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 Diogo Rodrigues Puidival Marques. Read Diogo’s interview and enjoy!

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 Rosa Hegi. Read Rosa’s interview and enjoy!

Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, recently announced a cap-and-invest program to fund a sustainable and affordable future for all New Yorkers are part of the 2023 State of the State. This new cap-and-invest program will charge large greenhouse gas emitters and fuel distributers in New York more than $1 Billion per year. The proceeds from this will hen be reinvested in emissions reduction initiatives as well as supporting vulnerable communities facing rising energy prices.

JANUARY 12TH 2023 BOSTON, MA USA - Today, Sustainability and ESG software provider, Sustaira announces their 2022 year end review, aiming to continue rapid growth in 2023. With 2022 being the first official full calendar year, the innovative software company accomplished significant milestones including…. Read more!

As we move into 2023, we do so with a war in Europe, high inflation, energy markets in turmoil, political uncertainty, an ever growing list of climate-induced disasters, and a rapidly growing pressure on ESG and Sustainability. Based on the report, MSCI’s ESG and Climate Trends to Watch for 2023 we will summarize what experts in the field are watching out for in 2023 and what Sustaira hopes to provide around these topics.

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 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!