Insights shaping the future of business

Community Permission: The New Critical Path for U.S. Data Center Delivery

Why trust, transparency, and local impacts now shape whether AI infrastructure projects proceed at all.

The new rules of critical minerals finance - Why only projects that embed sustainability will access capital at scale

This year, the outlook for critical minerals mining and processing projects has dramatically changed.

Financing China’s next wave of emerging market infrastructure

Driven by growing domestic overcapacity, many Chinese companies are expanding their global operations. Renewable power and distribution projects in emerging markets account for a large share of these activities.

Inflection Point - The Iran War and the Energy Transition

Episode 41: Inflection Point - The Iran War and the Energy Transition

Listen

The next decade of sustainable finance: Repricing risk in a more honest market

Exploring the next phase of sustainable investing, where environmental, social and governance risks are increasingly priced into valuation, underwriting and investment decisions.

Sustainable Connections Podcast

Episode 40: Beyond the Podium - What major sporting events teach us about the value of nature

Listen

Power Play: Thinking beyond grid expansion

Why TSOs must move beyond grid expansion and embrace flexibility, storage, and smarter system design to deliver a cost-effective net-zero power system.

Sustainable Connections Podcast

Episode 38: Rupture point - Sustainability trends shaping 2026

Listen

Quantifying sustainability – How to anchor a value-creation approach

Why CFO-grade metrics are essential to proving the business value of sustainability - and how companies can quantify ESG initiatives to drive returns.

Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 largest power producers in the United States

View Report

Future-proofing Data Centers: Insights from 20 years of air permitting leadership

AI-driven data center growth is straining power grids, pushing developers toward on-site generation. Learn key air permitting challenges and strategies to stay compliant.

Decarbonization in the Built Environment: Unlocking enterprise value through targeted emissions reduction

Learn how smart building management reduces emissions, lowers energy costs, and drives commercial value in this final blog of our decarbonization series.

Navigating the booming African market for renewable energy

ERM Partner Stephanie Gopaul shares insights into the challenges, opportunities, and local idiosyncrasies developers can expect in the exciting and fast-growing African market for renewable energy.

Sustainable Connections Podcast

Episode 35: The rise of responsible gold

Listen

Mission Critical: Resilient mines for a modern society

View Report

Circular Building & Construction Supply Chains for Data Centers: A strategy to tackle environmental impact

The construction and expansion of data centers are material and carbon intensive, leaving behind an outsized environmental footprint.

Building a resilient social license to operate in Africa’s renewable energy transition

View Report

The ERM Sustainability Institute

The ERM Sustainability Institute generates actionable insight that helps companies understand and navigate the risks and opportunities created by the sustainability transformation.