Sustainability

New York – September 25, 2026 -- Sixty-nine percent of enterprise technology decision-makers now weigh energy more heavily in AI and data infrastructure decisions than a year ago, according to new research from EnterpriseDB (EDB) presented at the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit this week. The survey of 300 respondents, conducted in September 2026, found reliability of supply cited by 49% of respondents as a leading energy factor, with cost and energy efficiency each cited by 48%.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 25, 2026 -- The global aseptic packaging market will expand from USD 87.87 billion in 2026 to USD 123.76 billion by 2031, a 7.09% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Vials, ampoules and prefillable syringes post the fastest growth at 8.48% CAGR

The pharmaceuticals application segment is set to register the market's highest growth rate as biological drugs, vaccines, monoclonal antibodies and biosimilars require sterile filling that standard terminal heat sterilization cannot achieve. Prefillable syringes and single-dose sterile containers are gaining clinical adoption to reduce medication errors and drug wastage, prompting pharmaceutical manufacturers to deploy mechanized aseptic filling lines under stricter regulatory oversight.

Stockholm – September 25, 2026 -- Skanska has divested the second phase of its H2Offices complex in Budapest, Hungary, for EUR 98 million, roughly SEK 1.1 billion, to the ERSTE Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund.

Skanska records EUR 98 million Budapest office sale in Q3 2026

The buyer is represented by ERSTE Alapkezelő Zrt., and Skanska Commercial Development Europe will book the transaction in the third quarter of 2026. Property transfer is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2027.

Global tenant secures 22,000 square meters under a 10-year lease

The second phase offers approximately 22,000 square meters of leasable area, fully let to a global company under a 10-year agreement. The building is under construction and set for completion in the first quarter of 2027.

Santa Fe, N.M. – September 24, 2026 -- Snow Secure's insulated mats retained 85% of stored snow volume through a full Colorado summer, according to drone measurements taken by Aspen Snowmass management on August 31, 2026, at the resort's Buttermilk and Snowmass locations.

Aspen Snowmass tested Colorado's first deployment of the European snow-storage system

Snow was covered under the insulated mats in April 2026, marking the first-ever Colorado deployment of Snow Secure's patented technology. Continuous temperature monitoring ran from April 30 through August 31, tracking how the insulation performed against seasonal heat and sun exposure.

Singapore – September 24, 2026 -- Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) confirmed that an 8 MW Bitcoin mining installation using its Avalon A1566HA hydro-cooled units is now fully online and delivering recovered heat to approximately 2,800 homes through a Nordic district heating network. The company will present the project alongside its residential heating-miner lineup at the BTCHEL conference in Helsinki, Finland, on September 25-26, at booth #6.

Malmö – September 24, 2026 -- The EU's Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EmpCo) takes effect September 27, 2026, requiring companies to substantiate any environmental claims made to consumers with clear, specific and credible evidence, a rule change welcomed by Duni Group.

Directive bans vague labels like "eco-friendly" without proof

EmpCo strengthens existing EU consumer protection law by targeting misleading environmental claims, unreliable sustainability labels and generic terms such as "green" or "eco-friendly" when unsupported by recognized environmental performance data. Companies will no longer be able to rely on broad or generic claims unless properly explained and substantiated; claims must instead be tied to specific products, packaging, materials or verified improvements.

Hamburg, Germany – September 24, 2026 -- CRRC Corporation Limited (SHA: 601766) has completed production of a 110-meter recyclable wind turbine blade in Sheyang, Jiangsu Province, achieving a recovery rate exceeding 95% for key raw materials. The blade, developed in-house, targets commercial-scale recycling of ultra-large turbine blades as China's decommissioning volumes rise.

China faces nearly 1 million metric tons of wind-related solid waste by 2030

Industry estimates cited by CRRC project that more than 30,000 wind turbines, representing 44.73 GW of capacity, will be retired in China by 2030, generating 947,900 metric tons of solid waste. New onshore and offshore installations in China are expected to exceed 470 GW in the years ahead, intensifying pressure on end-of-life blade management.

Södertälje – – September 24, 2026 -- The Scania Irizar i6S Efficient PHEV has won the Sustainable Bus Award 2027 in the Coach category, with the jury citing fuel consumption cuts of up to 47 percent and emissions reductions of up to 94 percent in long-distance coach operations.

Plug-in hybrid platform cuts fuel use by nearly half in favourable conditions

The coach pairs a 338 kW Scania Super 13-litre engine with two 145 kW electric machines and an 89 kWh lithium-ion battery. In operations with en-route charging and effective use of the electric powertrain, fuel consumption drops by 47 percent versus a conventional powertrain, according to Scania.

New York – – September 24, 2026 -- More than 750 business leaders, investors and policymakers concluded the UN Global Compact's 2026 Leaders Summit in New York, pressing companies to convert sustainability commitments into measurable capital, operational and supply-chain decisions amid geopolitical uncertainty and economic volatility.

Global Compact plans shared infrastructure by 2027 to de-risk sustainable investment

The two-day summit, held during UN General Assembly high-level week, focused on Driving Sustainable Growth and Resilience. The Global Compact announced plans to build shared infrastructure by 2027 spanning climate, living wages, gender equality and sustainable finance, aimed at aggregating demand, de-risking investments and scaling solutions across global value chains.

Detroit – September 23, 2026 -- AquaAction has selected ten water-technology companies for AquaEntrepreneur Michigan, marking the organization's first commercialization wave in the United States after helping 72 companies generate CAD $260 million in annual revenue through its flagship Canadian program.

Ten Companies Enter a Ten-Month Commercialization Track

The cohort includes Accelerated Filtration, AmHyTech, DMR International, Geomind (operating as Lacuum), Green Steel Environmental, Myconaut, Nucleic Sensing Systems, Radmantis, Sequestro and Subtidal. Each will receive customized coaching, technical guidance and guaranteed pilot opportunities over ten months, targeting real-world deployment of technologies addressing pathogens, PFAS contamination, ammonia storage and water-quality monitoring.