Sustainability Insights

Learn how feeding the world more sustainably could contribute to reducing the undernourished population by 300 million

climate change, sustainably transforming global food production

This study serves as a roadmap for stakeholders to harness AI’s transformative potential and protect the environment.

Deloitte’s outlook explores the uptake of synthetic fuels as key enablers of decarbonizing aviation and maritime shipping, leveraging a data-driven and model-based quantitative analysis, using Deloitte’s global clean hydrogen and synthetic fuels supply and trade model HyPE (Hydrogen Pathway Explorer).

The third edition of Deloitte's 2024 CxO Sustainability Report surveyed over 2,100 executives across 27 countries on their views and strategies related to sustainability and climate change, finding more organizations are increasing their sustainability investments, as climate change continues to be one of the top three priorities for global C-suite level business leaders (CxOs).

Deloitte’s 2024 CxO Sustainability Report: Signs of a shift in business climate action shows that climate change remains a top three issue for global C-suite level business leaders (CxOs), surpassing political uncertainty, competition for talent, and the changing regulatory environment, among others. 

New Deloitte research shows that climate change remains top-of-mind for people worldwide, motivating action in all aspects of their lives as citizens, employees, and consumers

Developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum First Movers Coalition (FMC), this report offers a supplier-focused analysis of the value chain, decarbonization pathways, and the challenges and opportunities associated with scaling up low-carbon technologies.

Insights from Earth data could add trillions (US$) to global GDP while boosting sustainability outcomes. Public-private strategies can help to harness the technology’s dual-value potential.

How finance can fuel innovation and power a green energy transition while saving the world US$50 trillion on its journey to net zero.

Existing, emerging and yet to be developed technologies will unlock the transition to a low carbon economy. Navigate the rapidly changing climate technology landscape. Connect innovation to industry.

Corporate leaders have a strategic opportunity to strengthen their relationship with investors as the capital markets arrive at an inflection point driven by the transition toward a more sustainable world.

Some chairs are encountering headwinds, while others are driving the climate agenda vigorously. How can chairs and boards help build momentum to meet the sustainability challenge head-on?

How protecting nature and introducing nature-positive strategies can lead to innovation, job creation, and improved resilience to future shocks.

Global leaders have met at three different gatherings (Davos23, COP15, COP27) where sustainability and climate were a focal topic for discussion, deliberation and decisions. 

As companies prepare for the complexity of sustainability regulations, anchoring on digital actions could result in not just compliance, but can also create new pathways to profit.

See how AI and satellite imagery can drive decisive action for climate mitigation and sustainable growth.

Deloitte and Circle Economy Foundation released the Circularity Gap Report 2024, finding the vast majority of extracted materials entering the economy are virgin, with the share of secondary materials declining steadily since the Circularity Gap Report began in 2018. The report identifies three main areas where reforms can help accelerate progress toward the circular economy: policy, finance, and employment.

For both businesses and investment firms, the last few years have seen an increasing focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in corporate valuation.

Programs by MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, and most recently, Arizona State University combined with Deloitte’s own Learning and Development training to form a comprehensive suite of climate change and sustainability offerings for U.S. Deloitte professionals

Released today, Deloitte’s Financing the Green Energy Transition report found that new cost-reducing finance instruments can help de-risk green projects in developing economies while making investing in these projects more attractive, helping to fuel a global just energy transition.

Transforming to meet the demands of decarbonization takes more than ESG metrics: It takes governance. And it takes guts.

Hard-to-abate industries are the biggest carbon emission contributors which makes them a priority on the path to decarbonization.

Analysis of the latest data from Deloitte’s Sustainable Actions Index shows that people care about sustainability, but acting on those values may only be an option for those who can afford it.

Although more than two-thirds of people view climate change as an emergency, many are not incorporating sustainability into their personal, professional, and political actions, according to Deloitte’s “Sustainable actions in uncertain times” Index, released today.

