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There's some discrepancy in how such rating agencies as Bloomberg, MSCI and Sustainalytics are measuring the ESG risk in the performance of supply chains.  To accurately measure a company’s ESG risks, also its end-to-end supply chain operations must be considered.  The EU's new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ...

PRI lists 25 SDG reporting initiatives according to focus.  Some are a mechanism for disclosure and reporting on SDG investments or impact financing.  Others allow for measuring and reporting on the implementation of the SDGs by businesses and their alignment with corporate sustainability benchmarks.  United Nations Gl ...

EU securities regulation has established a taxonomy of environmentally sustainable financial activities that potentially supports sustainable corporate governance.  This paper argues that including environmental sustainability in EU mandatory disclosure aligns the incentives of institutional investors with the interest ...

To limit additional global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius, countries have adopted policies and codes that have a future impact on the emissions and energy efficiency of buildings.  Building emissions need to be reduced along their life cycle through a combination of reducing energy demand, decarbonizing the power s ...

One solution to the widespread or long-term damage to the environment gaining support is to make ecocide a crime and punishable by international justice.  Major events that massively destroy ecosystems would thus fall under the jurisdiction of the international criminal court.  This would allow citizens to hold compani ...