Sustainability Insights

This report explores global climate finance and the mix of sources and conditions needed to help reach the US$1.3T annual target by 2035, supporting the transition of developing countries.

Discover how sustainability reporting can shift from a compliance cost to a strategic asset.

At COP30 the conversation shifted from debating the climate transition to delivering it, with the private sector increasingly central to implementation. That shift was driven by a growing urgency and the formal recognition that the world faces a real risk of temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C warming threshold, a reality that heightens the need for rapid, credible action.

This report explores how strategically deploying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions across energy systems can help deliver significant economic and environmental benefits.

For the fourth year, Deloitte Global surveyed more than 2,100 executives across 27 countries and results indicated, that sustainability remains a priority for global business leaders with increased investment and technology helping drive progress.

How many people believe have experienced climate change impacts?

Coordinated and decisive action across stakeholders is important to help build infrastructure systems, that are prepared for the challenges of a changing world. By forging an ecosystem that can be more resilient to disruption and reinforced with AI across the phases of resilience, a safer, smarter and more resilient future awaits.

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.

Reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 requires a fundamental transformation of society, to an efficient, highly renewable and electrified energy system.

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.

How finance can fuel innovation and power an energy transition while saving the world US$50 trillion on its sustainability journey.

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.

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

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

As the global economy progresses toward a low-carbon future, Deloitte is taking action to lead, enable and scale this transition.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Deloitte Global’s economic analysis shows how clean hydrogen can play a paramount role to achieve sustainability targets by 2050. It can give us a second chance to transition the planet, helping to overcome existing limitations and challenges posed by non-renewables and technologies that could add to greenhouse gas emissions.

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.

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

The global economy loses an initially estimated €25.4 trillion in value annually to linear economy practices due to wasteful patterns of production and consumption.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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?

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

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?

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.

The decade leading up to 2030 is an important period to help accelerate action on climate change. Decisions made could influence the environmental and social outcomes for generations. Board members have stewardship responsibilities that may include measures to help address sustainability-related risks and opportunities within their organization 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.

Aligning climate action with geopolitical imperatives

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.