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This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines how European companies manage the trade-offs between sustainability, competitiveness, and geopolitical risk within critical raw material (CRM) supply chains, highlighting the gap between policy goals and practical implementation.

This research article examines the transformation of the Baltic Sea into a 'built seascape' characterized by an increase in human infrastructure, including offshore wind farms and subsea cables, and discusses the resulting tensions between innovation, security, and environmental protection.

This research paper examines the Jamaican specialty coffee industry through an environmental justice lens, analyzing how neoliberal restructuring, colonial legacies, and asymmetrical power structures affect smallholders' ability to adapt to climate change.

This report by Transforma analyzes 'greenhushing'—the practice of minimizing or silencing climate achievements to avoid scrutiny—within the Colombian financial sector. Based on interviews with five issuers and two investors, the document identifies key drivers of this behavior, including fear of scrutiny over imperfect data, the desire to protect competitive advantages, and high market expectations for quantitative metrics. It concludes that while greenhushing is less prevalent in Colombia than globally due to a lack of climate litigation and progressive regulation, technical gaps and a preference for perfection over transparency still hinder climate disclosure.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines how climate change, poverty, and marginalization drive labour migration and affect children in Southeast Asia, specifically focusing on those who migrate or are left behind.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluates two tactical urbanism interventions in Tallinn, Estonia, conducted as part of the 'Rohejälg' project in 2023. The study analyzes the impact of a temporary park at Raekoja plats (Town Hall Square) and spatial interventions in the area between Linnahall and the cruise terminal on user behavior, spatial perception, and local businesses.

This research paper examines the distributional impacts of electrification, digitalization, and automation on workers within the Swedish transport sector, specifically focusing on the subjective and objective quality of working life for taxi and truck drivers.

This research paper examines the perspectives of demand-side actors in globalized supply chains for forest-risk commodities, identifying barriers to sustainability progress and the role of civil society pressure and certification.

This report serves as a preliminary synthesis of policy insights from Work Package 3 (WP3) of the CASCADES project, focusing on how trade-linked cross-border climate impacts may disrupt the European economy. It combines quantitative model results with qualitative stakeholder analysis and literature reviews, specifically examining food systems, soy supply chains, and energy transition minerals.

A research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examining rural-to-peri-urban migration in north and central Namibia as a response to climate hazards, detailing the associated benefits for migrants and the socio-economic costs for communities of origin.

This 2023 report by WWF South Africa, based on research by the Behaviour Change Agency (BCA), explores the perceptions, root causes, and management practices regarding food loss and waste among 15 fruit and vegetable farmers in South Africa. The study highlights a critical lack of baseline data at the primary production level and identifies financial viability as the primary motivator for reducing waste.

This research paper analyzes the distributional outcomes of a UN Adaptation Fund project in the Aloatra-Mangoro region of Madagascar, examining how informal patronage and political connectivity influenced the allocation of climate adaptation benefits.

This research paper presents preliminary findings from a social impact assessment in Umeå, Sweden, examining how stakeholders perceive the transition to a circular economy (CE). The authors argue that current circular city strategies are overly technocentric and neglect social dimensions, recommending a broader approach that considers job quality, accessibility, and personal and property rights to ensure a socially inclusive transition.

The National Cooling Action Plan (NCAP) provides analyses on space cooling mitigation in buildings to support Grenada's commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

This report analyzes the generation and causes of food waste and food loss across the entire Estonian food supply chain in 2020. It estimates that approximately 167,000 tons of food waste are generated annually in Estonia, with households being the largest contributors. The study provides a detailed breakdown of waste by sector—households, catering, trade, industry, and primary production—and offers strategic recommendations for reduction and better national accounting.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines how Canadian civil society groups—including labour, environmental, Indigenous, and social organizations—can align their efforts to achieve a just transition to a low-carbon economy. Based on surveys and interviews with 48 organizations, the study identifies core tenets of a just transition, analyzes political and technical barriers, and proposes specific actions for both the Canadian government and civil society to ensure the transition is equitable and inclusive.

This report synthesises 50 'Voices from the Frontline' stories from June 2020 to October 2021, documenting how local communities in Asia and the Pacific, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean coped with the compounding effects of Covid-19, climate change, and socioeconomic vulnerability. It examines these experiences through the lens of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), highlighting grassroots resilience and the need for external actors to support locally-led solutions.

This report by the NewClimate Institute analyzes the participation of Nordic stakeholders in the Global Climate Action Agenda (GCAA), identifying approximately 300 international cooperative initiatives (ICIs) and highlighting seven specific initiatives where Nordic leadership could accelerate climate action both globally and domestically.

This research paper examines the determinants of household cooking cultures in urban Lusaka, Zambia, identifying a mismatch between how households and sector experts perceive the drivers of energy transitions.

This research paper examines the constraints faced by climate service producers in Sweden that hinder the delivery of actionable information for climate adaptation, moving beyond the assumption that failures are due to producer incompetence.