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How Digital Site Design Is Changing the Economics of Commercial Clean Energy Projects

Published on October 22, 2026

Written by Shashank Jha

About a 7 minute read

The costs associated with solar and other on-site clean energy projects begin accumulating long before installation. Faster site assessment and design can help commercial and industrial buyers reach investment decisions sooner. Read More...

Social & Environmental Impact

What 20 Years of Water Work Has Taught Us: The Real Impact Begins Beyond the Tap

Published on October 21, 2026

Written by Matt Smith

About a 5 minute read

After two decades of PepsiCo’s water work, the results that matter most are the hardest to count: hours that women in Kosi, India, no longer spend hauling water, girls who now attend school, and farmers in Egypt who cut irrigation costs by 30%. Read More...

Supply Chain

Digital Product Passports: Turning Product Transparency Into a Supply Chain Opportunity

Published on October 16, 2026

Written by Angela Rhea

About a 6 minute read

As EU regulation pushes Digital Product Passports into the mainstream, companies that treat them as more than a compliance exercise can close long-standing gaps in supply chain data and turn product transparency into a business asset. Read More...

What If Sustainable Design Didn't Need to Be Recyclable?

Published on October 15, 2026

Written by Tasuku Watanabe

About a 3 minute read

A Hokkaido plywood maker argues that circular design should start with whether a product is worth keeping, not how easily it can be taken apart, and that durability and desirability may do more to extend a product’s life than designing it for disassembly. Read More...

Why Sustainable Innovation Struggles to Become a Winning Commercial Proposition

Published on October 14, 2026

Written by Raquel Rebelo de Mira

About a 5 minute read

Drawing on a postponed recycled-material initiative and a battery redesign, Raquel Rebelo de Mira offers four questions to help product teams find where environmental gains and customer value meet while the specs can still change. Read More...

Supply Chain

EUDR for businesses: What are the challenges — and opportunities?

Published on October 13, 2026

Written by Jenny Oliver and Egger

About a 5 minute read

Beyond compliance, the EU Deforestation Regulation offers businesses a chance to back their sustainability claims with real evidence. Read More...

When Systemic Realities Change

Published on October 12, 2026

Written by Sandja Brügmann

About a 6 minute read

As climate, social, and geopolitical shifts erode the assumptions most corporate strategies were built on, the leaders who can read emerging realities across systems, and act on them before they become obvious, will be the ones who capture the next wave of value. Read More...

Circular Economy

Small Actions, Big Impact: Reshaping Environmental Awareness with Washable Paper Bags

Published on October 7, 2026

Written by SUSCOM

About a 4 minute read

Regulation & Public Policy

Sustainability Leaders Need to Prepare for a Broader Climate Litigation Landscape

Published on October 6, 2026

Written by Antonio Vizcaya Abdo

About a 5 minute read

Climate litigation is no longer a fossil fuel problem: more than 50 strategic cases were filed against companies in 2025 alone, reaching banks, retailers, real estate firms, and businesses deep in emissions-intensive supply chains. For sustainability leaders, that makes defensible transition plans and well-evidenced claims a source of resilience, not just a legal safeguard. Read More...

Circular Economy

How Reusing Industrial Surplus Supports Decarbonization More Than Scrapping

Published on October 5, 2026

Written by Luke Crihfield

About a 4 minute read

When usable industrial equipment is scrapped early, manufacturers lose both the value of the asset and the emissions already spent making it. Reusing surplus offers a way to recover that value while avoiding the carbon cost of new replacements. Read More...

Consumer Behavior Change

Beyond Purpose: What Consumers Expect from Brands Today

Published on September 23, 2026

Written by KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz Victoria Glazar Sustainable Brands and FINN Partners

About a 8 minute read

KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, CEO and Founder of Sustainable Brands, discusses the new consumer mandate for brands and what it means for the future of purpose. Read More...

New Metrics

From Reporting Checkbox to Strategy Input: The New Case for Double Materiality

Published on September 21, 2026

Written by Nick Sanscartier

About a 6 minute read

For years, double materiality assessments have been treated as a box to check ahead of CSRD reporting deadlines. With that scope now narrowing, sustainability teams are left asking what the exercise is actually for, and the answer emerging is a shift from periodic disclosure to ongoing strategic input. Read More...

Regulation & Public Policy

The ROI of getting your green claims right before September

Published on September 17, 2026

Written by Enrique Burgos

About a 5 minute read

Starting September 27, EU rules flip the burden of proof for sustainability claims, advertisers now have to substantiate before publishing, not defend after being challenged. Most companies can't even produce a list of their own live claims, which is exactly what makes this expensive to ignore and cheap to get ahead of. Read More...

The AI Sustainability Paradox: Why Leadership Means Living with the Tension

Published on September 15, 2026

Written by Franco Amalfi Antonio Vizcaya Abdo Sandra Leyva and Capgemini

About a 7 minute read

The State of Net Zero in 2026: How US businesses are adapting their climate strategies in an age of political and economic disruption

Published on September 14, 2026

Written by Ryan Lynch and BSI Professional Services

About a 6 minute read

As Washington scales back climate commitments, a majority of US businesses say they're now more worried about losing ground to overseas competitors than about missing a net-zero target. New BSI data suggests American companies have quietly kept moving on decarbonization, they've just stopped calling it that. Read More...

Extreme Heat Has a Price Tag

Published on September 10, 2026

Written by Antonio Vizcaya Abdo

About a 5 minute read

For two weeks in June 2026, Western Europe's record-breaking heat didn't just strain hospitals and firefighters — it quietly cost the UK economy an estimated £1.15 billion in a single week, as workers cut hours, called in sick, or pushed through fatigue-dulled shifts that most companies aren't yet tracking, let alone budgeting for. Read More...

Global Partners

Dogo Onsen: How Japan’s Oldest Hot Spring is Reinventing Itself Through the Cutting Edge

Published on September 2, 2026

Written by SUSCOM

About a 6 minute read

Dogo Onsen is said to be the oldest hot spring in Japan. The history of this hot spring spans over 3,000 years, from ancient times to the present day. Read More...

Finance & Investment

Sustainability Has Entered Its Valuation Era

Published on August 13, 2026

Written by Antonio Vizcaya Abdo

About a 6 minute read

Supply Chain

Hidden Emissions Hotspots: The Ones You'd Never Guess

Published on July 30, 2026

Written by Weichang Yuan, Ph.D. and Planet FWD

About a 5 minute read

How Can Retailers Serve Both Customers and Regulators While Enabling AI? Operational Sustainability.

Published on July 27, 2026

Written by Christoph Schroeder

About a 5 minute read

By treating sustainability data with the same transactional rigor as financial accounting, retailers can transform regulatory compliance into a powerful business case—using automated data fabrics to fuel AI shopping agents, close the consumer intent-action gap, and drive top-line growth. Read More...

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