The global transition to renewable energy systems will be mineral intensive and, under the current linear economy conditions,...
The global transition to renewable energy systems will be mineral intensive and, under the current linear economy conditions,...
Assessing what’s truly actionable for businesses within real mandates, markets, and sustainability commitments
A maze of voluntary standards shifts focus to reporting and disclosure away from transformative impact and value chain collaboration.
Sustainability also unfolds within complex market structures: supply chain power, antitrust constraints, and regulatory fragmentation all shape what businesses can do. Understanding what is actually feasible, credible, and aligned with the public interest is essential for business models to deliver real-world benefits.
We begin by clarifying where and how corporate sustainability efforts can meaningfully support climate and development goals, away from targets and pledges. We then evaluate voluntary efforts to distinguish high-integrity climate action through robust transition plans and ecosystem engagement from mechanisms that shift responsibility or obscure emissions. We further examine sector-level alignment with the SDGs—from food systems to utilities — focusing on both operational practices, including lobbying and political payments, and the impacts of products and value chains.
We also zoom out to consider how antitrust rules and market concentration shape the space for — or limit — corporate collaboration on sustainability.
Across various value chains, we explore how circularity, extended producer responsibility, and resource efficiency reshape business models and their development impacts.
Over the past few years, there have been growing academic, political, and social debates about the boundaries of...
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An SDG-based handbook providing governments and stakeholders with a practical methodology to diagnose development gaps, identify investment priorities, and coordinate collective action for resilient, prosperous coffee-growing communities
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Building circular economy systems that reduce resource pressure, keep materials in use, and support sustainable development...
Scaling investment in renewable energy systems and phasing out fossil fuels in a just, orderly, and equitable manner...
Transforming food systems toward more regenerative, equitable, and climate and biodiversity-aligned models...
Accelerating low-carbon industry by aligning technology, policy, finance, and development priorities across entire value chains...
Designing financial frameworks and strategies that align financial-sector decision-making with real-economy climate and development outcomes....
