CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Corporate calls for sustainability action build up

Companies and investors are issuing increasing calls for greater sustainability ambition.

Melodie Michel

18 July 2024

Policy & Standards

Biden vs. Trump: Climate priorities and policy

The outcome of this election is expected to shape the future of the energy transition.

Olivia Peluso

18 July 2024

Policy & Standards

How CSOs can leverage digital product passports to achieve circularity

Certain industries in the EU will soon have to trace the lifecycle of their products.

Olivia Peluso

18 July 2024

Biodiversity

Biodiversity COP: Firms encouraged to join US$1.1tn call for nature policy ambition

Corporate coalition asks for land conversion bans, deep sea mining moratorium and regenerative agriculture incentives.

Melodie Michel

17 July 2024

Data and Technology

Tech giants urge transparency from data centre vendors amid AI-driven emissions rise

Embodied emissions from manufacturing and construction are estimated to make up 6.6% of data centres' Scope 3 footprint.

Melodie Michel

17 July 2024

Policy & Standards

California Governor proposes two-year delay for climate reporting

Lawmakers now have until August to pass the amendment – but its success is far from guaranteed.

Melodie Michel

16 July 2024

CSO

Jet firm Gulfstream hires first Chief Sustainability Officer

Smitha Hariharan joins from oil services corporation Halliburton, where she spent the past 12 years.

Melodie Michel

16 July 2024

Plastic Pollution

Investors urge plastic producers to act amid recycling setbacks

"There is a pressing need to focus on the entire plastics value chain, which includes these polymer producers."

Melodie Michel

15 July 2024

Operations & Finance

Report: Nike slashes sustainability staff

The sportswear giant made waves when it committed to both doubling its business and halving its carbon footprint. Instead, its sustainability team has been disproportionately affected by layoffs and transfers.

Olivia Peluso

13 July 2024

People & Culture

Q&A: How can CSOs better engage with the C-suite to achieve net zero?

Normative CEO and co-founder Kristian Rönn has a few ideas.

Olivia Peluso

12 July 2024

Climate litigation

UK quashes new oil drilling project following landmark ruling

The move is in response to a landmark judgment from Britain’s highest court ruling that planning authorities must also consider the impacts of burning – not just extracting – fossil fuels when deciding whether or not to approve projects.

Olivia Peluso

11 July 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Appointments and disappointments

Around the world, companies and governments are doubling down on sustainability regulations and investments as recent outlooks have provided a wake-up call on what is needed to achieve net zero.

Olivia Peluso

11 July 2024