As the drive toward a global system for sustainability-related reporting continues, investors, regulators and policymakers are turning their attention to the important role of assurance in ensuring high-quality reporting. With the growing importance of—and reliance on—sustainability information, low-quality assurance is an emerging…
BMW Group announced today an agreement with global metals and mining company Rio Tinto to provide the automaker with low carbon aluminum for use in vehicle production in the U.S., and to deploy supply chain transparency technology to provide full…
The European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has experienced significant fluctuations in the carbon prices over the years. As of February 2023, the price of carbon in the EU ETS has exceeded 100 euros per metric ton of CO2.…
The future isn’t something that happens to us. The decisions we make today will determine what happens tomorrow. As we crossed the threshold into 2023, a question echoed in the sustainability community: What are we going to do differently this year…
Airlines in the EU will be required to begin paying for excess carbon emissions, under a new agreement reached by the European Council and Parliament, aimed at aligning the EU’s aviation section with its climate goals. The agreement, revising the…
What will it take to get to “car-to-car” recycling? After a pandemic-induced hiatus, auto shows have returned with a newfound focus on the inevitable electric future of the automotive industry, and this year’s Paris Motor Show was no different. This…
Consultation begins on ‘major update’ to GRI Biodiversity Standard A proposed reporting standard that seeks to unlock accountability for the impacts organizations have on the natural world, informing the global response to a deepening biodiversity crisis, has been made available.…