Operations & Finance

Carbon offsets: a new risk for Chief Sustainability Officers?

Scrutiny is growing after a series of scientific reports questioning the efficacy of carbon offsets. Have they become too risky for companies to use (or talk about)?

Melodie Michel

08 October 2023

People & Culture

Between greenwashing and greenhushing: what is the right way to communicate sustainability plans?

Companies have a lot to lose by practising "greenhushing".

Melodie Michel

06 October 2023

Operations & Finance

Cloud providers’ net zero claims are not enough: here is why companies should act to reduce their cloud emissions

Cloud emissions are notoriously opaque, but it is everyone's responsibility to reduce them.

Melodie Michel

06 October 2023

Operations & Finance

Gender-responsive procurement: how corporates can use their purchasing power to promote gender equality

As companies work to track and reduce the climate impact of their supply chains, they also have an opportunity to go beyond environmental factors.

Melodie Michel

06 October 2023

Operations & Finance

Growth pains ahead for sustainable finance

A couple of years after the ESG finance boom, financial institutions appear to be taking a step back.

Melodie Michel

05 October 2023

People & Culture

Case study: What can CSOs learn from Apple’s sustainability communication?

Apple’s September ‘Mother Nature’ ad certainly made an impression, but was it the right one?

Melodie Michel

04 October 2023

Policy & Standards

How to navigate the changing world of sustainability standards

The sustainability standards ecosystem is growing in maturity.

Melodie Michel

04 October 2023

Operations & Finance

What the backtracking of oil and gas climate ambitions means for corporate decarbonisation

Oil and gas companies are scaling back their climate commitments: what impact will these decisions have on broader net zero goals?

Melodie Michel

03 October 2023