Ikea’s new $1 billion recycling investments support its ‘fully circular’ target for 2030

The funding from Ikea’s investment arm shows a more refined focus to "future proof" its business, executives say. Read More

Re-examining the value of transparency: Performance driver or burdensome reporting?

It's no longer enough to assume more data yields better performance. Read More

New California law brings sunshine and scrutiny to carbon credit markets

A new law effective Jan. 1 reveals that numerous large companies retired carbon credits generated by a methodology a key industry body flagged as flawed. Read More

BlackRock’s exit from once-heralded net-zero group creates climate finance chaos

The asset manager's withdrawal follows the departure by the Big Six U.S. banks from another net-zero alliance, raising in short order questions about the future of financing climate goals. Read More

Carbon pricing is gaining momentum. Here’s what you should know

Existing programs are set to expand to cover additional emission sources, and several new mechanisms are expected to launch in the next two years. Read More

10 sustainable fashion trends to watch in 2025

Here's how experts at fashion brands and advocacy groups expect tariffs, policies and material innovations will shape the industry in the year ahead. Read More

Shell and Microsoft top list of 10 biggest carbon credit buyers in 2024

The two companies at the top of credit leaderboard paid vastly different amounts and backed very different projects to achieve their ranking. Read More

California’s deadly fires illuminate an insurance industry ill-prepared for the climate crisis

Estimated damages at week's end from the Southern California apocalyptic fires reached $150 billion. Read More

Coach is hoping its recycled ‘wet blue’ leather handbag is fashion’s latest must-have

Tapestry's Coach brand is collaborating with startup Gen Phoenix to refine landfill-rescued leather that later this year will be featured in Coach Classic handbags. Read More

Biden’s coastal ban may lay low Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ swagger. Here’s why

The president's historic ban of 625 million acres of coastal water from drilling puts Donald Trump's promises to the oil and gas industries in peril. Read More