Category: ESG Research
A surge in geopolitical tensions is exposing the structural fragility of fossil fuel dependence, driving a global cost crisis that is hitting households, businesses, and national economies simultaneously. “Fossil fuels...
A new report has, for the first time, quantified the scale and economic value of the UK’s carbon credit economy, placing it at £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) annually and positioning...
Institutional investors are facing a growing paradox. Climate data is abundant, yet translating it into actionable investment insight remains difficult. In response, Glass Lewis has launched Climate Intelligence, a new...
A new report from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) warns that the global economy is entering an era of “water bankruptcy,” as climate disruption and declining investment destabilize the...
Sustainable procurement is moving into a new phase, where value creation is overtaking compliance as the central objective. The 2026 Sustainable Procurement Barometer from EcoVadis, developed in collaboration with Accenture,...
Global temperatures reached new highs in 2024, intensifying pressure on governments to scale market-based climate tools. Against this backdrop, emissions trading systems are expanding both in number and scope, according...
Corporate climate action is entering a new phase of scale and geographic redistribution, according to new data from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The group’s Trend Tracker 2025 shows...
We just completed our 25thAnnual Wall Street Green Summit this week in New York. Despite all the negative press on renewables and ESG, the bottom line is sustainability is alive and...
Mandatory Reporting Is Changing The Structure Of Sustainability Disclosure The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is already reshaping how companies disclose environmental and social performance, even before the regulation...
The Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) has launched a five point Renewables Action Plan urging governments to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and storage in response to renewed global energy...
Finance Leaders Move To Address Fashion’s Supply-Chain Emissions Global fashion brands must rapidly scale financing for supply-chain decarbonisation or risk exposing their businesses to rising climate disruption, regulatory pressure and...
Net Zero Costs Reframed In New Economic Analysis A new analysis from the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) concludes that the economic cost of reaching Net Zero by 2050 may...
European companies are largely choosing to continue sustainability reporting even after regulatory changes removed many from mandatory disclosure requirements under the EU’s Omnibus simplification package. A new study by enterprise...
Brussels is considering legislation that could reshape Europe’s electric vehicle transition by targeting one of the market’s most influential buyers: large corporate fleets. New analysis from Transport & Environment (T&E)...
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...
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