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SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0: What Changed and What It Means for Your Business

The Science Based Targets initiative released Version 2.0 of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard on 11 June 2026. It is the biggest update since the standard launched in 2021, and it changes more than just the numbers.

Are Southeast Asia Companies Ready for Nature Reporting? Here’s What You Need to Know

In April 2026, Bestari was invited by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to share the regional engagement experience as the Science-Based Targets Network (SBTN) Regional Coordinator for Southeast Asia. This event was one of the series of WBCSD ASEAN Nature Reporting Preparer Forum 2026 that was attended by more than 35 companies across energy, agriculture, forestry, real estate, retail, telecoms, and manufacturing industries.

Bringing Nature into the Equation: Why SBTN Matters for Business?

For decades, businesses have treated nature as an infinite resource, a backdrop for economic activity rather than a core part of it. But this mindset is no longer viable. The health of our natural systems is deteriorating at an unprecedented rate: forests are shrinking, oceans are warming, and biodiversity is declining. These changes are not just environmental issues, they are business issues.

What It Takes to Set the First Science-Based Target for Buildings

When we think about greenhouse gas emissions, our minds often jump to the obvious: smoke rising from chimneys, traffic jams, or maybe airplanes cutting across the sky. But have we ever realised that the very spaces we spend most our lives in are also contributing a substantial share of global greenhouse gas emissions? It is the buildings–where we live, work, learn, and gather. They are quietly shaping the climate crisis from behind the scenes.

The Emission Mirage: Understanding What We Count—and What We Miss

Across the globe, companies are being asked to “know their numbers”. How much do you emit? How much will you cut? How quickly can you do it? But the problem is that not all emissions are equally visible, equally measurable, or equally accounted for.

Sustainable Packaging Dilemma in F&B Transition: From Convenience to Necessity

When we talk with merchants, the dilemma gets clearer. Some of them are confused to get sustainable packaging at a decent price, customers will give bad ratings if the cutlery is removed, and others have the intention to do transition but having problems in finding leak-proof sustainable packaging.

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