The green finance landscape in 2025 highlights both the maturity and the growing complexity of sustainable investing. ESG bonds are still the top performers in the market, showing good results, less price fluctuation, and a clear connection between making money and helping the environment, while sustainability-linked loans provide more options for accessing sustainable funding.
With investors asking for transparency and a strong focus on ESG performance, more SMEs now consider ESG reporting. Although creating an effective ESG KPI framework can be difficult, there are simple steps to break down the process and wayst o set up meaningful sustainability metrics without spending a fortune. Small businesses that proactively establish ESG KPIs today position themselves advantageously for tomorrow’s marketplace demands.
As AI is now seen everywhere, from recommending the next Netflix show to watch to shaping how we fight climate change, its rapid expansion into all areas of business and society increases concern. This article is a starting point for the readers to understand AI ethics and the principles that they want to establish. It goes over the fundamental pillars of integrating responsible AI with sustainability objectives.
When it comes to sustainability, AI national strategies must focus not only on how to minimize AI’s environmental impact through energy efficiency and responsible development but also on how to leverage its use to address environmental and social concerns. Executives globally can now be informed about how they can shape national AI strategies, create sustainable AI systems, and build sustainable AI skills to act powerfully for both humanity and the planet.
Smart waste management uses technology and data to optimize waste collection, sorting, transport, disposal, and recycling processes within a circular economy framework. Digital tools like sensors, GPS tracking, analytics, and automation work together to monitor and manage waste streams efficiently and economically.
Fashion design and AI are coming together to create affordable, sustainable clothing. Explore how generative AI in fashion is revolutionizing design processes, how fast fashion and AI are at a crossroads, and why 2025 marks a turning point for making ethical clothing accessible to everyone.
The EU Taxonomy’s influence reaches well beyond European shores, with several countries having developed their own taxonomy frameworks. China, the UK, South Africa, and Colombia lead this trend. Your business might feel the impact of these sustainability standards even if you operate outside the EU, especially when dealing with European partners.
A company’s total greenhouse gas emissions, both direct and indirect, are measured through carbon accounting. Forward-thinking organizations can’t ignore this process, as they just need strong greenhouse gas accounting. Find the basics of carbon accounting and its importance for your business in 2025. Identify emission sources, track progress, follow regulations, and line up with global sustainability goals.
Greenhushing is the deliberate practice where companies underreport or completely withhold information about their environmental efforts and sustainability initiatives. This phenomenon manifests as a “radio silence” approach to environmental goals, where organizations actively avoid discussing their climate strategies. Learn how this practice extends across industries and how it differs from greenwashing.
The Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework makes it mandatory for organizations to include their energy use and carbon emissions data in annual reports. This requirement applies to all quoted companies of any size, large unquoted UK-incorporated companies, and large limited liability partnerships (LLPs). Knowing about SECR obligations matters both for regulatory compliance and environmental stewardship.
