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Ahold Delhaize poaches Woolworths Chief Sustainability Officer

People & Culture

Ahold Delhaize poaches Woolworths Chief Sustainability Officer

Alex Holt will succeed Jan Ernst de Groot in April 2024.

06 December 2023

How the private sector can turn climate challenges into opportunities at COP28

How the private sector can turn climate challenges into opportunities at COP28

Luma Saqqaf, Founder of AJYAL Sustainability Consulting, discusses what businesses can expect from COP28 in terms of climate ambitions, finance, and carbon markets.

06 December 2023

Think tank warns against over-reliance on ‘underperforming’ carbon capture

Operations & Finance

Think tank warns against over-reliance on ‘underperforming’ carbon capture

Relying on large-scale CCS, combined with an underperformance in these technologies, could lead to excess greenhouse gas emissions of 86 billion tonnes between 2020 and 2050.

05 December 2023

COP28: Global stocktake negotiations shift towards fossil fuel phase-out and role of carbon capture

COP28: Global stocktake negotiations shift towards fossil fuel phase-out and role of carbon capture

Almost halfway through the UN climate change conference, the draft of the global stocktake contains “the ingredients for an ambitious outcome”.

05 December 2023

Increased collaboration (and scrutiny) for carbon markets at COP28

Increased collaboration (and scrutiny) for carbon markets at COP28

Several announcements made over the last two days at COP28 in Dubai suggest that carbon finance is an increasingly popular mechanism to support the world’s transition to net zero.

04 December 2023

Whirlpool sustainability director Beat Stocker on agility and empathy for change management

People & Culture

Whirlpool sustainability director Beat Stocker on agility and empathy for change management

"When you're asking somebody to think and do and act differently, we still need to respect that process."

04 December 2023

COP28 and energy: Can renewables pledge counter lack of fossil fuel ambition?

COP28 and energy: Can renewables pledge counter lack of fossil fuel ambition?

For companies and their CSOs who had been calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels, the oil and gas decarbonisation charter announced on Saturday will likely be disappointing.

04 December 2023

Global food companies worth US$2.1 trillion join forces for sustainable farming

Global food companies worth US$2.1 trillion join forces for sustainable farming

The 14 founding members of the First Movers Coalition for Food aim to procure US$10-20 billion of low-carbon farming commodities.

01 December 2023

COP28: Businesses and governments rally behind food systems sustainability

COP28: Businesses and governments rally behind food systems sustainability

134 countries have signed the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action, and will incorporate food into their climate plans.

01 December 2023

Many smaller companies are yet to develop a decarbonisation plan – and are in no rush to do so

Operations & Finance

Many smaller companies are yet to develop a decarbonisation plan – and are in no rush to do so

Multinational corporations are ramping up efforts to decarbonise their supply chains, but a new survey suggests that small and medium firms are yet to identify clear benefits in joining the net zero movement.

01 December 2023

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

COP28 kicks off on a positive note, CSOs and regulators eye climate transparency improvements and more in this week's instalment.

30 November 2023