Policy & Standards

GRI and ISSB sustainability standards strengthen interoperability

The two continue to work together – as well as with other standard-setting organisations – to improve reporting efficiency.

Melodie Michel

28 May 2026

Circular Economy

Waste could provide half of Europe’s critical material demand by 2050

"Our mindset needs to shift to think of ‘secondary’ sources of critical raw materials as the new primary source."

Melodie Michel

28 May 2026

Methane

Methane action still lagging among dairy and coffee firms

Danone is close to meeting its 2030 methane reduction target early.

Melodie Michel

27 May 2026

Sustainable Finance

Sustainable debt market surpasses US$7tn, led by green bonds

"This is bigger than the economy of most countries in the world, and the market is still growing."

Melodie Michel

27 May 2026

Climate Adaptation

Financial system not adapting to climate risk fast enough

Most credit risk models still assume that insurance remains available and affordable.

Melodie Michel

26 May 2026

CSO

Rabobank names new Chief Sustainability Officer

Lagerberg succeeds Aafke Keizer, who took on the CSO role in January 2022.

Melodie Michel

26 May 2026

Carbon market

Governments raised US$107bn in carbon pricing revenue last year

“Carbon pricing can play an important role in allowing countries to determine their own energy mix."

Melodie Michel

25 May 2026

Sustainable Finance

Europe’s sustainable funds back to positive inflows after 'difficult 2025'

"European sustainable funds nonetheless continue to face significant headwinds."

Melodie Michel

25 May 2026

Climate Targets

SBTi shares ‘clear shift’ in strategy to better support real-world decarbonisation

“This is the result of wide consultation and 10 years of learning."

Melodie Michel

22 May 2026

Sponsored Article

Nature as a blind spot? How to stop your business underestimating its reliance on nature

Impacts are becoming financially visible, but decision-makers are still unclear on how to secure resilience through nature.

Sam Jackson

22 May 2026

Buildings

US$600bn needed annually to revive stalled building decarbonisation

In 2024, renewables supplied just 17.3% of buildings’ energy demand.

Melodie Michel

21 May 2026

Fashion

Fashion brands ask governments to help make circularity profitable

"Today, this business model is still economically penalised."

Melodie Michel

21 May 2026