Month: May 2025

50 million USD green bond issued for a solar plant in Kampong Chhnang province (Cambodia)

Stuart Mitchell

SchneiTec Dynamic announces the issuance of a 15-year green bond worth KHR 196.64 billion (approximately USD 49.16 million) to finance a 60 MW solar photovoltaic power plant at a recent official listing ceremony at the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX). The issuance comprises of three tranches: two CGIF-guaranteed green bonds—KHR 60 billion (~USD 15 million) with a floating rate coupon and KHR 80 billion (~USD 20 million) with a floating rate coupon featuring a floor and cap—as well as an unguaranteed green bond of KHR 56.64 billion (~USD 14.16 million). Located…

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Atos Named 2025 Google Cloud Social Impact Partner of the Year for Crisis Response and Resilience

Stuart Mitchell

Atos recently announced it has received the 2025 Google Cloud Social Impact Partner of the Year Award for Crisis Response & Resilience. Atos is being recognized for its achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, helping joint customers launch innovative platforms that significantly enhance crisis response efforts. “Google Cloud’s Partner Awards recognize partners who have created outsized value for customers through the delivery of innovative solutions and a high level of expertise,” said Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem, Google Cloud. “We’re proud to announce Atos as a 2025 Google Cloud…

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What does sustainable work really mean? New perspectives from the International Labour Review

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Review’s Special Issue on sustainable work marks a significant moment in the ongoing effort to redefine what it means for work to be truly sustainable. This collection of cutting-edge research goes beyond conventional discussions of employment protections and decent work, offering a bold, interdisciplinary vision that integrates economic, social, and ecological dimensions. At a time when labour markets are being reshaped by technological change, climate crises, and shifting worker expectations, the insights presented here are more urgent than ever. For decades, employment protection legislation has been weakened in…

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Massive £12 million funding to aid green job access for young people with disabilities and young people from ethnically minoritised communities in Wales

Stuart Mitchell

Organisations across Wales are receiving funding to encourage young people to enter careers that reduce carbon emissions, restore nature and help us adapt to our changing climate. The investment of over £12 million is being made to four organisations through Dormant Assets* funding which is being delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund. See a full list of grants awarded. The key focus of the Sustainable Steps Wales funding programme is to support young people with disabilities and young people from ethnically minoritised communities. By encouraging diversity in green careers,…

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Eastern Green Link 2 moves up a gear using low carbon fuel for material handling trucks

Stuart Mitchell

Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is the UK’s single largest electricity transmission project, providing enough electricity to power two million homes. The project is accelerating its sustainability efforts by adopting Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel for material handling trucks in Yorkshire.  HVO, a low-carbon biofuel made from waste vegetable oils, will be used at the Wren Hall converter station site in North Yorkshire, where 20-tonne construction trucks will transport approximately 370,000 tonnes of quarry stone from a quarry 27 miles away. This switch from conventional diesel to HVO is expected…

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