Climate litigation

Children win landmark Hawaii climate case

A group of young activists and children has won a constitutional case that will force a government department to curb transportation emissions in Hawaii.

Olivia Peluso

21 June 2024

CSO

FedEx appoints Karen Blanks Ellis as new chief sustainability officer

Karen Blanks Ellis will replace longtime sustainability leader Mitch Jackson as the company's new CSO.

Olivia Peluso

20 June 2024

Energy Transition

Wind and solar added more new energy than any other sources in 2023

Wind and solar combined in 2023 generated more new energy than any other source for the first time in history, though the world still burnt record-high levels of oil and coal.

Olivia Peluso

20 June 2024

Energy Transition

CSO Futures Weekly: Climate transition plans catch force

Corporate climate transition plans are on the rise, though overall, momentum in the energy transition, food-related sustainability, and governmental initiatives are lagging.

Olivia Peluso

20 June 2024

Energy Transition

Energy transition has ‘lost momentum’, says WEF

The slowdown first started in 2022 but has intensified in the past year.

Melodie Michel

19 June 2024

Transition Planning

CDP: One-quarter of companies now have a 1.5ºC-aligned climate transition plan

Corporate adoption of climate transition plans rose last year, with one in four companies now stating they had one in their CDP disclosures.

Olivia Peluso

18 June 2024

Nature Restoration Law

Sustainability leaders welcome EU adoption of Nature Restoration Law

“Today marks a pivotal victory for Europe’s people, nature and climate alike,” said Janneke de Vries, Director of EU Partnerships at World Resources Institute.

Olivia Peluso

18 June 2024

Policy & Standards

G7 climate commitments fall short of corporate expectations

"This is a missed opportunity even at a time of uncertain politics.”

Olivia Peluso

18 June 2024

Carbon offsets

Telstra moves away from carbon offsets to redirect investment in reduction

The decision was driven by increased scrutiny and changing consumer expectations, says CSO Justine Rowe.

Melodie Michel

18 June 2024

Climate litigation

ExxonMobil's shareholder lawsuit over climate proposal dismissed

Investors recently rejected all sustainability-related proposals at the company's AGM.

Melodie Michel

18 June 2024

Operations & Finance

Tesla shareholders reject ESG-linked compensation and workers’ rights proposals

Another rejected proposal urged Tesla to commit to a moratorium on deep sea mining, following the lead of BMW, Volvo, Volkswagen, Rivian, and Renault.

Melodie Michel

17 June 2024

Agribusiness

Food-related sustainable development goals top list of off-track SDGs

Current commitments are largely insufficient, yet governments are scaling back agriculture decarbonisation goals.

Melodie Michel

17 June 2024