A newly introduced Hawaii bill would tie insurance licensure to climate risk alignment, expanding regulatory oversight into underwriting and investment practices.

A new UC Riverside facility converts ag and forest waste into dissolving pulp using cleaner chemistry. The CELF process cuts energy use and toxic byproducts.

New York has begun construction on a $1.7 billion Wadsworth Center laboratory, consolidating public health testing infrastructure to strengthen long-term preparedness and resilience.

Pacifico Energy’s GW Ranch project secured a 7.65 GW air permit in Texas, highlighting how private-grid power campuses are reshaping energy supply for hyperscale AI data centers.

Logistics reliability is emerging as a board-level risk as supply chains face physical limits, delivery failures, and growing exposure across operations, finance, and governance.

Nanoplastics don't just float—they deliver toxic tire chemicals like 6PPD into fish tissues. The result? Greater damage to eyes, vision, and aquatic ecosystems.

Sappi’s CDP Forests A score highlights how credible sustainability data is increasingly used to support procurement, investment, and regulatory decisions.

Energy-driven cost exposure is increasingly dispersed across supplier contracts, creating governance gaps between procurement, finance, and operations.

What begins as supplier sustainability reporting is increasingly becoming contractually binding, with implications for procurement risk and supplier governance.

A $2.3B Defense Logistics Agency contract underscores how chemical procurement is increasingly shaped by regulatory exposure, forecasting risk, and supply chain resilience.

Energy volatility is shifting from energy contracts into supplier agreements, creating indirect cost exposure procurement teams struggle to govern.

Scope 3 emissions requirements are quietly shifting supplier leverage—affecting pricing, contracts, and negotiation risk before procurement decisions are made.

Pepper Construction turned a vacant 1912 factory into a net-zero HQ. The project proves deep energy retrofits can work—even in aging industrial buildings.

As compliance pressure intensifies in early 2026, risk is moving beyond internal systems and into supplier relationships.

A House committee has advanced legislation that would allow limited flexibility in Clean Air Act offset requirements for certain manufacturing and critical mineral facilities.

The UK’s vape ban cut disposables, but fire risks are rising. Rechargeable vapes, often binned with charge, are igniting in trucks and recycling sites.

South Korea’s AI Basic Act sets a global precedent for AI governance, but the law remains silent on energy and environmental impacts.

Embedding decontamination into modular pharmaceutical facilities from the outset.

Climate disasters are triggering insurance premium shock, signaling rising operational risk before policy, enforcement, or capital markets adjust.

South Koreans are ready to pay for cleaner freight. A new study finds strong public support—and funding potential—for hydrogen fuel cell trucks.