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New analysis finds rising competition for wood fibre, tightening regulation, and climate disruption are increasing cost and supply risks for paper, packaging, and textile industries Canopy and Finance Earth outline...
Sustainability drives profitability in US and Canadian companies, according to new research released by the Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE). The organization’s 2026 Annual Research shows that structured sustainability...
Sustainability may continue to be politically contested in 2026. But, if 2025 proved anything, it was that companies will continue to work on sustainability because it delivers business value. 2026...
Decarbonization Enters Its Decisive Operating Phase Across factories, grids, and process plants, the pressure on heavy industry is intensifying. Steel, cement, chemicals, oil and gas, aviation, shipping, and trucking sit...
• Nearly 60% of global investors are using or planning to use AI in sustainability and investment analysis, with trust now the primary barrier to scale• 89% expect regulatory divergence...
• 84% of institutional investors expect the share of sustainable AUM to rise in the next two years, according to Morgan Stanley’s 2025 Sustainable Signals survey.• Climate adaptation climbs to...
• New white paper sets the foundation for a forthcoming Adaptation for Resilience (mARs) Guide supporting Environmental Objective 2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy.• Adaptation finance in developing countries faces a...
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) is set to overhaul the real estate sector, pivoting toward sustainability, green innovation, and ESG-driven growth, according to a new Cushman & Wakefield report. The...
• Sixty-six percent of organisations say climate technology is now essential or soon will be.• Data barriers block adoption, with 72% reporting fragmented or inconsistent information.• Government policy and incentives...
In a LinkedIn post published yesterday, Microsoft co-founder and climate investor Bill Gates shared an optimistic update on global energy-related CO₂ emissions that challenges much of the prevailing doom-and-gloom narrative....
• China’s CO2 emissions were flat year-on-year in Q3 2025, marking 18 months of stagnation or decline.• Renewable power met nearly 90% of rising electricity demand, offsetting coal use.• Growth...
• TotalEnergies projects fossil fuels will account for 60% of global energy demand in 2050, down from 80% today.• The company calls for prioritizing affordable low-carbon technologies and advancing global...
• Global cities’ climate investment needs have surged 22% year-on-year to US$105 billion in 2025.• Green infrastructure and nature-based projects are expanding fastest, more than quadrupling since 2020.• Despite rising...
• 66% of companies use ICROA-endorsed standards; 55% apply ICVCM Core Carbon Principles• 55% plan to scale carbon credit engagement by 2030, while only 12% lack a strategy• 46% cite...
• 79% of US firms demand verified sustainability credentials from external tech vendors.• Networks, cloud systems, and AI platforms identified as the top three areas for IT decarbonization.• Nearly one...
• 84% of energy CEOs are optimistic about mid-term growth, up from 72% in 2024.• 65% rank generative AI as a top investment priority, though cybersecurity and ethics pose adoption...
• McKinsey projects renewables could supply up to 67% of global power by 2050, but fossil fuels may still account for more than 40% of total energy use.• Alternative fuels...
• 69% of CEOs plan to allocate up to 20% of their budgets to AI in the next year.• 92% expect to expand headcount despite mounting global economic uncertainty.• CEO...
• Renewable generation reached 5,072 TWh in the first half of 2025, overtaking coal’s 4,896 TWh.• China and India accounted for the bulk of global solar and wind expansion, offsetting...
European businesses call sustainability a competitiveness issue A new survey of more than 2,500 senior executives across France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland reveals broad support for binding corporate sustainability...
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