Operations & Finance

Report highlights financial value unlocked by companies embedding climate and nature

All climate leaders now link executive pay directly to environmental outcomes.

Melodie Michel

14 January 2026

Climate finance

World’s ‘most influential’ companies could unlock over US$1tn for net zero transition: study

Only 18% of companies are reducing emissions at the pace required for a 1.5ºC pathway.

Melodie Michel

13 January 2026

ESG Reporting

Number of companies reporting through CDP dipped last year – but disclosure quality improved

In 2025, 640 investors with US$127 trillion in assets requested CDP disclosures.

Melodie Michel

13 January 2026

Scope 2

Availability of hourly matching tariffs rises ahead of GHG Protocol update

This has “major implications” for the feasibility of implementing hourly matching for companies.

Melodie Michel

12 January 2026

Electric Vehicles

US car manufacturers are hitting the brakes on EVs – and paying a hefty price

"The business case has eroded due to lower-than-expected demand, high costs and regulatory changes.”

Melodie Michel

12 January 2026

CSO Futures Community

CSO Futures Sustainability Leaders Community Insider - January 8 summary notes

Insights from our first community meeting of 2026.

Melodie Michel

09 January 2026

Sustainable Finance

Standard Chartered issues first green bond for €1bn

Investor demand was particularly strong, with “orderbooks peaking at over €3.9 billion”.

Melodie Michel

09 January 2026

Aviation

Efficiency measures could cut aviation emissions by half

Using the efficient aircraft they already have on routes they already fly would help airlines cut as much as 11% of emissions today.

Melodie Michel

08 January 2026

Policy & Standards

US withdraws from IPCC and other major climate organisations

"A strategic blunder that gives away American advantage for nothing in return."

Melodie Michel

08 January 2026

Sponsored Article

Why CSOs should 'anchor high' and set the tone this January

Sustainability is one of the few corporate disciplines that begins by compromising with itself.

Simon Heppner

08 January 2026

Strategy

Sustainability leaders report tighter access to funding in 2025

"The organisations that maintain strategic focus will be best positioned when the political cycle inevitably turns."

Melodie Michel

07 January 2026

Electric Vehicles

Electric models spur 3.5% car sales growth in the UK

But a new tax on EVs risks sending "mixed signals" to consumers.

Melodie Michel

07 January 2026