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LEED v5 and the Future of Green Building: Decarbonization and Resilience Take Center Stage
The green building world is undergoing a transformation. In 2025, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) unveiled LEED v5, the most significant update to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification since its inception. LEED v5 sets a bold new direction—focusing on decarbonization, climate resilience, and social equity in the built environment. Why […]
How Will U.S. Tariffs Reshape Corporate Sustainability?
Navigating Policy Shifts in a Rapidly Decarbonizing Economy As the U.S. government increasingly turns to tariffs as a policy lever, corporate sustainability faces a new inflection point. How can companies stay aligned with long-term ESG goals amid rising protectionism and trade turbulence? This article by CSE research department unpacks how recent U.S. tariff actions—especially on […]
CSE’s 2025 Annual Research: U.S. Business Implications
ESG Leadership is No Longer Optional for U.S. Companies Chicago, Illinois – The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) has unveiled its 2025 Annual ESG Research Report, confirming a 92% correlation between high ESG performance and profitability among North America’s leading companies. This study, covering 210 top-performing U.S. and Canadian firms across 21 sectors, provides […]
How Canada’s New Climate Taxonomy and Disclosure Rules Are Shaping Sustainability
Canada is taking significant steps toward a sustainable future with the introduction of new climate taxonomy and disclosure rules. These innovative guidelines position the country as a leader in the global push towards net-zero emissions by 2050. The government’s Made-in-Canada climate investment taxonomy provides a clear framework for identifying “green” and “transition” investments, unlocking the […]
What drives the divergence of ESG ratings?
Unpacking ESG: Key Insights from Climate Week NYC During a year with relatively limited progress in climate leadership, in the private sector, an increasing number of companies have made ambitious pledges to achieve decarbonization in the coming decades. While these commitments received acclaim upon their initial announcement, companies are now under pressure to fulfill […]
Decarbonization: The Inflation Reduction Act and its impact on business
The Inflation Reduction act focuses on clean energy and decarbonization, which will likely impact businesses across the country. Decarbonization strategies, environmental justice, agricultural resilience and domestic manufacturing of clean energy technology are only a few of the themes that emerge within this bill. Last month, The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law delivering […]
What the Inflation Reduction Act Could Mean For the Canadian Automotive Industry
The IRA will allow Canadian workers to capitalize on the growing clean economy through new opportunities, specifically in the automotive industry. Last week, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into legislation by President Biden of The United States. Said to create over 900,000 jobs in the next 10 years for the clean manufacturing […]
CSE celebrates World Environment Day
CSE celebrates World Environment Day The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) is proud to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment and therefore, it has much to celebrate on World Environment Day! We are sincerely grateful for our success in providing pioneering education for C-suite executives around the world. Published: June […]
Improving ESG performance by advancing toward net-zero
Achieving net zero targets across a company’s value chain is one of the most important ESG-related ambitions. If world leaders want to have a chance of achieving the Paris goal, the world needs to limit the carbon emissions so the level of greenhouse gases does not rise any further after 2050. The number of […]
What CFOs should know about Climate Risks in ECB banking supervision
Integrating climate change into the financial stability framework has become part of daily central banking discussions. The Network for Greening the Financial System’s initiative, the 2021 Bank for International Settlements Green Swan Conference, The EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025 have brought the seriousness of climate change to the attention of central banks and market […]