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Accor advocates sustainable development and hospitality that respects the environment and communities in which the group operates.  Chiefly through its “Planet 21” program built around employees, customers, partners, communities, food, and buildings, it limits its negative social and environmental impacts.  Accor's “Pl ...

The regulation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment and corporate decision-making in capital markets has reached a tipping point.  The new regulations create a standard for ESG reporting to facilitate sustainable investments.  However, the drive to advance ESG-compliant investing is also ...

Unless "sufficiency" becomes a primary principle in climate mitigation and policies for the development and use of buildings, it is unlikely that global warming will be reduced.  This article explains that we cannot meet the Paris Agreement targets of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels without building efficiency improv ...

2021 was a significant year for climate litigation.  This post highlights some of the most significant decisions in climate litigation and their implication for the future.  The verdicts show that courts increasingly recognize climate change as a human rights issue and that judges are prepared to order both states and ...

The overall goal of sustainable development is to meet our needs today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.  The implementation of the sustainable development concept is our greatest challenge.  This special issue invites researchers to the scientific debate on its challenges and oppor ...