Sustainability

Indirect emissions that occur along a company’s value chain account for 75% of the organization’s overall emissions, on average. They remain difficult to track.

From liquid green fuels to air-cooled nuclear batteries, here are new technologies that aim to reduce carbon emissions and transform heavy industry.

IKEA chief Jesper Brodin says sustainability isn’t just good for the environment — it’s a smart business practice, too.

A Republican sweep could reverse the Biden administration’s signature 2022 climate law. MIT Sloan economist Catherine Wolfram analyzes four potential outcomes.

Economist Kate Raworth offers a framework to guide global development, government policy, and corporate strategy in the 21st century.

Voluntary climate commitments by financial institutions aren’t having a positive impact, research finds. But banks do have time to reverse course and make progress.

Earth4All calls for a reconfiguration of economies, energy, and food systems to increase societal resilience and avoid the worst climate change impacts.

Organizations that opt to verify emissions via third-party auditors ultimately make more carbon reductions than companies that don’t audit.

Jacquelyn Pless and Rahul Bhui study what drives innovation for social good and how people make decisions.

Reforming capitalism might be the only practical way to get to zero emissions quickly, says Bloomberg reporter Akshat Rathi.