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article Deloitte Appoints Sustainability Leader for New EMEA Business as Regional Integration Accelerates
June 8th, 2026 • Deloitte has appointed its former UK and North & South Europe sustainability chief, Smruti Naik-Jones, as Chief Sustainability Officer for its newly formed EMEA business. The move comes as the professional services firm launches a major regional restructuring across more than 80 countries and plans to invest over €1.5 billion in technology, innovation, and sustainability-related capabilities.
article 3XN’s Quay Quarter Tower Shows How Upcycling Buildings Can Cut Carbon and Extend Urban Assets
June 8th, 2026 • Danish architecture firm 3XN has turned Sydney’s ageing AMP Centre into Quay Quarter Tower, widely described as the world’s first fully upcycled skyscraper. The project retained most of the original structure, avoided thousands of tonnes of embodied carbon, and offers a practical model for cities seeking to reduce demolition waste and construction emissions.
article Nestlé Reports 26% Reduction in Dairy Supply Chain Emissions Through New Global Dairy Plan
June 4th, 2026 • Nestlé has released its first Dairy Plan, outlining how the company is working with more than 130,000 dairy farmers and 200 suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve animal welfare, and strengthen supply chain resilience. The company reports a 26% reduction in dairy value chain emissions compared with its 2018 baseline while expanding regenerative agriculture practices across its global dairy network.
article Climate Risks Are Becoming a Material Financial Threat for Businesses Worldwide
June 4th, 2026 • Climate-related disruptions are increasingly affecting corporate earnings, supply chains, insurance costs, and investment decisions. New data from CDP shows that businesses have already reported billions of dollars in losses from extreme weather events, with far greater financial impacts expected in the years ahead.
article Brazil Reverses Course on ESG Disclosure, Moves to Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Framework
June 3rd, 2026 • Brazil's securities regulator has withdrawn plans to make sustainability reporting mandatory for publicly listed companies from 2026, replacing the requirement with a voluntary "comply or explain" approach. The decision marks a significant shift in one of the world's most ambitious efforts to align corporate disclosures with international sustainability reporting standards.
article U.S. Incinerators Face Scrutiny Over Ability to Destroy PFAS “Forever Chemicals”
June 3rd, 2026 • Waste-to-energy and municipal waste incinerators are increasingly being promoted as a solution for disposing of PFAS-contaminated waste. However, new findings and expert assessments suggest that many facilities may not fully destroy these persistent chemicals, raising concerns about air emissions, public health impacts, and environmental justice in communities located near incinerators.
article Solena Materials and The Protein Express Secure Funding to Advance Scalable Protein-Based Textiles
June 2nd, 2026 • UK biomaterials startup Solena Materials and Dutch fermentation specialist The Protein Express have secured €1.4 million in funding through the Eureka Eurostars programme to accelerate the development of protein-based textile fibres. The project aims to combine artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and industrial fermentation to create scalable alternatives to conventional synthetic textiles while addressing manufacturability, cost, and sustainability challenges.
article Governance Overtakes Environmental Issues as Leading ESG Reputational Risk for Businesses in 2026
June 2nd, 2026 • Governance-related concerns have become the leading ESG reputational risk for global businesses, surpassing environmental issues for the first time in recent years. New survey data suggests that corporate leaders are increasingly focused on ethics, compliance, accountability, and oversight as stakeholder scrutiny and regulatory pressures continue to intensify.
article Autonomous Truck Technology Could Help Reduce Fuel Use and Emissions in Freight Transport
June 1st, 2026 • Advances in autonomous trucking are showing potential to cut fuel consumption, lower freight costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. New real-world testing suggests that self-driving truck systems may improve fuel efficiency while helping address some of the operational challenges facing the logistics sector.
article Businesses Can Turn Nature-Related Risk Management Into Competitive Advantage, Study Finds
June 1st, 2026 • A new study highlighted by BusinessGreen argues that companies that identify and manage nature-related risks early can strengthen resilience, reduce costs, and unlock commercial opportunities. The findings add to growing evidence that biodiversity loss, water stress, ecosystem degradation, and supply chain exposure are becoming material business issues, not only environmental concerns.
article India Expands Fuel Dispenser Verification Rules to Support Cleaner Fuels
May 29th, 2026 • India has updated its legal metrology rules to allow approved testing centres to verify dispensers for hydrogen, CNG, LNG and LPG. The reform is intended to improve measurement accuracy, reduce approval delays, and support the rollout of cleaner transport and industrial fuels.
article EU Warns Critical Raw Materials Race Is Now a Strategic Power Contest
May 29th, 2026 • A senior European Commission official has warned that control over critical raw materials is becoming a question of geopolitical power, not just resource access. The warning comes as the EU seeks to reduce dependence on China for minerals essential to batteries, wind turbines, solar panels, defence systems, and digital infrastructure.
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