Green is the New Bag: How Vintage Became the Status Symbol
For many years, the rule of luxury fashion had been set in stone: new bags, high status. Nowadays, history is rewriting itself,…
Business, ESG & finance
Corporate sustainability, ESG reporting and regulation, green finance, and sustainability-minded business models and careers.
The Efficiency Trap: Why Sustainable Innovation Isn’t Necessarily Reducing Impact
Even though it could feel slightly counterintuitive, oftentimes sustainable innovation fails at ameliorating the overall adverse environmental impact induced by a combination…
Beyond Carbon: Financing a Nature-Positive Economy
For years, sustainable finance has mostly spoken of carbon: net-zero targets, green bonds, transition plans. Meanwhile, another risk has gone from quiet…
Global Value Chains and Climate Change
During the 1980’s the world underwent a series of changes known as the Third Wave of globalization. Since the 80’s and up…
Greenwashing: How to Recognize Misleading “Green” Marketing Strategies
In contemporary consumer vocabulary, the adjective “green” has become a powerful factor in competitive differentiation. For this very reason, in recent years,…
The Economics of Change: How Market Forces Are Powering the Circular Economy
The global economy is based on supply and demand: where demand addresses the amount of a product consumers are prepared to buy at…
Artificial Intelligence: Threat or Help?
The emergence of Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly affecting sectors like that of global productivity, research, but also environmental outcomes. By now, we…
The Omnibus Proposal: Redefining EU Sustainability Reporting for a Competitive Future
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published the first “omnibus” package aimed at simplifying EU sustainability reporting requirements related to the…
The Rise of Green Bonds: A Dual Perspective
In recent years, the financial landscape has witnessed a notable surge in the issuance and uptake of green bonds, reflecting a growing…
The Omnibus of February 26, 2025: A Major Overhaul of Sustainability Rules in Europe?
On February 26, 2025, the European Commission introduced a new Omnibus package that could significantly change corporate sustainability in the EU. An…
Carbon Markets and the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
The idea of carbon emissions trading began in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. At that time, around 160 countries agreed to the…
The Overturn of a Landmark Ruling: Shell’s case
On November 12, 2024, the Court of Appeal in The Hague dismissed the landmark climate ruling in favor of the Oil and…