Operations & Finance

Extreme weather tops WEF global risks in 2024

Private sector and civil society disagree on the urgency of environmental risks.

Melodie Michel

10 January 2024

Policy & Standards

Biodiversity disclosures have doubled among US-listed companies

Companies may also hope to offset some of their biodiversity impacts through nature-based carbon credits – but co-benefits are not guaranteed.

Melodie Michel

10 January 2024

People & Culture

BCG Chief Sustainability Officer David Webb: ‘Don’t be a climate cop’

Webb got BCG's sustainability budget until 2030 approved within a few months of his appointment – and advises others to do the same.

Melodie Michel

09 January 2024

People & Culture

Sibanye-Stillwater names mining sustainability veteran as new CSO

The US$5.8 billion miner recently began diversifying its portfolio to produce lithium, nickel and platinum and other critical minerals necessary for the energy transition.

Melodie Michel

09 January 2024

Data and Technology

Increasing influence: 66% of new Chief Sustainability Officers report to CEO

A growing number of organisations are appointing a Chief Sustainability Officer and these new CSOs are not reporting to marketing...

Melodie Michel

09 January 2024

People & Culture

First CSO appointed at minerals exploration firm Adriatic Metals

The company is hoping to become a key metal supplier to European EV manufacturers.

Melodie Michel

08 January 2024

COP29

Naming of another oil veteran as COP29 president sparks concerns among sustainability leaders

This is the second time the world’s most important climate summit will be led by someone with strong ties with the fossil fuel industry.

Melodie Michel

08 January 2024

People & Culture

Global coatings provider Beckers Group names first CSO

"In creating a Chief Sustainability Officer seat on the executive committee, we want to strengthen what we do to reach our 2030 sustainability targets."

Melodie Michel

05 January 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: New year, new sustainability leadership

Top CSO appointments, the importance of governance, Scope 4 emissions and more in this new issue...

Melodie Michel

04 January 2024

People & Culture

Scope 4 emissions: What Chief Sustainability Officers should know

Scope 4 aims to quantify the emissions avoided merely by using one product instead of another, but calculations rely largely on assumptions.

Melodie Michel

04 January 2024