2025 was a geopolitically turbulent and a tough year for sustainability. While celebrating the 80th birthday of the UN and the 10 year anniversary of the Paris Agreement and SDGs, the global community was simultaneously dealing with funding cuts, policy rollbacks, and backlash to all things sustainability. There were some bright spots but it was a tough one.

2024 was marked by rising geopolitical tensions and a number of conflicts that have, rightly, taken much of the global community’s attention.  In addition, in 2024 a record number of people went to the polls. And while there were some bright spots, it was not an overly positive year for sustainability.

Coming off the monumental adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework in December 2022, the beginning of 2023 experienced a bit of a slow start but overall the year did end up delivering some important outcomes for sustainability.

It was a year of ups and downs for sustainability! Here are the big moments and highlights from 2022.

It was a big year for sustainability! Here are the big moments and highlights from 2021 related to climate, energy, health, nature and more.

In this video, I provide a basic overview of sustainable finance and some of the major investment strategies employed for social and environmental considerations and impact.

In my first-ever video, I start at the very beginning with the definition of sustainable development and the history of the term. It’s a bit basic but also a great place to start!