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As the latest EU non-financial reporting (NFR) regulations come into force, they are being applied to companies’ full value chains. This photograph of the Eramine lithium extraction plant, which is linked to the French mining group Eramet, was taken in Salta province, Argentina on July 4, 2024. Luis Robayo/AFP

EU efforts to measure companies’ environmental impacts have global effects. Here’s how to make them more just

Regulations on sustainability reporting must be crafted with stakeholders across value chains to minimise harm to vulnerable communities.
A modular, precast system of concrete ‘rings’ can be connected in different ways to build a range of models of energy-efficient homes. Pablo Moyano Fernández

To spur the construction of affordable, resilient homes, the future is concrete

When most Americans imagine a home, they picture a wood-framed house. But in an era of high housing costs and extreme weather events, precast concrete offers a mix of durability and efficiency.
A worker stitches a garment at a factory run by the Bangladesh-based Urmi Group in Narayanganj, Bangladesh in April 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Worker‑led programs are tackling gender‑based violence in supply chains, but they’re at risk

An innovative new strategy to address gender-based violence and harassment is showing promising early signs of effectiveness, but these gains are being undermined by ‘America First’ policies.
Digital supply chain disruptions are particularly problematic because they can have immediate global effects and can’t rely on inventory as a buffer. (Shutterstock)

How businesses and consumers can protect themselves against digital supply chain disruptions

The resilience of digital supply chains are given little attention, despite its critical role in the global economy.
Vladimir Putin chairing a meeting with members of the security council in Moscow, Russia, December 28. Alexander Kazakov / Kremlin / Pool / EPA

Sanctions rarely achieve their goals – here’s why they failed in Russia and Myanmar

Sanctions drive nations towards building domestic industries to replace imported goods and strengthening alliances with supportive countries.

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