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Paiton Java coal power plant

Policy & Finance

Rethinking coal phase-out in Asia and beyond

To accelerate the retirement of coal, we need a scalable incentive framework that offers equitable participation and fair distribution of costs and benefits.
The sustainability leadership burnout of 2026 looks very different from that of 2024. What has changed is not just magnitude, but the nature of the pressures: endless reporting, fractured authority, reputational minefields, and moral burden.

Corporate Responsibility

As sustainability roles get harder in 2026, burnout risk is growing

Burnout among sustainability professionals isn’t just persisting – it’s deepening, shaped by new pressures.
A two speed world is emerging in ESG

Corporate Responsibility

The ESG skills gap nobody’s talking about

Many of the people expected to deliver on increasing corporate sustainability requirements don’t even work in ESG – and there is a shortage of people who can bridge the gap between purpose and performance.
Downtown Hong Kong

Policy & Finance

Why CFOs will drive the climate transition

The real drivers of the climate transition are no longer sitting in the sustainability department – they're in finance, as sustainability shifts from the realm of storytelling to accountability.

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2 October 2025

Sustainability professionals gather for the Unlocking capital for sustainability event in Kuala Lumpur

Corporate Responsibility

The ESG jobs crunch is coming

14 March 2025

The Hong Kong SAR skyline at dusk

Corporate Responsibility

Corporates are key for climate action – here's how

1 March 2025

Phnom Penh skyline

Corporate Responsibility

As sustainability faces scrutiny, businesses need to rethink their focus – but not their values

14 August 2023

Management consulting has finally found its climate mojo. Image: Markus Spiske via Unsplash

Carbon & Climate

Consultants find climate crisis is good for business

15 March 2023

A chief sustainability model

Corporate Responsibility

The chief sustainability officer: To hire or not to hire?

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