In the first mandate of its kind, the Japanese capital’s local assembly now requires all new houses built in Tokyo by large-scale homebuilders after 2025 must install solar panels.

Sustaira Founder and CEO, Vincent de la Mar, recently spoke at the Mendix Manufacturing Forum about how a building block approach to Sustainability and ESG can solve the most common challenges we are seeing within manufacturing. Today we want to recap what Vince went over at the forum for those who missed it.

Recently, the European Union added shipping to its carbon market. What this means, is now shipping vessels will be required to pay for their emissions, putting a financial incentive on being more environmentally conscious and forcing the entire sector to begin reducing emissions.

This deal which was agreed to by lawmakers and negotiators from the 27-country block would all to the carbon market all carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen emissions from maritime voyages within the EU.

This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the first federal building standards designed to reduce energy use while electrifying equipment and appliances in 30% of the building space owned by the Federal government by 2030. This announcement was partnered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announcing a proposal to electrify new Federal buildings and Federal buildings undergoing major renovations. Last and certainly not least, to further drive home the cause, the State of California announced that it will be joining President Biden’s National Building Performance Standard Coalition that has committed to reducing the emissions of existing buildings. These three changes represent massive progress for the U.S. and will certainly have a ripple effect across the US.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced the launch of a new disclosure standard for the agriculture, aquaculture and fishing sectors this week. These sectors have become the main area of focus based on their immense impacts across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This includes impacts on climate change and biodiversity, food security, farming and fishing practices, and community engagement. According to GRI, the standard will increase the completeness and comparability of sustainability information for all organizations around the world involved in crop cultivation, animal production, aquaculture or fishing.

The European Commission proposed new rules on Wednesday that will require the EU market to have all packaging be fully recyclable by 2030. These new rules are a way to reduce packaging waste through increased recycled content in plastic drink bottles and these rules set targets for reuse of single-use materials used for things such as online deliveries.

Last month it was announced that the EU was set to become a front-runner in global sustainability reporting standards by formally adopting the Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive (CSRD). On Monday, the EU Council announced that CSRD was officially adopted and approved. This new directive will expand on the already existing Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). The hope is that CSRD will introduce more detailed reporting requirements on companies’ impact on the environment, human rights and social standards.

Today in Sustainability and ESG we are navigating an ever changing and uncertain landscape. For organizations trying to meet new regulations or policies both internally and externally, or simply trying to protect the planet and be more diverse, the common question remains: How do I manage all of our current needs without having to change all my systems or processes every time a policy changes, or each time our goals change?

The EU has become a front-runner in global sustainability reporting standards by formally adopting the Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive (CSRD). With CSRD officially adopted, this new directive will expand on the already existing Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). The goal is that CSRD will introduce more detailed reporting requirements on companies’ impact on the environment, human rights and social standards.

France’s Senate approved new legislation that will now require all parking lots with spaces for 80 vehicles or more to be covered by solar panels. This legislation expands to both and new and old parking lots.

Big news in the world of ESG and Sustainability! The Biden administration announced a new proposal that will require federal contractors to disclose environmental data through CDP and set science-based decarbonization targets.

The week, CDP and the IFRS Foundation announced that CDP will incorporate the International Sustainability Standard Board’s (ISSB) climate-related disclosure standard into its environmental disclosure program. With 18,700 companies, worth half of global market capitalization, disclosing environmental information through CDP in 2022, this integration means there will be a rapid acceleration of early adoption of ISSB climate data disclosure across the global economy.

The week, The European Council agreed on a proposal that revised the Energy Performance of Building Directives. These revisions will ultimately make it so that all new buildings should be zero-emissions buildings by 2030, and all existing buildings will be transformed into zero emissions buildings by 2050.

Sustainability software provider, Sustaira, announces their expansion into Canada with new local employees, first enterprise customers and a focus on the Canadian ESG market.

Here at Sustaira we get to know all of our employees very well and we want you to know them too! For every new team member, we ask them the following questions to learn about who they are and why sustainability matters to them. Today, we introduce Richard Bakker. Read Richard’s interview below and enjoy!

Here at Sustaira we get to know all of our employees and partners very well and we want you to know them too! For every new addition, we ask them the following questions to learn about who they are and why sustainability matters to them. Today, we introduce Caitlin Sloan who is the official voice of Sustaira. You may have heard her in our commercial that you can watch here. Read Caitlin’s interview below and enjoy!

A year ago, Sustaira was formally launched to the rest of the world and wow what a year it has been! Let’s a take a moment to review the first year of an incredibly journey.

The week, the European Union passed a ruling that is requiring all phones and small devices such as cameras and tablets, to have a USB-C charging cable. This law has been in the works for about 10 years, starting initially Brussels after consumers complained about having to switch between chargers and the cost affiliated with having a different type of charger for each device. This law was passed in hopes to not only make life easier and most cost effective for consumers, but also to be more sustainable at the end of the day.

Last week news broke that JetBlue along with Britian’s Virgin Atlantic signed an agreement with a sustainable fuel start up, Air Company, to purchase fuel made from captured carbon emissions.