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UK’s largest pension fund amends voting policy to fight climate backtracking

Sustainable Finance

UK’s largest pension fund amends voting policy to fight climate backtracking

“Nest is taking exactly the kind of clear, practical action savers need right now."

13 March 2026

CSO Futures Sustainability Leaders Community Insider - March 12 summary notes

CSO Futures Community

CSO Futures Sustainability Leaders Community Insider - March 12 summary notes

How should sustainability leaders respond to political volatility in the US?

13 March 2026

Global renewable energy capacity set to more than double in the next five years

Energy Transition

Global renewable energy capacity set to more than double in the next five years

"Global renewables are increasingly decoupling from US federal policy."

13 March 2026

Iran war sends oil soaring – and sharpens the business case for the energy transition

Energy Transition

Iran war sends oil soaring – and sharpens the business case for the energy transition

For CSOs, the crisis highlights both the vulnerability of the fossil-fuel system and the operational risks of delaying decarbonisation.

12 March 2026

UK built environment sector launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

UK built environment sector launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

This is the first agreed methodology to define what net zero carbon means for the building sector.

12 March 2026

Solar remains largest source of new power capacity in the US, despite slowdown

Energy Transition

Solar remains largest source of new power capacity in the US, despite slowdown

“Strong demand growth combined with escalating costs of new gas plants will allow solar to remain competitive, even without tax credits.”

11 March 2026

OVHCloud’s Gregory Lebourg on why vertical integration could be the cloud industry’s sustainability advantage

People & Culture

OVHCloud’s Gregory Lebourg on why vertical integration could be the cloud industry’s sustainability advantage

“Before having a differentiating factor, we should all speak the same language."

11 March 2026

French MP proposes law to make nature a company board member and shareholder

French MP proposes law to make nature a company board member and shareholder

“As long as nature’s interests are not represented in board meetings, nature will most often lose out against financial priorities.”

10 March 2026

Google helps CDP build AI-powered climate adaptation tool

Data and Technology

Google helps CDP build AI-powered climate adaptation tool

Climate resilience financing requirements for subnational governments has soared to a record US$105 billion.

10 March 2026

London Stock Exchange Group launches new ESG scores and analytics

Sustainable Finance

London Stock Exchange Group launches new ESG scores and analytics

The new features aim to help financial institutions safeguard against greenwashing and embed ESG considerations.

09 March 2026

EU shown to ‘massively’ underestimate climate impact on debt-to-GDP ratios

EU shown to ‘massively’ underestimate climate impact on debt-to-GDP ratios

"We can leave the economic consequences of climate change out of our models, but not out of our future."

09 March 2026

Vale Base Metals Chief Sustainability Officer leaves for Alcoa

People & Culture

Vale Base Metals Chief Sustainability Officer leaves for Alcoa

Vale has made no announcement about Olson’s departure.

06 March 2026