2024 was the hottest year on record, with global temperatures surpassing 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, leading to more intense hurricanes, wildfires, and floods. The global average temperature in 2024 was…
President Trump signed a number of executive orders on January 20 changing course on federal climate policy including withdrawing the US, again, from the Paris Agreement, declaring a national “energy…
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) proposals in the United States are gaining bipartisan momentum, especially after the European Union passed its CBAM in October 2023, which will be gradually implemented…
Since the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) framework was launched and began its transitional period in October 2023, companies around the world have received an increasing number of…
A recent meta-study by the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, in partnership with Rockefeller Asset Management, examined the relationship between environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) activities at organizations…
With the first reporting deadline for the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) less than 6 months away, companies should be preparing for compliance. The directive is intended to…
In recent years, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has gained significant traction with investors who are interested in considering factors beyond financial performance. However, this trend has also faced…
Despite talk of delays, California’s SB 253 and SB 261 appear to be on track for implementation in 2025. Companies will need to collect their Scope 1 and Scope 2…
On March 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new climate disclosure rules requiring public companies to disclose climate change-related information in their SEC filings. The rules…
Sustainability supply chain audits are increasingly important due to regulatory pressures, and growing customer awareness of environmental and social impacts. There is also a scarcity of natural resources highlighting the…
