This report demonstrates that the electronics industry is not critically dependent on PFAS, widely known as 'forever chemicals'. It highlights commercially available, high-performance alternatives across eight key categories, including printed circuit boards, coatings, and heat transfer fluids, arguing against proposed lengthy regulatory exemptions for these substances.

This research analyses the impact of family-friendly policies on gender gaps across 27 countries from 1986 to 2019. It finds that childcare spending and parental leave significantly reduce employment and earnings gaps. Slower policy expansion in the United States accounts for its lagging progress in reducing gender inequality.

The Sovereign Debt Assessment Model by the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation evaluates the dual relationship between nature loss and sovereign debt sustainability to help investors manage nature-related risks.

This report examines Japan's Green Transformation Emissions Trading Scheme, detailing the transition from a voluntary phase to mandatory participation in April 2026. It analyses Phase II design features, including company-level regulation, benchmark-based allocation, price corridors, and measures for international competitiveness, while outlining future prospects for power sector auctioning.

This research examines the relationship between CO₂ emissions and wages in Japanese manufacturing installations from 2006 to 2019. It identifies a positive association when productivity is constant, driven by rent sharing and working conditions. The study highlights significant distributional implications for the transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Poverty and Inequality Platform is a World Bank tool providing interactive global data on poverty rates and income distribution. It offers harmonised datasets and inequality metrics essential for ESG analysis and emerging market risk assessment.

The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation's 2025 policy brief reviews progress among 200 financial institutions in addressing nature loss. It highlights increased policy adoption and capital allocation while identifying barriers like data gaps and risk perception. The report calls for government action to mandate disclosures, transition plans, and economic incentives.

Following 2022 sanctions, Russia’s coal industry lost its sustainable model, incurring over USD 32 billion in cumulative losses. Redirecting exports to Asia proved unprofitable due to high logistics costs and hidden subsidies. Environmental degradation persists, while official methane reporting remains unreliable, requiring independent verification through satellite monitoring.

This report evaluates the EU’s industrial transformation, noting a 27% decline in GHG emissions since 2010 despite stagnant circularity rates. It identifies system-readiness barriers, including an annual EUR 30-60 billion funding gap and infrastructure bottlenecks, while proposing strategic options to align decarbonisation with long-term global competitiveness.

This research evaluates economic and financial risks to Ethiopia’s coffee sector from the European Union Deforestation Regulation. It identifies potential market exclusion for smallholders, significant foreign exchange losses, and financial vulnerabilities, while recommending integrated incentive mechanisms like carbon credits and improved cooperative structures to support compliance and livelihoods.

This research examines women’s health Research and Innovation (R&I) in Europe, identifying a mismatch between disease burden and investment. While political attention is growing, funding remains concentrated in early-stage research. The report advocates for a coordinated European strategy to bridge evidence and translation gaps across the innovation pathway.

This research outlines a two-tier strategy for financing zero waste, highlighting systemic barriers and the economic value of resource recovery. It details how aligning national policy with local implementation through tiered city archetypes can generate fiscal savings, improve public health, and create inclusive employment opportunities in circular economies.

The Global Internal Displacement Database provides validated data on people displaced by conflict and disasters worldwide, assisting in the assessment of sovereign risk and social stability.

This report examines the 2026 Indonesia forest and peatland fires, highlighting the failure of restoration efforts and the impact of corporate entities. It details health crises affecting 12.5 million people, significant carbon emissions, and transboundary haze while demanding stricter legal accountability for regional governments and global commodity producers.

Forests & Finance is a database tracking billions in capital flows to forest-risk commodity companies. It provides transparency on financial links to deforestation and human rights risks.

This report explores how grid decarbonisation trajectories influence real estate capital planning. By linking asset-level performance with power sector projections, it identifies optimal sequencing for electrification and efficiency investments. It demonstrates that rapid action is essential for assets on slow-moving grids to mitigate cumulative emission risks.