (€2.59 billion) green ammonia supply agreement with South Korea's Samsung C&T. The deal marks a significant step in India's emergence as a major exporter of green fuels and advances Reliance's net-zero ambitions.