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Six Sustainability Trends Shaping Corporate Action in 2025

6 Sustainability Trends Shaping Corporate Action in 2025
From CSRD’s global impact and Scope 3 transparency challenges to scalable product carbon footprints and the growing climate-biodiversity connection, these shifts are driving critical corporate sustainability decisions. How will they impact your business? How can you prepare effectively?
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Tackling the cradle-to-gate sustainability challenge of AI compute in data centers

Tackling the Cradle-to-Gate Sustainability Challenge of AI Compute in Data Centers - Sarah Boyd - National Academies
Dr. Sarah Boyd, Chief Strategy Officer at Aligned Incentives, spoke at the National Academies workshop on AI-related data center emissions. She highlights the carbon footprint of semiconductor manufacturing and upstream processes and explores potential technical and policy solutions to address the sustainability challenge.
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Unlock competitive advantage with product footprinting at scale

Unlock competitive advantage with product footprinting at scale
Sustainability is now a top priority for B2B buyers. Traditional methods that obscure environmental performance across product variations risk sales loss. This blog explores how companies can accurately calculate product footprints at scale and improve customer communication to remain competitive in a sustainability-driven market.
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Climate Week NYC 2024: Corporate sustainability event guide

Climate Week NYC 2024: Corporate Sustainability Event Guide
Climate Week NYC, taking place from September 22 to 29, will bring together tens of thousands of stakeholders through over 600 in-person and online events across New York City. To help you navigate this extensive agenda and make the most of your experience, we’ve put together a guide to the key corporate sustainability events.
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Green bonds for Net-Zero: Navigating ICMA’s climate transition guidelines

Green Bonds for Net-Zero Navigating ICMA’s Climate Transition Guidelines
Green bonds have grown significantly over the past 10 years. Companies using green bonds for net-zero climate transitions are subject to additional disclosure guidelines from the International Capital Market Association. This blog summarizes these guidelines and outlines the process for issuing climate transition-themed green bonds.
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Product carbon footprint at scale: Meeting regulatory and market demands for LCA reporting

Product carbon footprint at scale: Meeting regulatory and market demands for LCA reporting
Companies have faced growing pressure to report product carbon footprints (PCF) of extensive product sets. This article discusses the key drivers for scaling PCFs, the implementation challenges, and a structured approach for LCA reporting at scale to meet growing demands.
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Helpful Resources

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Standards Guide

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Standards: Essential requirements and preparation guide
In June 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) introduced two key standards... Read More

Decoding Mandatory Scope 3 Reporting: A Global Overview of Regulations for Companies

Decoding mandatory scope 3 reporting: A global overview of current and upcoming regulations for companies
With rising demand for carbon transparency, companies face increasing pressure to disclose Scope... Read More

Chicken production, processing and ‘net zero’ 

Chicken Production, Processing, and Net Zero: Poultry sustainability: past, present, and future​
The U.S. poultry industry has made significant strides in sustainability over the past... Read More

European Sustainability Reporting Standards (CSRD-ESRS): Essential Requirements and Preparation Guide

European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Essential Requirements and Preparation Guide
As the implementation framework for the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the... Read More
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