Scope 3

Procurement leaders feel ‘best guess’ Scope 3 reporting puts them at risk of unintentional greenwashing

For most supply chain managers, the inability to accurately measure supplier emissions “makes it hard to turn words into action”.

Melodie Michel

15 January 2024

Data and Technology

Increasing influence: 66% of new Chief Sustainability Officers report to CEO

A growing number of organisations are appointing a Chief Sustainability Officer and these new CSOs are not reporting to marketing...

Melodie Michel

09 January 2024

Data and Technology

Inclusive ESG ranking aims to support sustainable investment into emerging markets

Equitable finance and the just transition are recurrent topics at climate conferences, but low and middle-income countries still only get a fraction of global investment flows.

Melodie Michel

20 December 2023

Data and Technology

Drop in business travel emissions shows company policies are changing

World's biggest corporate flyers have cut emissions by a total of 51%.

Melodie Michel

18 December 2023

Data and Technology

Severe storms cost insurers a record US$60 billion in 2023

This is the first time that severe thunderstorms have caused this level of loss in the insurance industry.

Melodie Michel

07 December 2023

Policy & Standards

Time for Chief Sustainability Officers to ‘get started’ on nature disclosures as CDP highlights data gaps

Companies not preparing are set to lose out as regulations expand to include nature-related disclosures.

Melodie Michel

05 December 2023

Data and Technology

Net-Zero Data Public Utility: a game changer for climate transparency

NZDPU aims to be a central repository of companies’ climate metrics and targets, freely accessible to all - and will be unveiled at COP28.

Melodie Michel

30 November 2023

Data and Technology

Carbon accounting firms launch alliance to increase standardisation and address data gaps

The alliance will aim to “accelerate the effectiveness of the carbon accounting industry” through formal qualifications and government engagement.

Melodie Michel

22 November 2023

People & Culture

dsm-firmenich VP of sustainability David Nickell on climate transparency in animal protein production

"We're really joining up that whole journey, that whole data construction to unlock value in many, many ways."

Melodie Michel

21 November 2023

Data and Technology

Almost all investors think sustainability reports contain greenwashing

To improve trust, investors would like to see sustainability reports assured by a third-party auditor.

Melodie Michel

17 November 2023