Sustainability

If you are a parent, you will be only too familiar with the childish refrain, ‘are we there yet’ – often repeated on any journey, regardless of length. The same may be heard as regards sustainability regulation, which has been at the forefront of regulators agendas for the last six years or so.

In this Citi GPS report, we examine how leading companies have been reshaping their supply chains to embrace sustainability and explore what more might be needed.

In a new Super-Sector Analysis, a team led by Alastair Syme, Global Head of Energy Research, looks at what an affordable Energy Transition might look like, setting $45 per megawatt-hour (MWh) as a target for affordability and sizing up energy technologies based on this reference point.

At COP29, we noted progress in several areas, suggesting forward thinking and a desire to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

The contribution of business and finance to nature loss and their role in addressing it are increasingly coming into focus.

Our guests express cautious optimism for opportunities and progress, but they acknowledge the significant work required to decarbonize these industries, recognizing the challenges but importance of the journey ahead.

Against a tougher economic backdrop and reduced business certainty, should sustainability still matter to treasurers, or should it take a back seat? In this short report, Citi Commercial Bank examines why sustainability-related themes are not just alive and well, but at the very heart of corporate strategy. Click here to download the full report.

The modern treasury and finance operation has so much more to offer any forward-looking business, beyond its traditional core competencies.

Hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, cement, shipping, and aviation are today responsible for more than one-third of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions when allocating emissions to different sectors.