Food System Mars credits sustainable farming focus for continued emissions reduction In 2024, Mars expanded sustainability-linked compensation to around 2,000 employees. Melodie Michel 03 July 2025
Food System Farmers confirm reduced productivity and income loss from climate change "If the system doesn't work for the farmer, it won't work at all." Melodie Michel 02 July 2025
Climate Targets EU proposes 90% emissions reduction target for 2040 – with flexibility to use carbon credits "Allowing offsets to meet climate goals is a cop out." Melodie Michel 02 July 2025
People & Culture Calix Chief Sustainability Officer Martha Galley: ‘I have no interest in spending US$100k to create a PDF that is out of date the minute it is published’ Calix wants to use its website to display sustainability data in an interactive way. Melodie Michel 02 July 2025
Operations & Finance Most companies quantify sustainability ROI – and consider it a value driver Just 12% of firms see sustainability primarily through a risk management lens. Melodie Michel 01 July 2025
EU Omnibus Businesses and investors urge EU to preserve ‘meaningful’ CSRD and CSDDD scope "Let's tweak the regulation, but we need to stay the course and be proud of it to assert our leadership." Melodie Michel 01 July 2025
Carbon market Low ETS price could undermine UK’s net zero aspirations Between 2021 and 2023, GHG emissions in sectors covered by the UK’s cap and trade scheme went down by 11 million tonnes. Melodie Michel 30 June 2025
COP30 Bonn climate talks: Adaptation, just transition and ‘procrastination’ "Even in this broken space, people’s power shone through." Melodie Michel 30 June 2025
Circular Economy Report highlights gaps and loss of momentum in circular economy investment "The global financial system still remains geared towards linear, not circular, models of resource use." Melodie Michel 30 June 2025
Nature-related risks TNFD reveals ‘extensive’ evidence of financial effects of nature-related risks "The connection between nature and the economy is all-encompassing." Melodie Michel 27 June 2025
LCAW Chief Sustainability Officers reflect on London Climate Action Week From the need for a sustainability reset to the role of science, imagination and love in the transition... Melodie Michel 27 June 2025
ESG Reporting GRI launches new ISSB-aligned climate standards The equivalence between GRI 102 and IFRS S2 is a key step in improving interoperability. Melodie Michel 27 June 2025