Sixteen global organisations unite to champion international standards in the climate action agenda
As COP 31 gets underway, organisations IEC, ISO and ULSE, along with 13 other international partners, will reconvene the Standards Pavilion, continuing joint efforts to position international standards at the heart of climate implementation as practical tools for effective and accountable action.
COP31 begins: UN Climate Change Conference
The UN Climate Change Conference begins today (9 to 20 November 2026) in Antalya, Türkiye.
Ingka Group appoints Erika Intiso as chief sustainability officer
Effective 15 November 2026, Erika Intiso will become new chief sustainability officer at Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer. She succeeds Karen Pflug, who will remain with Ingka Group until the end of the year, working alongside Erika to ensure a smooth transition.
‘35 by 35’: COP31's electrification goal will only cut emissions if grids decarbonise as fast as demand grows
Ahead of COP31, the Greenly Carbon Institute has published ‘35 by 35: Powering the Future’, a study measuring how far each of the 38 OECD economies and China stand from the Turkish presidency's proposed goal of supplying 35% of global final energy use with electricity by 2035.
DitchCarbon appoints Matthew Yamatin to advisory board
DitchCarbon, the Scope 3 emissions platform for large organisations, has appointed Matthew Yamatin, formerly of Thermo Fisher Scientific, to its advisory board.