Operations & Finance

Survey: Most financial executives are lost on how to report ESG data

More guidance on data collection must be granted to help companies tap into their ESG-driven potential, says Jens Laue.

Olivia Peluso

05 July 2024

Net zero

Google blames 48% increase in emissions on AI

AI services and programs require considerably more power than standard online activity, sparking concern that the tech industry’s environmental impact is increasingly worsening.

Olivia Peluso

03 July 2024

Energy Transition

EU energy generation greenest yet, data show

Europe's energy generation is the greenest it's ever been, though demand remains low, skewing prices.

Olivia Peluso

02 July 2024

Operations & Finance

Europe's largest renewables producer scales back wind and solar

Europe’s largest renewable energy producer becomes the latest company to scale back its clean energy expansion targets.

Olivia Peluso

28 June 2024

Energy Transition

TotalEnergies, EnBW win offshore wind site for US$3.2 bn

TotalEnergies and EnBW won a 2.5 gigawatt (GW) German offshore wind site in an auction for a combined $3.2 billion.

Olivia Peluso

21 June 2024

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