184+ ESG & Sustainability Resources
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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#112 How Danone Is Rebuilding Food Sustainability Around Health, Farmers and Nature
The French food group has just opened the second phase of its sustainability roadmap, backed by one of the strongest sets of external sustainability credentials in the sector. The question now is whether the next five years can match the ambition of the last.
Newsletter#111 Who Pays When the Cloud Gets Heavy: The Electricity Bill of AI
Data center electricity demand surged 17% in 2025, far outpacing global power consumption growth. From Virginia to Dublin, communities are asking who should pay for the grid upgrades these facilities require. This piece examines the rate battles, policy experiments, and corporate pledges shaping the answer, and why getting it right matters for energy affordability everywhere.
Newsletter#110 - ReconKering and Responsible Luxury
The luxury group is closing one of fashion's most ambitious sustainability roadmaps just as a new chief executive tries to stop the bleeding at Gucci. Whether its climate credentials hold up through the next two years will say a great deal about how durable corporate ESG commitments actually become under pressure.
Newsletter#109 - The Methane Reckoning: Measured Reality Meets Reported Inventories
Satellite data have exposed a significant gap between reported and measured methane emissions, with some basins running several times higher than official inventories. At the same time, the EU Methane Regulation is turning import access into a compliance question. For sustainability professionals, the numbers underpinning disclosures and the rules governing gas markets are both shifting.
Newsletter#108 - Bayer: Tracking the 2030 Commitments, One Year at a Time
A review of Bayer's 2025 Sustainability Highlight Report, covering the company's progress on climate targets, smallholder farmer support, and women's health access.
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.
ArticleThe Three Foundations of Sustainable Growth: Where Planet, People, and Prosperity Meet
Sustainable growth stands on three foundations: planet, people, and prosperity. A professional's guide to the triple bottom line, the sweet spot where all three overlap, and the guiding principles that keep them in balance.
Newsletter#106 Radisson's Net Zero Hotels: What Hospitality Can Teach the Rest of Corporate Sustainability
The hotel group is retrofitting existing buildings to hit net zero, getting them verified by a third party, and finding that guests are actually booking because of it.
ArticleSustainability: Beyond the Surface, Why It Is Bigger Than You Think
Tree drives, recycling, and an annual report are the surface of sustainability, not the substance. A professional's guide to what sustainability really involves and why it is a business-wide approach, not a single initiative.
ArticleThe Pillars of Sustainable Leadership: Leading Beyond Performance
Strong leadership today is measured by more than financial results. This professional's guide breaks down the four pillars of sustainable leadership, the traits that define it, and why it increasingly separates lasting companies from the rest.
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ArticleThe Sustainability Ecosystem: Why Everything Connects
Sustainability is not a set of separate issues but one interconnected system linking planet, people, prosperity, and individual action. A professional's guide to the sustainability ecosystem and why the connections are the strategy.