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October 25, 2025

A private privilege? Why being unlisted makes sustainability more achievable

Lego's CSO is the latest to point out the joys of having no public shareholders
October 18, 2025

Stay the course or admit defeat? The looming reality of missed climate targets

Some firms are coming clean about missed targets, while others are rethinking them. But, right now, most are keeping quiet.
October 16, 2025

Buy-in for sustainability has plummeted among C-suite, says survey

Review of sustainability leaders shows CSO demotions, 'insane targets' and a skills gap around supply chain management  
October 12, 2025

Bayer sustainability chief says it’s ‘foolish’ to use <2.5°C scenario for business planning

Matthias Berninger says success of firm’s seed development programme depends on ‘realistic baseline projections’
October 7, 2025

Best-structured CSRD reports named

The results are in for the second category, and five companies have been recognised for their leadership efforts.
October 5, 2025

National 2035 climate targets are becoming clearer, but will they help the private sector?

Experts discuss the significance of governments' updated NDCs ahead of COP30
September 8, 2025

Aiming to ‘lead in sustainability’ sets the bar lower than you think

The Global Reporting Initiative's outgoing chief policy officer, Peter Paul Van De Wijs, explains why actions shouldn't be benchmarked against peers'
September 1, 2025

The big developments you might have missed in August

REP took a break in August, but we weren’t neglecting our duties: here are some of the key developments you might have missed  
August 27, 2025

Brazilian anti-trust probe sets ‘dangerous precedent’ for corporate sustainability alliances, say experts

Competition lawyers say investigation into Soy Moratorium suggests US anti-trust playbook is spreading
August 3, 2025

Judges announced for CSRD Awards 2025

We are delighted to announce the 18 experts deciding the best Wave One disclosures

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