In recent years, the EU’s sustainability agenda has set the direction for corporate sustainability work by regulating the market and driving sustainable development forward within the Union. However, in 2025, the EU’s focus has shifted towards competitiveness and geopolitical issues, a shift that has led to delays and simplifications of […]

Mikael Karlsson, Environmental Scientist at Uppsala University and Scientific Advisor at 2050, was on the ground at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Drawing from firsthand experience, Mikael shares his insights into why climate summits, despite frustration, slow negotiations, and burning urgency, remain essential for moving the world forward, one small but […]

Navigating today’s sustainability and climate landscape is challenging, to say the least. For companies striving to meet their climate obligations, it is easy to get lost in reporting requirements and frameworks. This autumn, the SBT Nordic Forum, hosted by 2050 Consulting, has focused on how companies can move from climate […]

Sustainability reporting is a key tool for demonstrating accountability, creating transparency, and strengthening relationships with stakeholders such as customers, investors, and employees. But with new regulations and reporting standards being introduced, such as ESRS and VSME, and as the thresholds for mandatory reporting are adjusted, many organizations are beginning to […]

As regulations tighten and transparency across global value chains increases, expectations for responsible business conduct are rising – among customers, investors and business partners alike. Companies that take an early, proactive approach to reviewing their business relationships and embedding responsibility into their governance structures are better prepared for customer dialogues […]

Den 18 september samlades forskare, företagsrepresentanter och experter i Linköping för att diskutera hur klimatförändringarna formar vårt samhälle – från livsmedelsförsörjning till infrastruktur och säkerhet. En tydlig slutsats var att klimatanpassning och beredskap inte kan byggas i sista stund, när krisen är ett faktum. I stället behöver beredskap vävas in […]

There is a tendency, when the words “climate scenario analysis” are heard, for eyes to glaze over. Perhaps it’s the weight of the acronyms (CSRD, TCFD) or the tedious instructions and ambiguities that follow. But don’t let the reporting frameworks fool you into thinking that this is a trite, box-ticking […]

It has been three years since the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) launched FLAG – a guidance designed to support land-intensive sectors on the path to a 1.5°C future. Kajsa Kihlberg, FLAG expert at 2050, writes about what progress has been made since then and what lessons we have learned […]

The European Commission’s proposed Green Claims Directive, aimed at combating misleading environmental claims, was in the final stages of negotiation when the Commission unexpectedly announced its intention to withdraw the proposal. This came after pressure from the conservative EPP party group. As a result, the Council of Ministers canceled the […]

It has been challenging for companies within the EU to navigate the complex sustainability landscape, and the Omnibus roller coaster has continued delivering twists and turns over the summer. On 26 August, we held a webinar reviewing the latest news regarding the CSRD, the CSDDD, and the EU Taxonomy. This […]