Private firms are making sustainability progress, but face new AI governance risks
While private firms are continuing to make progress on sustainability and decarbonisation despite a challenging macro environment, many have yet…
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European investors ‘leading global momentum’ on sustainability and energy transition
European investors are ‘doubling down’ on sustainability and energy transition investment opportunities, despite geopolitical uncertainty, inflation and broader market risks,…
Climate and water risks driving the shift towards business resilience: Capgemini
Businesses are increasingly developing climate resilience strategies to maintain growth and business performance in a disruptive world, a new report…
Top US companies maintain sustainability reporting despite regulatory and political shifts
Leading US firms have continued to publish sustainability reports this year, despite changes to regulation, political scrutiny and corporate expectations,…
Sustainability becoming more ‘deeply embedded’ in investment decision-making
Sustainability investment may be ‘less visible’ at present, but it is becoming more ‘deeply embedded in investment decision-making’, according to…
TNFD reporting doubles to more than 1,000 organisations
More than 1,000 organisations across 56 countries and regions have now published disclosures aligned with the recommendations of the Taskforce…
Is your financial materiality process half-baked?
Op-ed by Mike Kelly, founder of Nemetan. A board gets the sustainability materiality matrix. Topics plotted on two axes, colour-coded,…
Carbon credits increasingly being treated as a business investment
Carbon credits are increasingly being considered a business investment rather than a compliance cost, new research from Climate Impact Partners…
Just one in ten sustainability professionals in North America expects ambition to decrease
Just 10% of sustainability professionals in North America expects their business’ sustainability ambition to decrease, despite recent economic, political, and…
Keeping quiet is not a sustainable strategy
Op-ed by Martina Donohoe, sustainability and safety director, Bidvest Noonan. ESG scepticism is real, and I do understand why some…