Beyond regulatory compliance, ESG supply chain initiatives do deliver tangible business benefits, enhancing ESG performance and contributing to sustainable corporate growth. However, companies must also address substantial supply chain ESG risks, as sustainability challenges are projected to cost global companies $120 billion by 2026.
This year, the rare coincidence of Easter traditions is expected to bring a unique surge in the global holiday season, marked by various cultural events, amplifying travel, tourism, and retail activities. This situation presents significant waste management challenges.
Businesses can integrate indigenous sustainability practices to strengthen their environmental initiatives, manage climate risks, and create lasting positive impact. Going through practical applications of Indigenous wisdom in corporate settings.
Decarbonization plans and the chance of the EU’s goal to reduce GHG emissions by 55% by 2030 are realistically not feasible. Progress in addressing climate change is significantly behind schedule. Recent data shows potential excess emissions of up to 29% in various European economic sectors, meaning we are falling significantly short of reduction targets.
Can companies outside the threshold after the Omnibus Proposal committing to sustainability with voluntary reporting still stand out while staying competitive? Numerous organizations have been reporting voluntarily, using frameworks like EFRAG, which help them face the market pressures and demonstrate sustainability leadership.
Companies are found in the middle of a regulatory quicksand with escalating geopolitical tension taking place globally, making it increasingly disorienting for them to cope with human rights compliance. Yet businesses can still do well while maintaining a balance between profitability and ethical standards if they follow practical approaches to risk assessment, supply chain management, and sustainable business procedures.
In honoring the 2025 Internations Women’s Day and its theme ‘Accelerate Action,’ we emphasize how women leaders reshape sustainable development while examining successful case studies and understanding why gender equality is instrumental for environmental and economic progress.
Can global brands create practical circular textile solutions? We explore how brands now run innovative collection programs and designs with the environment in mind and how the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles disrupts the industry’s future while highlighting successful case studies of brands that are leading the way in textile circularity.
Double materiality assessment offers a complete dual-lens approach that measures both sustainability issues’ financial effects and their influence on society and the environment. Companies need to assess each sustainability matter’s effects, risks, and opportunities and understand how their activities affect people and the environment, as well as how sustainability issues can affect them financially.
With the SEC approach on ESG and the advent of the new administration, it is more likely that companies will see less federal ESG oversight. However, handling complex requirements will still be of importance since there are institutional investors who are strongly demanding ESG disclosure.
