Circular City Actions Framework – Bringing the Circular Economy to Every City
A circular economy calls for collaboration among the public-, private, and third-sector (civil society) stakeholders and requires governments, businesses and communities to be creative and flexible. A circular community promotes an equitable transition to sustainability across the urban space through multiple city fun ...
Posted on 09/04/24
Environmental Law and the Unsustainability of Sustainable Development: A Tale of Disenchantment and of Hope
The sustainable development principle drives environmentally destructive neoliberal economic growth that exploits and degrades the local ecology. Despite well-meaning intentions behind sustainable development, it facilitates exploitative economic development activities that exacerbate systemic inequalities and injustic ...
Posted on 07/08/23
Why ESG is Failing Sustainable Development
Financial markets are the principal means for financing socioeconomic activity and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Governments and financial market regulators define the parameters and incentives within which market participants make investment and financing decisions and operate, while the provide ...
Posted on 16/07/23
Sustainable Fitch: Climate Scenario Limitations Are Surfacing as Usage Rises
Climate scenario analysis is a key tool for evaluating complex physical and transition risks of companies and communities. This raises questions about the credibility of transition plans and long-term risk management processes that do not apply the scenarios. Limited standardization and transparency make it difficult ...
Posted on 02/07/23
ESG to SDG: Do Sustainable Investing Ratings Align with the Sustainability Preferences of Investors, Regulators, and Scientists?
While ESG and SDG are complementary, they cannot be used interchangeably to identify the sustainability of companies and their contribution to social development and the planet. Where sustainable investors aim to invest in companies that contribute to sustainable development, there is disagreement on how best to measu ...
Posted on 26/06/23
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