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Inside AvalonBay's New York decarbonization programme: how software-led optimization delivered $540K in savings without major capex

How AvalonBay cleared early Local Law 97 caps across three Manhattan buildings using Parity's software-led HVAC optimization, delivering $540K in verified utility savings and 1,000+ tonnes of CO2 cut, with no equipment replacement or resident disruption. A working template for multifamily REITs facing building performance standards.

Kristina Wyatt on Climate, Nature and the Business Case for Resilience

Kristina Wyatt discusses why climate and nature can no longer be treated separately, and how companies can connect sustainability, conservation and resilience to practical business value.

Measuring the State of Nature for TNFD: Inside the NPI pilot with NatureHelm and New Forests

NatureHelm and New Forests put the Nature Positive Initiative's State of Nature metrics to the test across selected assets in five countries. The pilot shows what satellite data can and can't measure at scale, why landscape connectivity became the metric stakeholders cared about most, and what it means for measuring nature across a 4.4-million-hectare portfolio and for TNFD disclosure.

"We Spent Thirty Years Trying to Win a Game Designed for Us to Lose": Jeffrey Hollender on Seventh Generation, the Unilever Years, and What Comes After Sustainability

The Seventh Generation cofounder on why sustainability has failed to live up to its promise, what acquisition by Unilever cost the company beyond what he saw at the time, and the question every ESG & Sustainability leader should be asking instead of "how do I make my business less bad?

From Rating Project to Management System - How to turn a 200‑hour EcoVadis project into a manageable, guided journey for SMEs

Professor Andreas Rasche on the EU’s Omnibus and What Comes Next

An expert conversation with Professor Andreas Rasche on the EU’s Omnibus, what has changed in sustainability regulation, and how companies should think about expectations, risk, and what comes next.

Omnibus I: Fewer Companies in Scope, but the Risk Equation Remains Unchanged

Omnibus I narrows EU sustainability rules, but underlying ESG and supply-chain risks remain unchanged. Regulatory scope shifts; corporate exposure and responsibility do not.

Harvard Study Finds 74% of S&P 500 Companies Revised Their Emissions - What It Means for Corporate Reporting

A large majority of S&P 500 companies revise their annual greenhouse gas emissions disclosures, raising serious questions about the quality of climate-related data and the efficacy of America’s voluntary reporting system.

Nature Credits: Assigning Value to Nature in the Economy

Marianne Haahr leads the IAPB’s global push to scale high-integrity nature credits, and she shares her insights on how countries and companies can invest in nature through credible, evidence-based markets.

How Philip Morris International Is Rebuilding Its Business for a Smoke-Free Future

Philip Morris International is shifting its entire business toward a smoke-free future, reshaping products, operations, and its global value chain while strengthening transparency, resilience, and sustainability.

Cambridge Insights on Navigating Complex Sustainability Decisions

Sustainability decisions carry hidden trade-offs. Dr Emre Usenmez explains how leaders can spot unintended consequences and make smarter choices in complex systems.

CDL's Business Case for Sustainability in Real Estate

Kicking off our Thought Leadership Series, Esther An shares why sustainability is a business imperative for real estate and a driver of long-term value.