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Climate disclosures grow, but quality still lacks: CDP

climate reporting

Climate disclosures grow, but quality still lacks: CDP

“The stark reality is that we are incredibly far behind where we need to be, and progress is much too slow.”

08 February 2024

EU 2040 climate target bets heavily on CCS, backtracks on agriculture

Policy & Standards

EU 2040 climate target bets heavily on CCS, backtracks on agriculture

The new recommended target is deemed “not quite 1.5°C compatible”.

07 February 2024

Beer giant AB InBev announces new Chief Sustainability Officer

People & Culture

Beer giant AB InBev announces new Chief Sustainability Officer

Ezgi Barcenas will leave the company in March after three years in the role.

07 February 2024

Climate resilience approaches (and budget considerations) for Chief Sustainability Officers

Climate Adaptation

Climate resilience approaches (and budget considerations) for Chief Sustainability Officers

"If you're not investing in adaptation and resilience, you'll completely derail your mitigation efforts."

06 February 2024

EU moves to regulate ESG rating firms

Policy & Standards

EU moves to regulate ESG rating firms

The European Council and Parliament have reached an agreement on how to regulate ESG rating firms in order to increase transparency and confidence in the sustainable investment ecosystem.

06 February 2024

Investors support sustainability criteria and transparent climate reporting

Operations & Finance

Investors support sustainability criteria and transparent climate reporting

ESG backlash in the US appears to go against investor preferences.

05 February 2024

Shareholders drop climate proposal, but ExxonMobil forges ahead with lawsuit

Operations & Finance

Shareholders drop climate proposal, but ExxonMobil forges ahead with lawsuit

ExxonMobil is looking to set a precedent that would limit the power of activist shareholders in pressuring management on climate issues.

05 February 2024

Zurich’s Head of Sustainability Linda Freiner on biodiversity, handing reporting to the CFO, and being a “spider in the net”

Zurich’s Head of Sustainability Linda Freiner on biodiversity, handing reporting to the CFO, and being a “spider in the net”

"I had a conversation with our CFO and said ‘the landscape has changed’"

05 February 2024

CSO Futures Weekly: ESG backlash creates ripples in the US

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: ESG backlash creates ripples in the US

The climate battles continues in the US; watch our sustainability governance panel on demand; ESRS adoption partly delayed and more in this week's newsletter.

25 January 2024

Sector-specific European Sustainability Reporting Standards delayed by two years

Policy & Standards

Sector-specific European Sustainability Reporting Standards delayed by two years

Sector-specific ESRS, meant to clarify disclosure requirements for particular sectors, were initially expected by June 2024.

25 January 2024