People & Culture

Ecotone Chief People and Sustainability Officer Stendert Krommendam on food system change and why regenerative agriculture is ‘a widely misused concept’

“What is the true pricing of food?”

Melodie Michel

10 July 2025

People & Culture

Kraft-Heinz maintains procurement focus with new CSO appointment

The company is aiming to cut GHG emissions across all scopes by 50% by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050.

Melodie Michel

10 July 2025

People & Culture

McCormick announces new Chief Sustainability Officer

Kathy Rostkowski replaced Michael Okoroafor on July 1.

Rachel Willcox

09 July 2025

Deforestation

UK supermarkets: deforestation law necessary to protect trade and food security

"A market shift even amongst the most committed UK businesses is impossible to achieve without a binding regulatory baseline."

Melodie Michel

09 July 2025

Automotive

Maintaining cars’ zero emissions target is EU’s chance to regain competitiveness: T&E

Backtracking on the EU's 2035 ban on combustion engines would put 1 million jobs at risk.

Melodie Michel

08 July 2025

People & Culture

UBS names Christian Leitz as its new Chief Sustainability Officer

This year, UBS delayed its operational emissions target by 10 years and stepped away from ESG-linked compensation.

Melodie Michel

08 July 2025

Nature capital

EU launches nature credit roadmap to ‘put nature on the balance sheet’

“Privatising conservation policies will weaken them by introducing a profitability requirement."

Melodie Michel

07 July 2025

BRICS Summit

BRICS leaders call for more inclusive climate governance and greater finance flows to Global South

Many criticised the new US$300bn annual collective quantified goal (NCQG) as insufficient.

Melodie Michel

07 July 2025

Carbon Capture

UK invests £28.6mn in carbon capture project to decarbonise cement and lime

The Peak Cluster CCS project is expected to create around 13,000 jobs.

Melodie Michel

07 July 2025

EUDR

Mondelez exec asks for further EU Deforestation Regulation delay

The law was already delayed by one year last October and should come into force this December.

Melodie Michel

04 July 2025

Climate Adaptation

‘Slow-moving global catastrophe’: UN report urges greater action for drought resilience

“Drought is no longer a distant threat."

Melodie Michel

03 July 2025

Energy Transition

Renewable targets and SDG-aligned policies could save the energy sector US$20tn

"We must choose to embed renewable ambition into climate plans linked to inclusive development policies.”

Melodie Michel

03 July 2025