9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (133+ words) Sustainable Views Company-community conflicts pose significant material risks to renewables projects The costs of community opposition to renewables projects are largely hidden from investors, despite posing a "significant" material risk, a report from the think-tank Institute for Human Rights and…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (128+ words) Sustainable Views Mike Zatz is senior vice-president of global ecosystem data and partnerships at Measurabl As building performance standards bite in major cities, energy and emissions are shifting from a compliance issue to a core driver of office asset value…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (127+ words) Sustainable Views Communicating less about environmental projects risks losing buy-in from consumers, investors and senior leadership Companies are fearful of greenwashing and some are choosing to greenhush to avoid scrutiny, but there is a third option: "greenshouting. - Make sense of…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (132+ words) Sustainable Views Global banks are behind the net zero benchmark on their energy supply ratios Scotiabank has become the first Canadian bank to publish its energy supply finance ratio, after removing its 2030 oil and gas sector emissions targets from its…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (98+ words) Sustainable Views The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter - Make sense of regulatory change with our global policy tracker - quickly search and filter thousands of provisions - Respond to regulation change with confidence, guided by authoritative analysis from our team…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (132+ words) Sustainable Views Courts expect companies to manage climate risk like financial risk Climate litigation is not just a compliance issue for companies but a systemic business risk, warns a report from the World Economic Forum in collaboration with law firms…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (95+ words) Sustainable Views The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter - Make sense of regulatory change with our global policy tracker - quickly search and filter thousands of provisions - Respond to regulation change with confidence, guided by authoritative analysis from our team…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (141+ words) Sustainable Views Changing weather in Europe, especially heat, impacts productivity and employee safety Climate-related weather impacts, including higher temperatures, are affecting workers" health, but the private sector is failing to engage. This is the verdict from journal the Lancet"s…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (138+ words) Sustainable Views Laurence Tubiana is chief executive of the European Climate Foundation and was France's special representative for COP21 A 20% surtax on the annual profits of the world's 100 largest oil and gas companies could have raised more than $1tn for climate and…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (127+ words) Sustainable Views Jeroo Billimoria is founder of the One Family Foundation and board member and convener of the Government Council for Social Innovation We need co-ordinated action led by individuals and organisations from all sectors to tackle today's challenges - Make…...