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

People & Culture

People moves: CSOs come and go in the battery supply chain

Battery supply chains are under pressure to improve their sustainability credentials – and this is leading to governance shake-ups.

Melodie Michel

08 December 2023

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

Top news from the first week of COP28, advice from sustainability leads at two large multinationals, and the business case for climate adaptation in this week's newsletter.

Melodie Michel

07 December 2023

Data and Technology

Severe storms cost insurers a record US$60 billion in 2023

This is the first time that severe thunderstorms have caused this level of loss in the insurance industry.

Melodie Michel

07 December 2023

Operations & Finance

Investing in climate adaptation pays off – at a 15:1 ratio

Water collection and storage, including rainwater harvesting, is by far the most impactful measure companies can take.

Melodie Michel

07 December 2023

COP28

Private sector finance at COP28: Commitment and capacity building

Private sector climate finance needs to multiply by a factor of 15 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Melodie Michel

06 December 2023

People & Culture

PageGroup sustainability head Joanna Bonnett on talent: ‘They’re here to change the world and if they can’t see that, they will walk’

If companies want to attract sustainability talent, they cannot hide behind any excuse.

Melodie Michel

06 December 2023