Policy & Standards

Climate change agreements exempt from competition law, says CMA

The CMA's Green Agreement Guidance provides long-awaited clarity on how companies can collaborate for the environment.

Melodie Michel

17 October 2023

People & Culture

SAP’s Chief Sustainability Officer Daniel Schmid on carbon accounting, hyperscaler transparency, and a “war” on how companies make decisions

The German software heavyweight is putting sustainability at the heart of both its own business and its value proposition for customers. Chief Sustainability Officer Daniel Schmid says the company needs to be an industry role model if it wants to “gain the credibility to act as an enabler”.

Edward Targett

17 October 2023

Policy & Standards

Companies still report less than half of TCFD climate disclosures – and almost none report on climate resilience

Even as global warming intensifies, companies are struggling to assess their climate resilience.

Melodie Michel

16 October 2023

Operations & Finance

The UK government's IT carbon footprint has got worse - the transparency is welcome

We have to be open. This boils down to skills in the sector and transparency from the suppliers, neither of which are anywhere near where they need to be

Edward Targett

16 October 2023

People & Culture

Caterpillar appoints its third Chief Sustainability Officer in two years

"Our Scope 3 emissions are estimated to be more than 95% of the company’s total Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions inventory."

Edward Targett

16 October 2023

Airbus

Airbus appoints its first Chief Sustainability Officer

The world's largest plane maker has validated near-term SBTi targets, but faces a colossal uphill battle to decarbonise aviation.

Edward Targett

13 October 2023

People & Culture

Vicky Bullivant, NTT Ltd., on Greenpeace, dirty grids and SBTi validation

"We’re on that journey… it is difficult,”

Edward Targett

11 October 2023

People & Culture

BT Global Head of Sustainability Sarwar Khan: ‘I hope my job doesn’t exist in 10 years’

BT plans to provide customers with low-carbon connectivity, but for Khan, sustainability is also about human connection.

Melodie Michel

10 October 2023

Policy & Standards

Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative: ‘We need corporates to take action’

Carbon market integrity initiatives need companies to help demonstrate their impact.

Melodie Michel

10 October 2023

People & Culture

Could greenwashing litigation be the end of ‘carbon neutrality’ claims?

Carbon claims based on offsets are no longer credible.

Melodie Michel

09 October 2023

People & Culture

Fostering an ethical and sustainable culture within organisations

Company culture can make or break sustainability objectives.

Melodie Michel

09 October 2023

Policy & Standards

Science-based targets: With great power comes great responsibility

What is the SBTi and what kind of transition is it currently going through?

Melodie Michel

09 October 2023