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Weather plays an increasingly important role in corporate sustainability, influencing business operations, supply chains, infrastructure, agriculture, energy systems and climate resilience. More frequent and severe weather events, including heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms, are increasing operational risks for organisations while reinforcing the need for climate adaptation, resilience planning and effective risk management. Weather-related impacts are becoming a growing focus of sustainability reporting, climate risk assessments and long-term business strategy.

SustainabilityOnline provides coverage of the latest weather-related sustainability developments, including extreme weather events, climate resilience, business continuity, climate adaptation, agricultural impacts, renewable energy, water management and evolving climate risk. We explore how organisations are responding to weather-related disruption, strengthening resilience across operations and supply chains, preparing for physical climate risks and integrating weather considerations into corporate sustainability strategies. We also examine the links between weather, climate change, biodiversity, food security and environmental policy.

Related topics: weather, extreme weather, climate change, climate resilience, climate adaptation, climate risk, floods, droughts, heatwaves, storms, business continuity, supply chain resilience, agriculture, renewable energy, water management, food security, biodiversity, corporate sustainability and ESG reporting.

Despite its relative self-sufficiency, extreme weather events are increasingly putting pressure on the US agricultural system, particularly in terms of interstate trade, a study by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has suggested.
  • Climate Change
  • Research

Impact of extreme weather events on US agricultural trade explored in new report

9 months ago9 months ago4 mins

Despite the sector’s relative self-sufficiency, extreme weather events are increasingly putting pressure on the US agricultural system, particularly in terms…

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During 2025, extreme weather events continued to occur at 'concerning levels', driven by elevated global temperatures, World Weather Attribution has said in its annual review of the year's climactic events.
  • Climate Change
  • News

Extreme weather events occurred at ‘concerning levels’ in 2025, report says

9 months ago9 months ago3 mins

During 2025, extreme weather events continued to occur at ‘concerning levels’, driven by elevated global temperatures, World Weather Attribution has…

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Portugal scientists using G99 to sequence storm
  • Climate Change
  • Research

Impact of Saharan dust on Portuguese vineyards examined in new report

10 months ago10 months ago3 mins

With global extreme weather on the rise, a new study by MGI Tech, in partnership with the University of Lisbon,…

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Europe reported the highest annual wildfire carbon emissions on record in 2025, due to significant wildfire activity across the Northern Hemisphere, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has said.
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  • News

Europe reported record wildfire emissions this year

10 months ago10 months ago4 mins

Europe reported the highest annual wildfire carbon emissions on record in 2025, due to significant wildfire activity across the Northern…

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Supply chain sustainability is increasingly being impacted by tariffs and trade wars, EcoVadis has said in its 2025 US Business Sustainability Landscape Outlook report.
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  • Supply Chain

Supply chain sustainability hampered by tariffs and trade wars: EcoVadis

11 months ago11 months ago4 mins

Supply chain sustainability is increasingly being impacted by tariffs and trade wars, EcoVadis has said in its 2025 US Business…

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The Gates Foundation has announced a four-year, $1.4 billion investment to support smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia adapt to extreme weather.
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  • COP30
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Gates Foundation announces $1.4bn investment to support smallholder farmers

11 months ago11 months ago3 mins

The Gates Foundation has announced a four-year, $1.4 billion investment to support smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia…

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SustainablityOnline talks to Nestlé's Florence Henry about how regenerative agriculture can ensure supply chain stability in a turbulent world.
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Nestlé’s Florence Henry on how regenerative agriculture can ensure supply chain stability

11 months ago7 months ago10 mins

While Nestlé is a company with global reach, much of the food giant’s supply chain story unfolds in the Americas,…

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This year is poised to be among the three warmest years on record, following what was the third-warmest October on record, new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has suggested.
  • Climate Change
  • News

2025 set to be among the three warmest years on record

11 months ago11 months ago3 mins

This year is poised to be among the three warmest years on record, following what was the third-warmest October on…

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TotalEnergies has outlined three potential long-term scenarios for the global energy system, leading up to 2050, in the seventh edition of its Energy Outlook report.
  • Explainer

TotalEnergies outlines three global energy scenarios to 2050

11 months ago11 months ago6 mins

TotalEnergies has outlined three potential long-term scenarios for the global energy system, leading up to 2050, in the seventh edition…

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Some 91% of companies that set science-based climate targets report an overall positive business impact from doing so, a new report from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has found.
  • News
  • Sustainability

Nine in ten companies report a positive impact from setting science-based climate targets

11 months ago11 months ago3 mins

Some 91% of companies that set science-based climate targets report an overall positive business impact from doing so, a new…

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