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Companies worth US$1 trillion call for fossil fuels phase-out as oil and gas firms scale back climate ambition

Policy & Standards

Companies worth US$1 trillion call for fossil fuels phase-out as oil and gas firms scale back climate ambition

Pressure to phase out fossil fuels is mounting ahead of COP28.

24 October 2023

Australian study links pay incentives to sustainability data 'restatements'

Data and Technology

Australian study links pay incentives to sustainability data 'restatements'

This is not the first study to question the legitimacy of tying executive bonuses to sustainability performance.

24 October 2023

Two-thirds of WBCSD members tie executive compensation to sustainability performance

Policy & Standards

Two-thirds of WBCSD members tie executive compensation to sustainability performance

Sustainability information in financial filings is still rare, but linking executive pay to ESG performance metrics is becoming more commonplace.

23 October 2023

Net zero investors now manage $9.5 trillion – are ramping up sustainability engagements

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Net zero investors now manage $9.5 trillion – are ramping up sustainability engagements

Insurance giant Nippon Life, for example, plans to aggressively halve portfolio emissions by 2030 to achieve net-zero by 2050

23 October 2023

Xerox posts sustainability progress amid investor pressure

News and Interviews

Xerox posts sustainability progress amid investor pressure

Company says 97% of its 20,000+ employees completed "net zero" training in 2022.

23 October 2023

CPP Investments' Chief Sustainability Officer sees "green premium" emerging in real estate

News and Interviews

CPP Investments' Chief Sustainability Officer sees "green premium" emerging in real estate

Richard Manley says companies “favouring low-carbon energy-efficient buildings... [we are] seeing the first clear signals of climate-related risk translating into asset prices in the real estate sector."

23 October 2023

Lego scraps recycled PET bricks, Coca-Cola to make bottle caps from CO2: What’s the emissions impact of recycled plastics?

Operations & Finance

Lego scraps recycled PET bricks, Coca-Cola to make bottle caps from CO2: What’s the emissions impact of recycled plastics?

Recycled plastics are not a one-size-fits-all solution.

23 October 2023

Brazil to make ISSB-aligned climate disclosures mandatory from 2026

Policy & Standards

Brazil to make ISSB-aligned climate disclosures mandatory from 2026

This is the country’s latest move to improve the sustainability performance of its companies, after the creation of a cap-and-trade system.

20 October 2023

Kraft Heinz updated investors on sustainability – then its stock dipped

Operations & Finance

Kraft Heinz updated investors on sustainability – then its stock dipped

The company has a 2030 target to cut absolute emissions by 50%, but only managed a 1.5% drop in 2022.

20 October 2023

This week’s Chief Sustainability Officer vacancy: LKAB

This week’s Chief Sustainability Officer vacancy: LKAB

The Swedish state-owned company, which mines 80% of all iron ore mined in Europe, is seeking a CSO as it...

20 October 2023

Addressing climate change with data: the good, the bad, and the (un)certain

Data and Technology

Addressing climate change with data: the good, the bad, and the (un)certain

Climate risk specialist Fathom's Dr Jannis Hock and Conor Lamb warn over the growing risk of "inequitable data quality" across nations

20 October 2023

Operations & Finance

BT to offer low-carbon internet to business clients from January

The company is redesigning its networks after conducting more granular emissions baselining.

20 October 2023