Knowledge Hub

Here you’ll find articles, opinion pieces, and guides that make it easier to understand sustainability, climate emissions, and the solutions we need to slow down climate change. Facts, explanations, and tools – for anyone ready to take action for a sustainable future.

Leading Through Sustainability: How Proactive Efforts Power Profitable Business

The research is clear, the global understanding of climate change is established, legislation is on its way, and companies that have already adapted are seeing better results. Companies that view sustainability and transition efforts as essential will emerge as winners in the global competition. Yet, most companies are asking the wrong questions.

Chronicle

Sustainability

Climate reporting

CSRD

IT-Equipment Checklist for Companies

Ensuring the maximum performance, durability, and sustainability of IT equipment is essential for cost savings, operational efficiency, and reducing environmental impact. Sustainable IT practices help track energy usage, boost efficiency, and lower emissions.

Sustainable Business

Scopes according to the GHG-protocol

The Greenhouse Gas protocol provides the most widely recognised accounting standards for greenhouse gas emissions. It provides a framework for businesses, governments, and other entities to measure and report their greenhouse gas emissions in ways that support their missions and goals.

Sustainability Reporting

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How GoClimate selects climate projects

For us at GoClimate, it is important to maximize the climate benefits of the money contributed to climate projects by our members and corporate customers. We prioritize quality and efficiency when selecting which climate projects to support.

Climate Action

The Carbon Footprint of Servers

What is the carbon footprint of your company’s servers? And how easy is it to find out? By sorting out a few questions regarding your company’s servers, you can get a rough estimate of your servers climate impact.

Climate Action

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Why vote?

One of the most important actions that we can take for climate action is to vote - Why is that?

Climate Politics

Food-related emissions – globally and in Scandinavia

The environmental impact of our food is one of the biggest drivers of climate change. Globally, food production accounts for between 25–35% of all global greenhouse gas emissions (FAO, 2022).

Climate Action

Aviation’s Climate Impact

Globally, aviation accounts for around 2% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions – double that if we consider that emissions occur at high altitudes. However, air travel is unevenly distributed – 80% of the world’s population has never flown.

Climate Change

The climate impact of transport

The transport sector - which is 95% powered by fossil fuels - accounts for a quarter of global emissions.

Climate Change

Inside a GoClimate funded climate project: Energy efficient cookstoves changes lives in rural Zambia

Nearly one third of the global population still cook their meals over open fires or on basic stoves, making them breathe in a lot of harmful smoke every day. Collecting firewood for these types of cooking methods is often very time-consuming and contributes to deforestation.

Climate Action

How do climate projects work?

The main purpose of a climate project is to ensure that greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere are reduced. There are various ways to achieve this, with a market that is continuously evolving with new projects and increasingly better methods for measuring emission reductions.

Climate Action

Climate justice

“Climate change is happening now and to all of us. No country or community is immune,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “And, as is always the case, the poor and vulnerable are the first to suffer and the worst hit.”

Climate Change

Climate reporting and CSRD

For companies aiming to be sustainable and wanting to future-proof their business, climate reporting is an important step. In some cases, it will also become a legal requirement from 2024, according to the new EU directive CSRD.

Sustainability Reporting

Climate Finance – Taking Responsibility Beyond the Value Chain

Climate finance, also known today as Beyond Value Chain Mitigation (BVCM), is about assuming responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions beyond a company’s direct operations.

Climate Action

“The key is to view sustainability as an investment rather than a cost.”

Combining entrepreneurship with sustainability and ethics brings both opportunities and challenges. We met with Therese Lindgren to talk about sustainability, focusing particularly on animal rights and climate issues.

Sustainable Business

Is AI a climate problem?

Henrik Kniberg, co-founder and chief scientist at Ymnig AI, shares his thoughts on AI and its climate impact with us at GoClimate.

Climate Change

Omnibus 2025: What Does the Proposal Mean for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises?

The Omnibus package aims to simplify corporate sustainability rules, reduce the reporting burden, and ensure better enforcement of existing directives across EU member states.

Sustainability Reporting

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Corporate Climate Policy

Establishing a climate policy doesn’t have to be difficult or time-consuming. It can be centered around a few simple guidelines to help employees in their everyday decisions, which ultimately leads to reduced emissions. We have listed some points to consider when developing your climate policy.

Climate Action

Sustainable Fashion: The Problems in the Textile Industry – and the Path Toward Change

Clothing is such a natural part of our lives that it’s easy to forget how much work, resources, and impact are behind every garment. The textile industry is a global giant with a massive environmental and social footprint.

