Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Rui Wang, Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, discusses their article: Asymmetric adaptation across a core–periphery climatic gradient drives rapid phenological evolution and range expansion in an invasive plant When we think about plant invasions, we often picture species spreading quickly, competing with native plants, and causing problems for ecosystems […]

Europe recorded widespread warm conditions with above-average temperatures across at least 95% of the continent, according to the 2025 European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report. The report, published today by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), shows Europe is the fastest-warming continent on […]

On 20 November 2025, the Commission received a notification in the sense of Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC (‘ETS Directive’) from Germany, concerning its intention to voluntarily cancel allowances associated with the closure of electricity generation capacities in 14 ETS installations in its territory in 2024 due to additional national measures. Following a request by […]

Henrique Augusto Mews, Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis in Brazil, discusses his article: Unravelling the drivers of island species richness in tropical savannas Many landscapes contain “island-like” habitats: patches of suitable conditions surrounded by an inhospitable matrix. How species diversity is regulated in these systems remains surprisingly poorly understood. In tropical savannas, such as the Cerrado […]

Image shows an analysis of total ozone column over the Antarctic (Antarctica-centric Map). The blue colours indicate lowest ozone columns, while yellow and red indicate higher ozone columns. Ozone columns are commonly measured in Dobson Units. One Dobson Unit is the number of molecules of ozone that would be required to create a layer of […]

We are pleased to share that our partners at Brand Finance have recently published research that incorporates CSRHub ESG data. The Brand Finance Sustainability Perceptions Index 2026 uses CSRHub ESG ratings and data to support analysis of corporate sustainability performance and ESG trends across industries and regions. This collaboration demonstrates how ESG data can be […]

Jiayun Zou, Technical University of Munich, discusses his article: Biodiversity associations between aboveground and belowground communities in mountain forests across different climatic regions How tightly are the biological communities above and below the forest floor connected? In mountain forests, those associations remain poorly understood. While plants and soil microbes interact intimately, such as through symbioses […]

Álvaro Gaytán and Lorena Gómez-Aparicio, Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Seville (IRNAS-CSIC), discuss their article: Evidence for linkages between the root elementome and oak decline in Mediterranean systems invaded by soil-borne pathogens Mediterranean woodland in southern Iberia, where holm oaks and dense shrublands shape one of Europe’s most biodiverse landscapes (photo by Lorena Gómez-Aparicio). […]

Valentin Graf, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt, discusses his article: Relative importance of range position, seed size, and genetic diversity for tree recruitment at alpine range edges Climate change is rapidly altering ecosystems, pushing many species to adapt or move to cooler environments. In mountains, this often means shifting to higher elevations, […]

Written by Alec Christie, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London. For more than two decades, conservationists have been encouraged to use the best available evidence to inform their decisions – a concept called ‘Evidence-based Conservation’. The idea is simple: rather than relying only on personal experience, tradition, or intuition, practitioners should draw on evidence […]