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CPP Investments scraps 2050 net zero target

Sustainable Finance

CPP Investments scraps 2050 net zero target

"A tacit admission that CPPIB was aware that its statements on net zero weren't in line with internationally recognised standards."

23 May 2025

The Crown Estate Director - Net Zero Lamé Verre: ‘We’ve got the right ingredients – we just need to bake the cake’

People & Culture

The Crown Estate Director - Net Zero Lamé Verre: ‘We’ve got the right ingredients – we just need to bake the cake’

The key to driving net zero efforts is to recognise and balance the organisation’s “sphere of control and sphere of influence”.

15 May 2025

VCMI launches framework to tackle Scope 3 emissions gap by 2040

VCMI launches framework to tackle Scope 3 emissions gap by 2040

"It is not a license to delay, but a framework of integrity."

30 April 2025

Apple says has cut its carbon footprint by 60% since 2015

Sustainability Reports

Apple says has cut its carbon footprint by 60% since 2015

The numbers do not include carbon offsets retired by Apple to claim ‘carbon neutrality’.

17 April 2025

Building sector decoupled growth from emissions in 2023 – but decarbonisation remains off track

Building sector decoupled growth from emissions in 2023 – but decarbonisation remains off track

Emissions from building operations have increased by 5.4% since 2015.

19 March 2025

SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0: granularity, Scope 3 flexibility and climate target monitoring

Climate Targets

SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0: granularity, Scope 3 flexibility and climate target monitoring

The new standard no longer requires a 90% reduction in Scope 3 emissions.

18 March 2025

Inchcape Chief Sustainability Officer Mike Bowers on the cultural impacts of the EV transition

People & Culture

Inchcape Chief Sustainability Officer Mike Bowers on the cultural impacts of the EV transition

"Strategy and sustainability are two sides of the same coin."

05 March 2025

Wells Fargo drops net zero target in ‘cowardly and shortsighted’ move

Climate Targets

Wells Fargo drops net zero target in ‘cowardly and shortsighted’ move

“Investors expect banks to mitigate risk, not accelerate it.”

05 March 2025

Climate experts predict net zero delay, but remain optimistic

Climate experts predict net zero delay, but remain optimistic

The IPR 2025 Transition Forecast suggests a 67% probability of limiting global warming to 2°C or below.

28 February 2025

Number of UK businesses targeting net zero by 2030 has nearly doubled

Number of UK businesses targeting net zero by 2030 has nearly doubled

80% of companies plan to increase investment in energy management over the next year.

25 February 2025