In 2022, the vast majority of consumers across the globe saw their purchasing behavior become at least a little more environmentally friendly compared to five years earlier. Specifically, over a third of surveyed shoppers noticed a modest change, while nearly 30 percent said they bought sustainable products significantly more often. Nearly one in 10 respondents even claimed they had turned around their way of life in order to be environmentally sustainable.

Sustainability premiums

As the fight against climate change becomes increasingly important, people around the world have become more willing to pay more for sustainability: in 2022, the average sustainability premium consumers around the world considered acceptable for consumer goods came to roughly 24 percent. In other words, shoppers worldwide were willing to pay up to an average of 24 percent more for sustainably produced consumer goods. Unsurprisingly, those with a higher income were willing to spend more than those with average or lower incomes.

Sustainability initiatives of brands

Many companies and brands are aware of the ongoing trend towards protecting the environment and are taking steps to promote sustainability. Allowing shoppers to easily recycle their products, as well as measuring and tracking their own emissions, are just some examples of initiatives a considerable share of brands had taken in the past couple of years.

The Global Knowledge Graph Market is expected to reach at a CAGR of 22.1% during the forecast period 2024-2031 | DataM Intelligence

This graph shows the results of a survey asking consumers which of the proposed sustainable actions they undertook in the last year, in Italy in 2018. According to data, the largest part of respondents (51 percent) did not take any action with regards to the sustainability of the fashion industry. However, buying clothes made from sustainable materials was the most popular eco-friendly decision, undertaken by 25 percent of consumers. Only four percent of consumers wrote to or emailed a clothing brand to know more about their performance on environmental or social issues.

The global graphic paper market, encompassing various types like Cartesian, dot, isometric, log, and polar graph paper, is a dynamic sector experiencing moderate growth. While precise market size figures for 2025 are not provided, a reasonable estimate, considering typical industry growth rates and the given historical period (2019-2024), could place the 2025 market value at approximately $5 billion. This is based on an assumed average annual growth rate (CAGR) and considering factors influencing the market. The market is segmented by application (online and offline), with online applications showing stronger growth due to increased digitalization and the use of specialized software. However, offline applications, particularly in education and specialized industries, retain a substantial market share due to the tactile learning experience and the need for physical drawings and designs. Key drivers include the burgeoning education sector, the continued demand for technical drawings in engineering and architecture, and the growing use of graph paper in creative pursuits. However, restraints include the rise of digital alternatives, environmental concerns related to paper production, and fluctuating raw material prices. Regional analysis suggests North America and Europe currently hold significant market shares, driven by established industries and strong educational systems. However, the Asia-Pacific region is anticipated to exhibit robust growth in the coming years, fueled by expanding economies and a burgeoning middle class. The forecast period of 2025-2033 anticipates a continued, albeit moderate, expansion of the graphic paper market. This growth will be influenced by the ongoing adoption of innovative paper types catering to specialized needs and the development of sustainable manufacturing processes addressing environmental concerns. Competitive landscape analysis highlights key players such as International Paper, Georgia-Pacific, and Stora Enso, indicating a degree of market consolidation. These companies are likely focusing on product diversification, strategic partnerships, and sustainable practices to maintain their market positions. The market is also likely to see increased innovation in paper types, incorporating features like improved durability, water resistance, and specialized coatings to cater to a broader range of applications. Overall, the graphic paper market is predicted to demonstrate steady, albeit not explosive, growth over the forecast period, driven by a balanced combination of traditional and evolving market demands.

This graph shows the sustainability of the pharmaceutical and chemical industry in 2009. In 2009, the benchmark sustainability reporting in these industries came to 50 percent of the maximum possible score.

Comparison graph between experimental data and predicted data (DAE)

Data associated with the article titled 'Interdisciplinary integrative capabilities as a catalyst of responsible technology-enabled innovation: A higher education case study of Design MSc dissertation projects', by Federico Colecchia, Fabrizio Ceschin, and David Harrison, published in the International Journal of Technology and Design Education

The NDC Explorer is an online tool to analyse and compare both countries' INDCs and NDCs. It is based solely on information in these documents.

  <p>The NDC Explorer has two aims. First, it provides a neutral, sophisticated and user-friendly lens to analyse and compare both qualitative and quantitative (I)NDC content. The NDC Explorer is a crucial first step for the objective of the NDC Partnership. This partnership aims to achieve:  </p>

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   <li>Enhanced visibility and access to existing NDC support programs </li>

   <li>Better designed, more responsive NDC support programs  </li>

   <li>Greater alignment between climate and development agendas  </li>

   <li>Increased political momentum for implementation of the Paris Agreement</li>

   <li>Transformational climate policies.</li>

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  <p>The regional and income-level country groups are based on the World Bank Country Groups. Additional groups are available for the bar graph menu only, because the groups (e.g. the G20 and the OECD, or SIDS and LDCs are not mutually exclusive.</p>

  <p>The NDC Explorer is solely based on information communicated by Parties to the UNFCCC in their INDCs/NDCs. The dataset was jointly established by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and the UNFCCC secretariat. DIE is the sole entity responsible for the content and functionality of the NDC Explorer.</p>

This dataset contains the metadata records about research products (research literature, data, software, other types of research products) with funding information available in the OpenAIRE Graph produced on July 2024.Records are grouped by funder in a dedicated archive file (

This graph shows the results of a survey asking which sources consumers considered reliable when searching for information on the sustainability of a clothing brand, in Italy in 2018. According to data, 46 percent of respondents trusted third party certifications, while 33 percent of consumers believed in information provided by non-governmental organizations. Fashion magazines were the least trustworthy sources, chosen by only 12 percent of interviewees.

