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This week’s ESG in 5 highlights major investment in emerging clean technologies, from thermal batteries and sustainable aviation fuel to fusion energy and renewable power. We also look at Lenovo’s support for clearer sustainability standards across the technology sector.

This week’s ESG developments show how sustainability strategies are moving into large-scale delivery. Governments are accelerating investment in clean fuels, reforestation and industrial decarbonisation, while companies continue backing renewable energy, resilient supply chains and regenerative agriculture. From Sweden’s sustainable fuel strategy to major solar and storage investment in Texas, the focus is increasingly on building the infrastructure needed for a lower-carbon

As governments and businesses accelerate efforts to decarbonise heavy industry, energy and transport, this week’s ESG developments highlight the growing scale of investment flowing into sustainable infrastructure and clean technology. From aviation fuel supply chains in Asia and Central Asia to major renewable energy commitments in Europe and the US, companies are increasingly pairing climate targets with large-scale capital deployment.

This week’s ESG in 5 highlights practical momentum across the sustainability landscape, from aviation fuel investment and circular fashion rules to fresh capital flowing into renewables and breakthrough fusion technology. The common thread: real money, real policy and real partnerships accelerating the transition from ambition to action.

Amazon buys 9.4 million litres of sustainable jet fuel, Meta taps geothermal energy, and the UK backs a £200M carbon capture project. Vietnam launches its first emissions trading scheme, covering 50% of its CO₂ output. In this week's ESG in 5, Anthony Walters breaks down what these global moves mean for the transition to net zero.