Deloitte’s new economic analysis shows how clean hydrogen can play a paramount role to achieve net-zero targets by 2050. It can give us a second chance to decarbonize the planet, overcoming existing limitations and challenges posed by fossil fuels and technologies that add to Greenhouse Gas emissions.

As support for clean hydrogen as a reliable, sustainable energy source strengthens, the market is expected to top the value of the liquid natural gas trade by 2030 and grow further to US$1.4 trillion per year by 2050.

The implications of the science around climate change are alarmingly clear. The link between greenhouse gases and climate change is now well established, and scientists are gaining a greater understanding of what the Earth might look like if it were to warm by 1.5°C, 2°C, or more

Technology and sustainability specialists from both organizations to explore opportunities to step up efforts to research and develop the concept for a circular Formula 1 racing car.

Climate change is transforming the global business landscape, but many corporate leaders continue to underestimate the speed and scale with which the shift to a low-emissions economy is likely to unfold—and they are failing to recognize the substantial business opportunity associated with the transition. 

Circularity poses opportunity to relieve planetary pressures progress to climate goals, and create thriving societies.

Discover how enterprises can help drive sustainable value by shifting from a shareholder value view to a multi-stakeholder view that considers social value.

A decarbonization Software as a Service cloud tool helps organizations unlock a clear, actionable decarbonization roadmap that can be integrated into their broader business strategy and existing technologies.

Our planet is in crisis. While urgent action is
needed to accelerate pathways to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, there
is no viable option to keep the 1.5-degree climate target alive without also
protecting, restoring and managing nature.ⁱ

Wildfires are a growing environmental problem. Deloitte takes on the challenge, applying advanced AI modeling and digital twin simulation techniques.

Today Deloitte announced the launch of GreenSpace Tech by Deloitte , a new, industry-leading offering that helps accelerate decarbonization and value creation by convening climate technology ecosystems to enable businesses to access and select the right technology, help reduce risk in investments and support application at pace.

With so much to lose, and even more to gain. How do we make the workforce transition, work for all?

It’s easy to fixate on the mechanics of sustainability reporting – getting lost in the weeds of detailed metrics. This focus is both understandable and valid. But sustainability reporting is not, and never should be, viewed as an end in itself. Rather, it is a means to overcome the disconnect between ambition and action.

Deloitte is launching a globally coordinated learning program to increase the sustainability and climate knowledge and skills of its approximately 415,000 people across businesses, industries, and levels of work.

Nature is a fundamental - and fundamentally underappreciated - part of the economy and human wellbeing. But what if we valued it differently?

Aligning climate action with geopolitical imperatives

Leaders from large US firms say implementations in talent have been limited so far. How can firms overcome barriers to realize the benefits an AI-enabled talent experience could bring?

Time is no longer running out to act on climate change; it’s up, and the global economy is at a crossroads. But, if the world acts now to rapidly achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century, the transformation of the economy would set the world up for stronger economic growth by 2070.

Deloitte’s new Global Turning Point Report finds that unchecked climate change could cost the global economy US$178 trillion over the next 50 years, unless global leaders unite in a systemic net-zero.

We are in a decisive decade to accelerate action against climate change. Choices made over the next decade will impact the world for centuries to come, and business leaders must be advocates for taking action to address climate change within their organisation and beyond.

Deloitte’s new Sustainable Actions Index shows how small shifts in attitudes can add up to big changes in where people work, what they buy, and what they expect from their leaders.

How can executives drive industries and organizations to reverse course on climate change and lead a more sustainable economy? Adopting systems thinking can help with a successful transition to a low-carbon future.

This report explores why some firms have CSOs and others do not, the typical mandate of the role, the skills needed to deliver that mandate, and various governance models.

Answering key questions about a warming world—and what we can do about it.

Mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change are monumental tasks. The climate crisis is a risk to society at large, to our organization, and to our clients across the private and public sectors. Progress is possible, and we must take urgent action, acting collectively and individually to make changes to help reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Deloitte is helping to lead the way toward a low-carbon future by guiding our clients on their sustainability journeys, advancing meaningful actions and change within our own operations and supply chain, and collaborating with nonprofits and civil society.