Integrating water stewardship into corporate sustainability can result in a more integrated, effective approach to climate adaptation, nature-based solutions and regenerative agriculture, according to a new report on the future…
In just a few years, carbon removal has gone from a niche interest to an activity that many big companies feel compelled to invest in. It’s easy to see why.…
Corporate energy buyers bought 21.7 gigawatts of renewable energy in 2024, an annual record that boosted additions to the U.S. electric grid from such transactions to 100 gigawatts since 2014.…
A new United Nations mechanism for validating high-quality carbon credits has announced its first approval, but carbon experts aren’t celebrating. The inaugural project is seen by many as flawed, and…
The new draft of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) corporate net zero standard acknowledges the critical role of companies in mobilizing climate finance and proposes a larger role for…
Recent headlines paint a gloomy picture for corporate sustainability. Coca-Cola, Walmart, UBS and Microsoft are just some companies accused of watering down their climate commitments. But a survey of close…
Amazon will let companies that have adopted comprehensive emissions reduction goals buy “high integrity” carbon credits generated by carbon removal projects already backed by the $638 billion e-commerce and cloud…
The European Union is scaling back its landmark CSRD corporate climate disclosure law, while the SEC recently stopped defending in court its corporate emissions disclosure law. But as a result…
The profession of sustainability is changing. It always has been, though this moment feels more fraught than any before it. Sustainability professionals are being buffeted by countervailing forces: On the…
