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Buildings Already Have the Technology. What They Lack Is Trustworthy Data.

Commercial real estate now has the economic, regulatory, and technological foundations to reduce energy waste. But according to Mike Zatz, former EPA ENERGY STAR leader and now at Measurabl, the biggest barriers are no longer technical, they're access to performance data, limited capacity to act on it, and weak incentives to share it.

McDonald's Moves Sustainability Chief to Beef as It Misses 2030 Climate Goal

Tencent, Google and McKinsey Back 635,000 Carbon Removal Credits in Indonesia

Samsung and SK Hynix Lead South Korea's $518B Chip Plan

Seoul and its two chip champions are betting that industrial growth and clean power can advance together. Whether they can will depend on grid and water infrastructure that mostly does not exist yet.

Starbucks Emissions Rise 7% as It Reassesses 2030 Climate Goal

Hoffmann Green Doubles Low-Carbon Cement Sales to 40,000 Tonnes

Deutsche Bank Buys 1,600 Tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Lufthansa

Kingston's First Zero-Carbon Designed Home Wins National Green Award

Eaton Cuts Operational Emissions 40% and Lifts R&D to $2.1bn

The Goals Were Never the Problem

A decade into the SDGs and five years from the deadline, the 2026 Sustainable Development Report carries a grim scorecard and a sharper subplot: the country that helped build the multilateral system is now walking out of it. Here is what that changes for the people who do this work.

Google Emissions Climb 18% as AI Growth Outpaces Clean Energy

Schneider Electric Named World's Most Sustainable Company for Third Consecutive Year