OXFORD — Eighty years after the architecture of modern international law was forged from the ashes of the Second World War, the global human rights regime faces an existential crisis of legitimacy. Across established democracies, a rising nationalist-populist tide has cast foundational human rights treaties not as shields for the…
In a significant leap toward digitizing corporate sustainability, CDP—the global non-profit that operates the world’s leading environmental disclosure system—has officially integrated artificial intelligence into its reporting infrastructure. This strategic move is designed to alleviate the administrative burden on the more than 22,000 corporations that rely on the platform to report…
By Jim Giles Updated July 16, 2026 In the evolving landscape of corporate sustainability, the traditional focus on "net-zero" promises is facing a reckoning. For years, investors and stakeholders have relied on binary metrics—tracking carbon footprints and setting distant, often opaque, emissions targets. However, a new reporting mechanism, the Climate…
By Jim Giles July 10, 2026 The landscape of corporate sustainability reporting is undergoing a profound transformation. For years, the gold standard for climate accountability has been the singular focus on carbon footprint reduction—specifically, how much a company can prune its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. While essential, this…
