What’s next: Key climate and nature standards in 2026

A timeline of methodologies and frameworks from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the International Organization for Standardization, the Science Based Targets initiative and other key bodies. Read More

Amazon stays ‘stubborn’ on net-zero pledge

The assertion comes despite the cloud computing services and e-commerce giant logging a 16 percent emissions increase in 2025, driven largely by building and data center construction. Read More

Starbucks reassesses climate goals with coffee at the center 

The world’s largest coffeehouse chain has embedded sustainability into its business units as part of its financial turnaround plan. Read More

Google’s AI expansion weighs heavily on climate goals

The tech company reported an 18 percent leap in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025, largely fueled by computing hardware, steel, concrete and other supplies related to data center construction. Read More

Starbucks merges sustainability and social impact with latest layoffs

The coffee retailer’s chief sustainability officer, Marika McCauley Sine, was among 300 employees across the company whose positions were affected, sources said. Read More

Inside Okta’s strategy for managing AI emissions 

The identity software firm's new approach was motivated in part by questions from its employees. Read More

Geopolitics, AI and economic strain top business risks

New GlobeScan data highlights leading areas of concern for global businesses in 2026. Read More

The State of the Sustainability Profession in 2026

Though the pace of investment has slowed and priorities have shifted, most large businesses continue to advance sustainability in stormy times, according to our ninth biennial survey of sustainability professionals. Read More

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The State of the Sustainability Profession in 2026

Though the pace of investment has slowed and priorities have shifted, most large businesses continue to advance sustainability in stormy times, according to our ninth biennial survey of sustainability professionals. Read More

Resilience isn’t a rebrand. It’s what sustainability always was

Ecosystems don’t return to their prior state after major disruption. They transform. Read More