People & Culture Nestlé CSO takes on communications mandate and joins executive board "Bringing corporate communications and sustainability closer together will support long-term value creation." Melodie Michel 18 June 2026
Energy Transition Energy transition readiness declines ‘for the first time in over a decade’: WEF report “The energy transition is not reversing, but it is fracturing." Melodie Michel 18 June 2026
Fossil fuels Oil and gas sector ramping up production faster than demand despite climate goals None of the assessed companies have diversification plans at the scale needed to reach net zero by 2050. Melodie Michel 17 June 2026
Paris Agreement Initial assessment of Article 6 use finds carbon credit trade could hinder climate action "This is not what we would call responsible use of Article 6." Melodie Michel 17 June 2026
Deforestation Forest 500 report shows limited progress from FIs on deforestation "The clear progress made by a few shows that this is a choice, as action is possible.” Melodie Michel 16 June 2026
Climate risk 70% of UK firms have taken financial hit from climate impacts in the past year "They are seeing the impacts directly in rising costs, supply chain disruption and pressure on revenues." Melodie Michel 16 June 2026
GHG Protocol GHG Protocol under fire: board member resigns to protest lack of transparency This latest controversy adds to the pressure felt by the standard-setter in recent months. Melodie Michel 15 June 2026
CSO Ricoh UK Head of ESG James Knox on why the next sustainability frontier is hiding in the supply chain “Good businesses are not defined on how much profit they make, but on how they make that profit.” Melodie Michel 15 June 2026
Net zero SBTi publishes final Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0 Voluntary carbon removals "shall not be counted toward target progress". Melodie Michel 12 June 2026
Banking on Climate Chaos Bank financing to fossil fuels continues to creep up The 12 largest fossil fuel financiers provide nearly 40% of all global bank fossil fuel funding. Melodie Michel 12 June 2026
CSO Futures Community CSO Futures Sustainability Leaders Community Insider - June 11 summary notes Our members share positive achievements from the first half of 2026. Melodie Michel 11 June 2026
Iran Energy crisis is a chance to accelerate climate transition – but government responses are ‘mixed’ "Arguments for a cleaner, more secure and reliable energy system based on renewables and electrification have never been better." Melodie Michel 11 June 2026