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The Rise of Sustainable Textiles: Can New Materials Break Fashion's Dependence on Virgin Fibres?
Global fibre output just hit a record 132 million tonnes. The greener materials making all the headlines are being added on top of virgin fibre, not replacing it.
19 September 2026by Daniel Dun
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Turning sustainability into financial value: lessons from the evidence
Most companies believe sustainability creates commercial value, yet few can measure its financial impact. Drawing on more than 2,000 verified projects, this article explains why proving ROI depends less on advanced modelling and more on how initiatives are designed, benchmarked and measured from the start, using discovery-driven planning and real-world precedents.
15 September 2026by Mike Kelly
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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.
13 September 2026by Ankit Palan
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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.
12 September 2026by Daniel Dun
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Climate Adaptation Finance in the EU: Who Pays the Bill?
Spain wants the EU to build a climate adaptation fund. The financing rules buried in the same proposal could reshape how Europe pays for anything built to last.
06 September 2026by Daniel Dun
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Kimberly-Clark is growing a succulent in Yuma to reduce its reliance on forest pulp
Kimberly-Clark has cut natural forest fibre use by 50% against its 2011 baseline and is investing more than $100 million in a Yuma hesperaloe pilot, while Scope 3, plastics and major business changes define the next phase of its sustainability work.
06 September 2026by Daniel Dun
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Green Steel's Demand Problem, and How to Fix It
Green steel works. The problem is selling it. Cleveland-Cliffs just redirected a $500 million federal grant from a clean plant to rebuilding a coal furnace, because customers won't pay a green premium. The strange part: the premium is tiny, about $200 on a car. This piece looks at what fixes that, from offtake deals to carbon pricing and procurement mandates.
31 August 2026by Ankit Palan
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Ralph Hamers on Transformation, Responsible Finance and Leadership in the Age of AI
Ralph Hamers, former Group CEO of ING and UBS, shares his perspective on leading transformation, embedding responsible finance and navigating the rapid rise of AI.
30 August 2026by Ralph Hamers
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Why Coffee Is Getting More Expensive
A potentially very strong El Niño, a shrinking Colombian crop and a retail price that never fully came down. Coffee is not running out, but producing it predictably is getting harder.
23 August 2026by Daniel Dun
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Airlines Target Contrails to Cut Their Climate Impact
Airlines are testing contrail avoidance as a low-cost way to cut aviation’s climate impact. A major American Airlines and Google trial found strong reductions when avoidance plans were flown, but adoption remained low.
19 August 2026by Daniel Dun
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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.
09 August 2026by David Russell
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The $3 Billion ESG Rebound Was Really a $3.1 Billion Grid Trade
US sustainable funds returned to positive flows in Q2 2026 after almost four years of withdrawals, but one smart-grid ETF accounted for more than the category’s entire net inflow.
09 August 2026by Daniel Dun
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