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Supply Chain

Scope 3 is not the problem. It's our biggest hope.

Published on November 5, 2026

Written by Martin Chilcott

About a 7 minute read

Scope 3 emissions aren’t too hard to cut: procurement teams can bring them down by pricing carbon into supplier tenders, as Haleon has done with more than $800 million in contracts at almost no added cost. Read More...

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability

AI picked the winner. Who set the rules?

Published on November 4, 2026

Written by Raquel Rebelo de Mira

About a 5 minute read

An AI-ranked design decision is only as sound as the priorities behind it, and sustainability professionals are well placed to ask what got left out. Read More...

From Fire to Fiber: How Agricultural Waste Can Become the Next Generation of Textile Materials

Published on November 2, 2026

Written by Kevin Kuhlow

About a 6 minute read

After each harvest, Guatemala’s pineapple farms leave behind thousands of pounds of leaves that have long been burned or left to rot. In its first year, PINA&KAKAW has turned more than 150,000 pounds of that waste into textile fiber, creating rural jobs along the way. Read More...

Marketing & Communications

Greenwashing Is Following the Energy Transition

Published on October 28, 2026

Written by Antonio Vizcaya Abdo

About a 6 minute read

Greenwashing isn’t fading as capital moves into climate solutions; it’s following the money, and the next test of credibility will be whether companies can back their claims with evidence about biodiversity, water and communities as well as carbon. Read More...

You Can’t Bulldoze Your Way to Transformation of an Economy

Published on October 27, 2026

Written by Amy Larkin and Claudette Juska

About a 6 minute read

Catalytic alliances are essential for system change Read More...

Supply Chain

From Waste to Working Capital: A Data-Driven Framework for Recovering Value from Surplus FMCG Inventory

Published on October 26, 2026

Written by Akash Suluru

About a 5 minute read

Surplus inventory usually loses its value long before anyone calls it waste, and Akash Suluru argues that companies can recover more of it by acting earlier, pricing smarter, and looking beyond their usual sales channels. Read More...

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

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...