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The EU Taxonomy Delegated Act adopted on 9 December 2021 contains the technical screening criteria (“TSC”) for climate change adaptation and mitigation under the EU Taxonomy Regulation.  The TSC is key in the EU’s transition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and in guiding investment to environmentally sustainable e ...

Sustainability in the construction sector has increased in importance but is difficult to implement.  This paper provides an empirical investigation into the value of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) for use as a framework for action to drive organizations towards sustainability in global construction supply ...

Standardization is needed to evaluate and validate net-zero commitments in the financial sector.  This is needed for financial institutions to drive the decarbonization of the real economy and stabilize temperatures at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.  The objective of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is t ...

This thematic collection aims at creating a forum for encouraging and debating the design for sustainable development.  High-quality scientific contributions are needed to provide a coherent and widely accepted approach for designs that maximize the positive and minimize the negative environmental impacts while bringin ...

The private sector holds a pivotal position in achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, which requires funding and co-operation on an unprecedented scale.  This chapter addresses how international cooperation can help to put sustainable development at the core of business models and provides ...