The global carbon market is becoming a battleground for oversight as new institutions, watchdogs, and standards compete to regulate credits, biodiversity finance, and climate data integrity. From ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles to UNFCCC’s Article 6 mechanisms, fragmented governance risks credibility…
Strategy&Ops Consultancy is pleased to share the publication of a new peer-reviewed research article in the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, led by Aarti Sewak, PhD researcher and one of our Sustainability and Behavioural Change Expert, and co-authored by…
Did you know that mounting audits, high-profile scandals, and stricter MRV (measurement, reporting, verification) standards are exposing flaws in voluntary carbon markets, potentially triggering a massive recalibration by 2026? Regulators and verifiers are cracking down on overstated offset claims, from…
Did you know that APAC nations are leveraging green industrial policies, through massive subsidies for EVs, solar manufacturing, and hydrogen production, to achieve economic sovereignty amid escalating global green trade tensions? Countries like China, India, Japan, and Indonesia are deploying…
Did you know that Africa’s deepening water insecurity, exacerbated by climate change, population growth, and transboundary disputes, is emerging as the continent’s most critical sustainability challenge, threatening food security, economic stability, and regional peace? From shrinking Lake Chad to contested…
The transition from net-zero pledges to climate-positive ambitions is redefining sustainability for companies and countries worldwide, pushing beyond emission offsets to deliver measurable net environmental gains. This “post-net-zero era” elevates targets like nature-positive (biodiversity restoration exceeding losses), water-positive (replenishing more…
