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C-ROADS Climate Change Policy Simulator

Climate Interactive
C-ROADS is a policy simulation tool developed by Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan to visualise how national emission reduction pledges impact global temperature and sea levels.
Online tool/database

Just Transition Real Estate Monitor

The Just Transition Real Estate Monitor evaluates construction clients across ten European countries on climate goals and social responsibility. It provides finance professionals with ESG data on housing affordability, labour conditions, and decarbonisation in the built environment.
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Net Zero Finance Tracker (NZFT) Dashboard

Climate Policy Initiative
The Net Zero Finance Tracker (NZFT) is an interactive tool by Climate Policy Initiative that monitors 1,500 financial institutions. It tracks climate commitments, risk management, and real-economy impacts to help professionals benchmark transition progress across the global financial system.
Online tool/database
6 November 2025

Mining and money: Financial faultlines in the energy transition

This report highlights how global finance enables destructive transition mineral mining. Between 2016 and 2024, banks provided USD 493 billion in credit despite weak ESG policies. Case studies in Indonesia, Brazil, DRC, and Australia reveal widespread environmental damage and human rights abuses, necessitating urgent regulatory and institutional reform.
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2 September 2025

Open Electricity

The Superpower Institute
Open Electricity is an open-access platform providing real-time and historical data on Australia’s electricity grid. Developed by The Superpower Institute, it tracks renewable generation, fossil fuel usage, and market milestones to support transparency in Australia's energy transition.
Online tool/database
15 April 2024

ROSI™ Real Estate: How Affordable Housing Providers Can Create Financial Value While Supporting Resident Stability

NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
A research-based framework from NYU Stern that quantifies the financial value of sustainability in real estate, specifically showing how affordable housing providers improve financial performance by supporting resident stability.
Online tool/database

Nature in portfolios: A practical framework for investment decision-making

This report introduces Northern Trust Asset Management’s Nature Framework, a three-pillar approach for integrating nature-related risks and opportunities into investment portfolios. It demonstrates that significant biodiversity impact reductions and nature-aligned outcomes can be achieved with modest active risk through targeted, materiality-based implementation and active stewardship.
Research
23 August 2026

Brockovich Data Center Map

The Brockovich Data Center Map is a grassroots initiative tracking the environmental and community impacts of AI data centres across the United States. It provides interactive mapping and community-sourced reporting on energy use, water consumption, and infrastructure strain.
Online tool/database
22 April 2026

PISA 2025 results (Volume I): Future-ready students

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The PISA 2025 results highlight a significant decline in global student performance, particularly in reading and mathematics. This volume examines the proficiency of 15-year-olds across 91 systems, exploring how digitalisation, socio-economic factors, and attitudes towards learning and the environment shape student readiness for an AI-integrated future.
Research
9 October 2026

Unlocking Kazakhstan's transition minerals potential: Closing the gap between resource wealth and value chain development

ODI Global
This report examines Kazakhstan's strategy to leverage transition minerals for economic diversification. It assesses current production, underexplored reserves, and legislative reforms. The analysis highlights strategic partnerships with global actors, recommending a unified policy ecosystem to align mining, industrial, and low-carbon goals while enhancing international negotiation and coordination.
Research
22 September 2026

Advancing women’s economic opportunities in the solar energy sector

ODI Global
This report examines women's underrepresentation in the solar photovoltaics sector, highlighting barriers like gender norms, skills gaps, and workplace culture. It identifies emerging solutions, including holistic training, inclusive recruitment practices, and structural support for care and mobility to enhance women's economic opportunities and participation in the renewable energy transition.
Research
14 September 2026

Expanding social security coverage in the informal economy: China’s experience and lessons

International Labour Organisation (ILO)
This report analyses strategies for extending social security to informal workers, comparing China’s transition to near-universal coverage with evolving systems in Kenya and Lao PDR. It highlights the role of digital transformation, fiscal subsidies, and pilot programmes in overcoming barriers to inclusive, sustainable social protection systems.
Research
15 September 2026

Migrant integration statistics - housing

This report analyses housing indicators for migrants in the EU for 2025, focusing on home ownership, overcrowding, and housing cost overburden. It reveals significant disparities, with nationals maintaining higher ownership rates and lower overcrowding levels compared to non-EU citizens, supported by data from the EU-SILC framework.
Research
29 September 2026

APAC trends: Sustainability’s new center of gravity: How Asia-Pacific is defining the next era of sustainable business

ERM SustainAbility Institute
This report analyses how the Asia-Pacific region influences global sustainable business through four trends: rising investment and disclosure standards, the tension between clean energy growth and security, AI expansion alongside resource limitations, and the shift towards proactive health, safety, and environmental regulations across regional markets.
Research
3 September 2026

Advancing rights-based and community-led conservation in Africa: Evidence, lessons, and recommendations

This research examines rights-based and community-led conservation in Africa, demonstrating that community management on lands under customary tenure is essential for biodiversity. It identifies key success factors, evaluates formal and informal initiatives, and provides recommendations for governments to integrate these approaches into national biodiversity strategies and financing plans.
Research
10 September 2026

Strengthening synergies between JREDD+ and sustainable supply chains to protect tropical forests

Accountability Framework initiative
This white paper examines the integration of Jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+) programmes with corporate supply chain sustainability. It identifies pathways for corporate engagement, addresses structural barriers, and provides recommendations for recognising jurisdictional progress within sustainability frameworks to scale investment and enhance forest conservation outcomes in commodity production landscapes.
Research
18 September 2026
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