Sustainability

While volatile oil prices have introduced uncertainty across the energy sector, midstream is experiencing something closer to the opposite effect. The geopolitical disruptions reshaping global supply have reinforced one fundamental truth for midstream operators: volumes are coming. The question is no longer whether production will be drilled, but when and that shift in certainty is driving a meaningful acceleration in midstream deal activity. 

How can one separate headlines from on-the-ground data and get a clear picture of global transition strategy in 2026?

Jefferies’ Sustainability & Transition Team set out to address that question in a new note, Energy Transition Download: Practical Tools to Track Macro, Sector & Companies.

Last week, SMBC and Jefferies co-hosted a forum for senior executives from leading Japanese corporations and investment firms. The event built on Jefferies’ Sustainability and Transition team’s longstanding collaboration with Japanese leaders to unlock opportunities in the country’s climate investing and decarbonization journey.

On a recent Jefferies webinar, leaders from the firm’s Washington Policy & Sustainability, and Global Macro teams explored how U.S. policy and global macro trends are shaping investor behavior heading into the second half of the year.

Jefferies hosted CEOs from fourteen leading carbon removal companies. Their perspectives offer a candid look at the sector’s key risks — and how winners could emerge from this moment of uncertainty.

Jefferies’ Sustainability & Transition Team is entering 2025 with ten key questions, covering the challenges and opportunities shaping the global transition.

Jefferies’ latest Human Capital Survey, which compares attitudes in the Japanese labor force to those in the U.S. and U.K., provides valuable insights.

This explosive growth in data centers, coupled with infrastructure and power constraints, presents both challenges and opportunities for a myriad of sectors, including utilities, energy, capital goods, infrastructure/construction, and more. A new report led by Jefferies Utilities and Clean Energy team, with input from more than 20 Jefferies analysts around the world, explores the implications of this growth, the economic dynamics, and the strategic moves needed to sustain the sector’s expansion.

How did ESG perform during the presidencies of Donald Trump (R) and Joe Biden (D)?