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International asset manager Robeco announced the key focus areas for its 2025 corporate engagement activity, with a continued focus on ‘evergreen’ issues including climate, nature and human...

The research shows that sustainability reporting has become part of business as usual for almost all of the world’s largest 250 companies, and a large majority of the top 100 companies in each...

A majority of people globally believe that their companies are not doing enough to address climate change and sustainability, and many are taking or considering climate change-related significant...

Canada has officially introduced its first set of sustainability disclosure standards, the Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDSs), which will guide companies in reporting on ESG...

The government of Germany is pushing for significant changes to the implementation timeline and reporting requirements of the European Commission’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published guidance for businesses preparing for the UK-wide ban on single-use vapes, which comes into force on 1 June 2025.From...

As of January 1 2025, Thailand has officially banned the import of plastic waste. Introduced by the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, the ban was approved by Thailand’s Cabinet on...

The UK Government has reversed plans to introduce mandatory takeback schemes for single-use cups, citing high costs and limited environmental benefits. The decision affects businesses that supply...

The global textile industry operates almost entirely in a linear fashion, consuming 3.25 billion tonnes of materials annually while achieving just 0.3 per cent circularity, according to a...

Samsung Electronics is building on its commitment to do more with less of the planet’s natural resources by continuing to scale the use of recycled materials in Galaxy devices, including cobalt,...

Batteries are an indispensable energy source. They are also a key technology in the transition to climate neutrality, and to a more circular economy. Global demand for batteries is increasing...

Richard Moyes, Marketing, Intelligence & Development Director at Prysmian Group advises how selecting the right optical products can help network operators achieve their all-important...

The year 2024 was a significant year for private equity, marked by major legal and regulatory developments that have reshaped the global landscape. Those changes reflect the growth of private...

This article is part of the report Financing Europe’s future means leveraging private equity.On 21 October, the European Commission announced more than €380 million in grants to 133 new projects...

Key Impact Points: Investor Pressure Rises: 85% of limited partners (LPs) expect to increase their focus on sustainability in the next three years, pushing private equity (PE) firms to prioritize...

Canadian oil and gas companies will have to be more transparent about their supply chains following the adoption of the Modern Slavery Act earlier this year.One of the key requirements of the new...

Now a new report concludes around 80% of Brazil’s leading beef and cow leather companies and their financiers have made no commitments to stop deforestation.The study, released Wednesday by the...

New regulations on human rights are forcing global companies to address concerns about modern slavery and tackle problems in their supply chains.In Europe, a landmark human rights rule was adopted...

Sustainability is no longer a "nice-to-have" in any industry, it is a central pillar for success. As companies face mounting pressure from regulators, investors, and increasingly discerning...

L’Oréal Groupe and credit specialist Chenavari Investment Managers launched a debt fund last month to help small- and medium-sized enterprises address scope 3 commitments, according to a Nov. 18...