Policy & Standards

How to manage evolving climate litigation risks

The number of climate change court cases has more than doubled since 2017, and a growing number are filed against corporations.

Melodie Michel

14 December 2023

Operations & Finance

Report reveals slow progress in sustainable textile materials

Just 13% of all materials used in the sector come from recycled sources.

Melodie Michel

14 December 2023

Operations & Finance

Public-private-philanthropic partnerships needed to fill the climate finance gap

This innovative funding model is making strides in addressing climate financing hurdles, says WEF.

Melodie Michel

13 December 2023

COP28

‘Terrible news’: COP28 fails to clarify carbon trading rules

For some, the absence of a deal is better than a low-integrity carbon market that would undermine progress towards the Paris Agreement.

Melodie Michel

13 December 2023

COP28

COP28: Global stocktake calling on countries to transition away from fossil fuels just adopted

The new text's quick adoption has come as a surprise to many in the plenary session, who expected more debate, and perhaps even further revisions.

Melodie Michel

13 December 2023

People & Culture

Fidelity International CSO Jenn-Hui Tan: Halving portfolio emissions would be easy – but would it help the world?

When it comes to the decades-long ‘divest or engage’ debate regarding investors’ attitudes towards polluting activities, Tan is firmly in the engage camp.

Melodie Michel

12 December 2023

COP28

COP28 failures could leave businesses ‘at risk of being stranded’

“The just transition has to happen in a business context as well."

Melodie Michel

12 December 2023

COP28

COP28 ends on a bitter note as new ‘choose your own adventure’ draft divides leaders

Global stocktake negotiations continue this morning as the COP28 venue officially closes its doors.

Melodie Michel

12 December 2023

Sustainability Governance

Sustainability is becoming a key board priority: But what does good governance really look like?

“You need people on the board that have a much more sensitive antenna on how the world is changing.”

Melodie Michel

11 December 2023

Operations & Finance

Nature investment: private finance flows 140 times larger for degradation than for protection

Climate conversations increasingly include nature and biodiversity considerations, but the world must do more to put its money where its mouth is.

Melodie Michel

11 December 2023

COP28

COP28 seen by Chief Sustainability Officers

CSOs reflect on green skills, farming ecosystems, carbon markets, transportation and the work left ahead as they leave Dubai.

Melodie Michel

11 December 2023

Regenerative Agriculture

Scaling regenerative agriculture: Mars, McDonalds, Waitrose say a new blueprint could be the key to unlocking an intractable problem

Companies are proposing “coordinated monetisation” of five metrics across climate, soil, biodiversity, water and nitrogen

Edward Targett

08 December 2023