Articles


  1. Supplier Sustainability Scores: The New Procurement Filter

    A record number of companies are now using a major environmental disclosure platform to request sustainability data from their suppliers, with purchasing organisations representing over $6.6 trillion in combined purchasing power sending formal data requests to ...read more

  2. Beyond the Pledge: Building a Credible Net Zero Pathway

    The Climate Pledge has crossed 700 signatories, companies committing to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement's 2050 target. The milestone reflects genuine momentum. It also reflects a pattern that is ...read more

  3. How MFN is Reordering the Global Launch Queue

    The US’s most-favored-nation (MFN) pricing has split the world into two kinds of markets: those whose prices feed US benchmarks and those whose prices do not. As manufacturers delay launches in the first, the s ...read more

  1. Climate Change – A Threat to Human Health

    Climate change is causing various adverse effects on human health, including the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, degradation of air quality, and spread of insect-borne diseases. Adaptation measures such as improving infrastructure ...read more

  2. CRISPR Therapeutics – Transforming Healthcare

    CRISPR technology has been gaining prominence as a realistic treatment option for genetic diseases. Major recent licensing activity is seen from pharmaceutical companies that are also investing in startups in this domain. While technology could ...read more

  3. Climate Tech Startups Saving the Planet

    In the past few years, changing weather patterns and an increase in natural disasters became evident as the climate change impact intensified. With the global temperature increasing and ice mass melting, sea levels have risen, ...read more

  1. Tokenization: From Brick to Blockchain

    The real estate industry is swiftly adopting tokenization, and conventional real estate institutions are working with technology suppliers to investigate the tokenization of loan or equity. Increasing investor access to high-quality real estate assets is ...read more

  2. IFRS 17: A Move Toward Standardized Insurance Reporting

    After years of intensive discussions and overcoming major concerns of the insurance industry, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued its new insurance contracts standard IFRS 17 (formerly known as IFRS 4 Phase II), effective for annual ...read more

  3. USMCA - A Three-Year Retrospective and its impact

    The US–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), implemented in 2020, replaced North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and has significantly benefitted North American trade. It led to a substantial surge in trade, with North American trade volume exc ...read more