CSO Futures Weekly

COP16 and what companies can do to unlock finance for nature

Aviva funds nature restoration, CDP reports increasing biodiversity disclosures and the mining sector seeks to improve standards....

Melodie Michel

24 October 2024

COP16

CDP calls on governments to use increasing nature disclosures at COP16

"More companies [are] bringing nature into the boardrooms."

Melodie Michel

23 October 2024

Data and Technology

CDP to add 10,000 firms’ climate data to Net Zero Data Public Utility

NZDPU was launched at COP28 with a proof of concept database including data on 400 companies.

Melodie Michel

30 September 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: The battle for SEC climate disclosures continues

The SEC's climate disclosure rule gets new backing, Uber taps a former Tesla exec to head sustainability and CDP extends its reporting deadline...

Melodie Michel

22 August 2024

Climate disclosures

CDP offers deadline extension amid technical issues with new reporting platform

The organisation says its new tech platform has caused “unforeseen challenges”.

Melodie Michel

21 August 2024

Carbon offsets

Amazon claims 100% clean energy, but some criticise an inaccurate depiction

Amazon claims that effectively all of the electricity it used last year came from sources that did not emit greenhouse gasses. Experts say the company’s method of determining its footprint has a caveat.

Olivia Peluso

10 July 2024

Carbon offsets

Global temperatures breach 1.5C for a year straight

“This is more than a statistical oddity and it highlights a continuing shift in our climate,” Copernicus Director Carlo Buontempo said.

Olivia Peluso

08 July 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

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: The true power of transition planning

Transition plans for transformation, H&M's carbon offset concerns and a raft of sustainability appointments.

Melodie Michel

06 June 2024

Transition Planning

Transition planning for transformation: Unlocking the CSO’s purpose

The regulatory obligation to disclose a transition plan is a chance to increase buy-in for business success in a climate-friendly world.

Melodie Michel

06 June 2024