The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today the release of for new exposure drafts of updates to its key standards aimed at enabling companies to disclose on labor rights issues across their value chains, across topics including forced labor, child labor, and labor rights. GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are one of the most commonly accepted global standards for sustainability disclosure…
Lawmakers in the European Parliament and Council announced that they have reached a provisional agreement to introduce a new binding target in the European Climate Law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, on a 1990 basis. The new agreement required a series of compromises in order to be completed, including the creation of a significant role for…
Altor Equity Partners announced the acquisition of a majority stake in marine and land-based cleantech solutions provider Evac from private asset investor Bridgepoint. Founded in 1979, Espoo, Finland-based, Evac is a global provider of integrated clean-tech systems for marine, offshore and land-based industries. The company specializes in water and waste management, as well as vessel protection systems used by naval…
By Sammy Lakshmanan, PwC US Digital & AI-enabled Sustainability Principal Companies have spent years investing in sustainability to cut costs, strengthen resilience, and meet emissions targets. Yet many haven’t realized the full value because the underlying data has been scattered across systems that don’t talk to each other and a disproportionate amount of time is being spent on collecting data…
Apple announced that its Vice President for Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, will retire in late January 2026. Jackson joined the company in 2013, after serving as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), appointed by President Barack Obama. At Apple, she has been responsible for overseeing the company’s efforts to minimize its impact on the environment by addressing…
Global professional services firm EY announced the appointment of Alexis Gazzo as Global Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) Leader. Gazzo takes on the role following the recent departure of EY’s former climate and sustainability leader Dr. Matthew Bell, who has been appointed Group CEO of sustainability advisory and solutions firm Anthesis. In his new role, Gazzo will lead EY’s…