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Listed companies two years away from exhausting their 1.5ºC carbon budget

Listed companies two years away from exhausting their 1.5ºC carbon budget

Just 11% of listed firms have aligned their strategies with a 1.5ºC future.

05 August 2024

Report: Listed firms responsible for environmental damages worth 4% of global GDP

Operations & Finance

Report: Listed firms responsible for environmental damages worth 4% of global GDP

More than a quarter of companies generate environmental costs larger than their net income.

30 July 2024

Mars has decoupled growth from emissions over the last five years

Mars has decoupled growth from emissions over the last five years

"It is critically important to strengthen our programs with farmers to help the transition to climate-smart and regenerative agriculture."

29 July 2024

How CSOs can leverage digital product passports to achieve circularity

Policy & Standards

How CSOs can leverage digital product passports to achieve circularity

Certain industries in the EU will soon have to trace the lifecycle of their products.

18 July 2024

Report: Nike slashes sustainability staff

Operations & Finance

Report: Nike slashes sustainability staff

The sportswear giant made waves when it committed to both doubling its business and halving its carbon footprint. Instead, its sustainability team has been disproportionately affected by layoffs and transfers.

13 July 2024

People & Culture

Q&A: How can CSOs better engage with the C-suite to achieve net zero?

Normative CEO and co-founder Kristian Rönn has a few ideas.

12 July 2024

UK quashes new oil drilling project following landmark ruling

Climate litigation

UK quashes new oil drilling project following landmark ruling

The move is in response to a landmark judgment from Britain’s highest court ruling that planning authorities must also consider the impacts of burning – not just extracting – fossil fuels when deciding whether or not to approve projects.

11 July 2024

CSO Futures Weekly: Appointments and disappointments

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Appointments and disappointments

Around the world, companies and governments are doubling down on sustainability regulations and investments as recent outlooks have provided a wake-up call on what is needed to achieve net zero.

11 July 2024

US not on track to meet 2030 wind goal

Energy Transition

US not on track to meet 2030 wind goal

Soaring material costs, high interest rates, and supply chain hiccups are plaguing the transition to clean energy in the U.S.

09 July 2024

Global temperatures breach 1.5C for a year straight

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.

08 July 2024