Macro
EU elections: what would a shift to the right mean for digital and industrial regulation?
As voters across the European Union (EU) take to the polls, there are questions around the implications of a likely…
The anti-ESG movement claims a major victory
The anti-ESG movement has claimed a major victory. The Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), an industry group for insurers, was…
Extreme weather: Climate change’s impact on the future of travel
The recent turbulence incident on a Singapore Airlines flight, with its tragic consequences, serves as a stark reminder of the…
AI data centres will force Big Tech to renege on climate targets
On May 15, 2024, Microsoft published its latest Environmental Sustainability Report, the first from Big Tech covering the AI boom. The…
Banking on sustainable finance for key business wins
The European Commission describes sustainable finance as “the process of taking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into account when…
Why sustainability reporting standards must be simple, consistent and transparent
Sustainability reporting standards help set the strategic imperatives surrounding ESG that companies must follow. Initiatives surrounding sustainability reporting must continue…
SBTi gets into carbon offsets mess
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) tells companies whether their targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are ambitious enough. For…
Come together, right now, over ESG
Geopolitical tension and its accompanying trade and business limitations pose a serious barrier for technology companies wanting to improve their…
Gen Z’s fraught relationship with ESG-friendly missions
Across the board, pressure is mounting for companies to address their ESG performance. Evidence of this came in August 2019,…
Shrinking the blinking: combining ESG and data compression
The Internet of Things (IoT) data explosion has brought the constraints of data compression and its associated infrastructure to the…
