Policy & Standards EU Parliament adopts Nature Restoration Law The law now has to be adopted by the EU Council before entering into force. Melodie Michel 27 February 2024
Policy & Standards CSDDD vote: Make-or-break week for EU due diligence directive It’s unclear whether advocates of the bill have managed to garner sufficient support during the hiatus. Melodie Michel 27 February 2024
Policy & Standards CBAM will bring only minimal emissions reduction, ADB warns ADB found that CBAM will reduce global emissions by just 0.2% more than a regular emissions trading scheme. Melodie Michel 26 February 2024
Policy & Standards SEC said to have removed Scope 3 requirement from climate rule The agency received 16,000 comments on its initial draft, and that the majority of them opposed Scope 3 reporting. Melodie Michel 23 February 2024
CSO Futures Weekly CSO Futures Weekly: Bumps in the road and existential questions Sustainable finance's persistent data and commitment issues, Mike Berners-Lee's existential questions and more... Melodie Michel 22 February 2024
People & Culture There Is No Planet B author Mike Berners-Lee on the existential questions CSOs need to ask The transition to net zero demands that organisations ponder existential questions about their purpose: it’s why CSOs have such a pivotal role to play, says Mike Berners-Lee. Rachel Willcox 22 February 2024
Operations & Finance World’s biggest emitters still fail to disclose climate-related business risks The companies analysed include oil and gas majors such as BP, Chevron and TotalEnergies, as well as airlines, miners and large manufacturers. Melodie Michel 22 February 2024
People & Culture Ahold Delhaize and Pernod Ricard strengthen sustainability governance Two Chief Sustainability Officer appointments with very different backgrounds... Melodie Michel 21 February 2024
People & Culture Steel giant AM/NS India names Chief Sustainability Officer AM/NS India's carbon intensity stood at 2.23 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of crude steel in 2021. Melodie Michel 20 February 2024
Policy & Standards EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework: Provisional deal leaves many gaps The framework provides more clarity on how to generate credits from carbon farming but lacks greenwashing safeguards. Melodie Michel 20 February 2024