Apollo Graph Inc Business Operations, Opportunities, Challenges and Risk (SWOT, PESTLE and Porters Five Forces Analysis); Corporate and ESG Strategies; Competitive Intelligence; Financial KPI’s; Operational KPI’s; Recent Trends: “ Read More

The success or failure of the street network depends on its reliability. In this article, using resilience analysis, the author studies how the shape and appearance of street networks in self-organised and top-down planned cities influences urban transport. Considering London and Beijing as proxies for self-organised and top-down planned cities, the structural properties of London and Beijing networks first are investigated based on their primal and dual representations of planar graphs. The robustness of street networks then is evaluated in primal space and dual space by deactivating road links under random and intentional attack scenarios. The results show that the reliability of London street network differs from that of Beijing, which seems to rely more on its architecture and connectivity. It is found that top-down planned Beijing with its higher average degree in the dual space and assortativity in the primal space is more robust than self-organised London using the measures of maximum and second largest cluster size and network efficiency. The article offers an insight, from a network perspective, into the reliability of street patterns in self-organised and top-down planned city systems. datasetThis zip file includes the raw datasets (Beijing and London street networks) and graphs created in the primal and dual space for Beijing, London, ERPG, and GRID. The raw datasets are ArcGIS shapefile format and the graphs are ‘pajek’ format.

This graph presents the main topics of concern about ecology and sustainable development in France in 2018. It shows that 46 percent of the respondents declared they were mainly concerned about the impact of environmental pollution on health. Event though France has the highest level of nuclear energy consumption in Europe only 13 percent of respondents considered nuclear risks as their main concern about ecology and sustainable development.

According to a survey ran in October 2023, France had the highest share of active and casual lifestyle brand purchasers who were more concerned about the sustainability of products than they were the previous year, with over three-quarters of respondents making this claim. Germany had the lowest share with 64 percent.

Data by city showing energy contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in the County. This data is part of the Regionally Integrated Climate Action Planning Suite (RICAPS) program.

Each city in San Mateo County has the opportunity to develop its own Climate Action Plan (CAP) using tools developed by C/CAG in conjunction with DNV KEMA https://www.dnvgl.com/ and Hara. http://www.verisae.com/default.aspx. This project was funded by grants from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Climate Action Plans developed from these tools will meet BAAQMD's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines for a Qualified Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy.

For more information, please see the RICAPS site: http://www.smcenergywatch.com/progress_report.html

High-quality Geographic Knowledge Graphs (GeoKGs) are highly anticipated for their potential to provide reliable semantic support in geographical knowledge reasoning, training Geographic Large Language Models (Geo-LLMs), enabling geographical recommendation, and facilitating various geospatial knowledge-driven tasks. However, there is a lack of a standardized quality assessment methodology and clearly defined evaluative indicators in the field of GeoKGs research. This research uses the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology to conduct a systematic review of literature and standards in the field of GeoKG in an effort to fill the gap. First, using the lifecycle theory as a guide, we outline and propose five groups including twenty assessment criteria and their accompanying calculation techniques for evaluating GeoKG quality. Then, expanding on this foundation, we present a streamlined evaluation scheme for GeoKGs that relies on just seven key measures, discussing their applicability, utility, and weight scheme in greater detail. After applying the GeoKG quality framework, we stated three key tasks emerge as priorities: the creation of specialized assessment tools, the formation of worldwide standards, and the building of large-scale, high-quality GeoKGs. We believe this thorough and systematic GeoKG quality assessment technique will help construct high-quality GeoKGs and promote GeoKGs as an engine for geo-intelligence applications including Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) systems, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) analyzers, and Virtual Geographic Environments (VGEs) models.

As many consumers have become determined about their beliefs surrounding sustainability, putting their money where their mouth is, many enterprises and brands around the world have reacted accordingly. When asked about any sustainable initiatives in 2021, nearly half of businesses stated they are investing in easy solutions for recycling their products over the next year. Over a third of surveyed companies also planned to distance themselves from partners that were not likely to meet shared sustainability targets.

Based on the data of the Chinese A-share listed firms in China Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchange from 2014 to 2021, this article explores the relationship between common institutional investors and the quality of management earnings forecasts. The study used the multiple linear regression model and empirically found that common institutional investors positively impact the precision of earnings forecasts. This article also uses graph neural networks to predict the precision of earnings forecasts. Our findings have shown that common institutional investors form external supervision over restricting management to release a wide width of earnings forecasts, which helps to improve the risk warning function of earnings forecasts and promote the sustainable development of information disclosure from management in the Chinese capital market. One of the marginal contributions of this paper is that it enriches the literature related to the economic consequences of common institutional shareholding. Then, the neural network method used to predict the quality of management forecasts enhances the research method of institutional investors and the behavior of management earnings forecasts. Thirdly, this paper calls for strengthening information sharing and circulation among institutional investors to reduce information asymmetry between investors and management.

Over the past years, a number of the world's largest banks have made commitments to contributing towards a more sustainable future. Each bank that made such commitments did so in varying degrees. On a broad scale, these commitments are focused in three main areas covering environment, society and governance, and mainly follow the guidelines set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

According to the World Resources Institute (WRI), Standard Chartered first set out their financial commitment in 2016, which was to be achieved by the year 2020. In the graph above, We have laid out the bank's financial commitments with the target end date as well as their latest reporting on what they are doing in reaching those goals. The graph only includes financial goals committed. To see the bank's full commitments to sustainability see their sustainability report. As of 2019, Standard Chartered have reportedly met 93.1 percent of their sustainable aspirations.

It is important to remember that although the bank only made this commitment in the last few years, most banks have in fact been supporting and acting out in many sustainable projects globally for many years.

SDG indicator 16.2.2 - graph for the 166 referrals alleged human trafficking