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Today’s ESG Updates EU Directive Spells Doom for Companies’ Greenwashing Efforts: A new directive, replacing the previously scrapped Green Claims Directive, attempts to transform sustainability communications by tackling unsubstantiated claims. House Looks to Curb Data Centre Energy Increases: Midterms on the horizon, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Ratepayer Protection Act to prevent
Brazil is preparing a new diplomatic initiative at the World Health Organization to promote a global movement for healthy and sustainable diets by restricting the consumption of ultra-processed foods. The government and civil society will soon discuss the next steps in this effort. This is a timely initiative by the Brazilian government, but to achieve
The latest edition of “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report,” the United Nations’ leading assessment of global hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition co-produced annually by the FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO, offers something increasingly rare in global affairs: evidence that progress is still possible. According to SOFI 2026,
Terrorist attacks are expensive — weapons, fighters, logistics and training all require funding. Yet this aspect receives far less attention than the attacks themselves. In Nigeria and across Africa, terrorist groups have become more independent than when they were heavily dependent on foreign sponsors who allegedly wanted to “steal African resources” or “divide Africa.” Today,
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, much of what is seen as the bedrock basis of the country’s politics, policies, and performance are the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. This is assuredly valid, but what is also true with Donald Trump as President is that his words and
Today’s ESG Updates BP Faces Investor Revolt Over Climate Governance: Shareholders urged to vote against the chair after blocking a climate-transparency resolution. EU Windfall Tax Sparks Renewable Investment Concerns: Spain’s wind sector warns proposed tax could deter clean energy investment. Malaysia Expands Biodiesel Blending Nationwide: A gradual move toward higher biofuel blends aims to support
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas produced both in nature and, to a significant extent, by human activity. It is the second-highest contributor to global warming, following close behind carbon dioxide. Due to its ability to trap heat in the atmosphere, methane is the most potent GHG, and its effect on global warming is 82.5
The global food system is one of the largest drivers of climate change, biodiversity loss and freshwater depletion. Yet despite mounting scientific evidence, the price of meat in most countries does not reflect the environmental cost of producing it, a gap that has fueled growing calls for a meat tax. A new study published in
The Merz-Meloni non-paper, to be discussed by EU leaders on February 12, is not just a list of measures to remove “regulatory barriers that hamper growth” but a blueprint for a constitutional coup, extending right-wing pro-business power over the EU Commission and the European Parliament As EU leaders are set to discuss German Chancellor Merz
The United States was formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO) by President Donald J. Trump on January 22, 2026. Trump signed an executive order giving one-year notice on January 20, 2025. His administration cited several alleged and questionable reasons for doing so: WHO had “profound failures” and “mishandled” the COVID-19 pandemic. They claimed
Ten years ago, visiting a hotel implied the daily use of tiny plastic bottles of shampoo, lotion and fresh towels. Now, refillable body wash dispensers and notices urging guests to “go green and hang up your towel” exist in many hotel rooms, ditching the tiny plastic bottles and constant laundry cycles. Sustainable switches like these
Researchers found that galaxy frogs, a rare species belonging to the group of the “world’s most unique species at risk of being lost forever,” had disappeared after groups of photographers visited the area. A rare frog species has seemingly disappeared from India’s Western Ghats rainforest. The frogs, known as galaxy frogs, are visually striking, with