The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is moving to scrutinize corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, setting up a legal and political test of how far federal civil rights enforcement can go under President Donald Trump’s administration. The shift, led by the agency’s new chair, Andrea Lucas, signals a
In boardrooms from London to Singapore, the language of transition planning has become familiar. Yet too often, climate strategies remain siloed from nature, and both sit at the margins of core business decision-making. A new white paper released this week argues that this separation is no longer commercially viable—and that
Sustainability Becomes the Next Frontier for One of the World’s Most Trusted Legacies Miami set the stage for what may be remembered as a historic evolution in the Nobel tradition. At the 2025 Nobel Sustainability Trust Summit, global leaders, diplomats, scientists, and innovators gathered around a powerful realization: humanity’s greatest
The global transition to a net-zero economy is facing a critical human capital bottleneck, with demand for green talent significantly outstripping the available workforce supply. According to the LinkedIn Green Skills Report 2025, released this month, the share of green hiring grew twice as fast as the share of the
The European Union reached a sweeping agreement this week that would sharply reduce corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations, marking one of the most significant regulatory reversals since the bloc first positioned itself as a global pioneer in environmental governance. The provisional deal on the so-called omnibus proposal —
High-quality forest carbon credits sit at the center of today’s climate finance strategy. As governments and companies grapple with tightening emissions pathways and rising pressures to demonstrate integrity, forest carbon markets are undergoing rapid evolution. In 2025, forestry and land-use projects account for 37% of all global carbon credit retirements—underscoring
by Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer at Microsoft I have attended many COPs over the course of my career — 13 to be exact! I’ve experienced them from three different vantage points: first as part of the NGO community, then as part of a government delegation, and now as part
Deloitte’s pavilion in the COP30 Green Zone has become one of the conference’s most active business hubs, hosting a packed agenda designed to translate global climate goals into concrete pathways for corporate action. Across ten thematic days, the firm used its platform in Belém to spotlight nature-based solutions, supply-chain transformation,
Belém, Brazil — November 10, 2025Morning heat shimmers over the banks of the Guamá River as negotiators and executives converge on Belém, the Amazon’s largest port city. Beneath banners calling for “Implementation Now,” the thirtieth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) opens amid a sense that time—and political patience—is running
ExxonMobil has launched a federal lawsuit against the State of California, escalating a confrontation that could shape the future of corporate climate transparency across the United States. The oil and gas major filed its complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, seeking to block two
