15+ Best Environmental ESG & Sustainability Newsletters
Monthly ESG briefings and updates from the OneStop ESG team and our partners.
NewsletterCan You Trust a Company's Carbon Footprint?
Corporate carbon footprints can change even when emissions have not. New research reveals how Scope 3 estimates, emission factors and reporting revisions affect the accuracy and reliability of corporate carbon accounting.
Newsletter#153 TNFD Status Report 2026: Nature Risk Is Financial Risk
The TNFD Status Report 2026 shows nature-related disclosure doubling to more than 1,000 organisations, even as the information is only beginning to shape how companies and investors make decisions.
Newsletter#151 Crossing 1.5°C Is Not the End of 1.5°C
UNEP now expects the world to cross 1.5°C. Its 2026 report is about what happens next: how high warming peaks, how long it lasts, and who pays while we are above the line.
Newsletter#150 Why Adopt TNFD? Why businesses are adopting the Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework
Nature is now a financial issue. Here's why more than 733 organisations have committed to TNFD, what the framework helps businesses manage, and how it fits the reporting they already do.
Newsletter#142 Why Carbon Footprints Mislead and What Investors Should Measure Instead
David Russell, Chair of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), discusses why a company’s historical carbon footprint is a poor guide for investors, and why credible, financed transition plans matter more than backward-looking emissions data.
Newsletter#140 GHG Protocol and ISO’s Consolidated Corporate Standard: What Companies Should Do Before 2028
ISO and GHG Protocol have confirmed plans for a single corporate emissions accounting standard. The transition will change Scope 2 reporting, supplier data, assurance, renewable energy claims and the systems companies use to calculate emissions.
Newsletter#137 El Niño 2026: What It Means for Climate Adaptation and Business Resilience
A strong El Niño is building across the Pacific, giving governments and businesses an unusually valuable asset: advance warning. Climate intelligence now needs to reach budgets, operating decisions and vulnerable communities before disruption becomes loss.
Newsletter#133 Mapping Nature Risk Across the Supply Chain: Insights from Natcap’s assessment for a global food & beverage company
A global food and beverage company knew its supply chain depended on nature, but had never measured where that dependence became a financial risk. With Natcap, it traced the risk to its producers, deepening its understanding of its exposure as a buyer. The case study shows how supply-chain nature risk is located, why soil quality was the surprise, and why the hardest part was never the analysis.
Newsletter#113 EU CBAM 2026: A Practical Guide for Exporters Facing Europe's Carbon Border Tax
The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is now in force. Exporters of steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity into Europe face a carbon-linked charge tied to EU ETS prices. This guide breaks down how CBAM works, sector cost exposure for India, China and Southeast Asia, why data quality drives liability, and the transition finance gap for hard-to-abate sectors.
Newsletter#107 - Africa’s Forests Have Switched Sides. The Carbon Math Just Changed.
A landmark study confirms the continent’s forests now emit more carbon than they absorb. For climate policy, carbon markets, and sustainable finance, the implications are far-reaching.
Newsletter#95 ESG Isn’t Failing. Execution Is.
Most companies aren't failing at ESG because they lack ambition. They're failing at execution. The real bottleneck is operational: disorganised evidence, unclear ownership, and systems that can't keep pace with commitments.
Newsletter#77 A sustainability professional’s Wishlist for 2026
A sustainability professional’s Wishlist for 2026Editor’s note for 2026: a sustainability pro’s wishlist that balances what’s doable with what feels impossible, because the next five years decide whether we reach Paris goals by 2030. Start now. Q1!!