Lifestyle

Miljöbalken – Sweden's Most Important Environmental Law

Miljöbalken is the foundation of Sweden’s environmental legislation. It governs how we may use land, water, and other natural resources – with the aim of protecting the environment, human health, and future generations. The law applies to everyone: individuals, businesses, and authorities.

Climate Politics

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What do the terms climate neutrality, net zero, and climate positivity really mean?

The terms climate neutrality, net zero, and climate positivity are often used in global climate discussions and corporate sustainability goals. They focus on reducing and financing emissions of greenhouse gases, but the definitions vary.

Climate Change

What is ISO 14001 and why is it beneficial for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?

ISO 14001 is an international standard for environmental management. It helps companies systematically and effectively manage their environmental impact. For SMEs, it provides a practical and structured way to improve environmental performance, reduce costs, and meet demands for sustainability.

Sustainability Reporting

Fossil Fuels – The Biggest Driver of Climate Change

The burning of fossil fuels is our largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. They are a major contributor to the climate change we are witnessing today. Examples of fossil fuels include coal, oil, gasoline, diesel, and fossil gas (also called natural gas).

Climate Change

The Climate Impact of Electronics

Every year, we generate around 60 million tonnes of electronic waste globally—that’s the equivalent of throwing away 800 laptops every second. In 2022, the total reached 62 million tonnes.

Sustainable Business

Energy and Climate

Energy is used across all sectors of society – in homes, industries, and transportation. Every energy source impacts the climate and the environment, but to varying degrees and in different ways.

Climate Change

What is the Paris Agreement?

The Paris Agreement is a global climate agreement. It was primarily established to limit global temperature increases by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to support those affected by the impacts of climate change.

Climate Politics

The GHG Protocol – The World’s Most Widely Used Standard for Greenhouse Gas Accounting

As the effects of climate change become increasingly evident, the pressure on companies and organizations to measure, report, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continues to grow. Common frameworks and standards are essential to ensure that emissions data is comparable, credible, and useful.

Sustainability Reporting

Global Warming: Causes, Mechanisms, and Consequences

Global warming refers to the long-term increase in Earth's average temperature, primarily caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases. According to the Paris Agreement, we aim to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, but current global trajectories suggest we are heading toward double that increase.

Climate Change

What Drives Climate Change - and How We Can Stop It

Climate change is an urgent global challenge that threatens the future of our society and requires immediate action. Today, approximately 21.5 million people are displaced due to these changes, and by 2050, up to a maximum of 1 billion people could become climate refugees.

Climate Change

A Guide to Sustainable Textile Materials

This guide is for anyone who wants to better understand what our clothes are made of – the different materials used and how they impact the environment – so you can make more conscious choices and invest in sustainable clothing, whether you’re buying new or second-hand.

Lifestyle

What is COP?

COP, or the "Conference of the Parties," is a meeting where countries gather to discuss and decide on topics such as climate, biodiversity, and desertification. COP related to the UN Climate office is considered to be the most recognized meeting.

Climate Politics

What is Biodiversity?

Biodiversity is the rich variety of life on Earth in all its forms. The biodiversity we see today is the result of 4.5 billion years of evolution, where species and ecosystems have developed in interaction with one another.

Climate Change

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What is Greenwashing?

When companies, organizations, or authorities present themselves as more sustainable than they actually are, this is called greenwashing. It can mislead consumers, investors, and other stakeholders while undermining trust in genuine sustainability efforts.

Sustainability Reporting

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What is Circular Economy?

The circular economy is a model designed to minimize resource consumption and waste by keeping materials and products in use for as long as possible.

Climate Change

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What are Climate Calculations and Climate Reporting?

Climate calculations and climate reporting involve systematically measuring, analyzing, and communicating a company’s emissions.

Sustainability Reporting

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What is Additionality?

Additionality is the most important criterion for a climate project. It answers the question of whether the project would have happened even without funding from climate finance.

Climate Action

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Renewable Energy: a Growing Solution for a Sustainable Future

In a world grappling with climate change and the global consequences of fossil fuels, the shift to renewable and fossil-free energy is a priority for everyone; countries, businesses, and individuals.

Climate Change

Agenda 2030 and the Global Goals – a Plan for a Sustainable Future

In 2015, world leaders adopted Agenda 2030 – a global action plan to create a more sustainable and fair world. At its core are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to fight poverty, reduce inequalities, protect the environment, and ensure a good quality of life for all.

Climate Politics

Why should small and medium-sized companies work with sustainability?

Working with sustainability is today a given for many small and medium-sized companies. Besides responsible business practices requiring solid sustainability efforts, there are several other major benefits.

Sustainability

GHG-emissions

Climate reporting

Climate financing