People & Culture Petrobras names new Chief Sustainability Officer Petrobras has shifted the gender composition of its executive leadership team with the new CSO. Melodie Michel 15 July 2025
Fossil fuels Bank financing to fossil fuels grows for the first time since 2021 "Only rapid and robust binding government regulation and oversight can make banks change course." Melodie Michel 20 June 2025
People & Culture Brazil’s Petrobras on the hunt for next Chief Sustainability Officer Mauricio Tolamsquim has left the company to join the board of Brazilian utility Eletrobras. Melodie Michel 26 May 2025
Data Centre Emissions US Senator presses Meta to justify plans to power new Louisiana data centre with gas “I worry that this quest for profits over climate safety is misleading the public on Meta’s progress toward achieving net zero emissions.” Melodie Michel 19 May 2025
Methane Existing technologies could avoid 70% of fossil fuel methane emissions – yet these continue to rise "The latest data indicates that implementation on methane has continued to fall short of ambitions.” Melodie Michel 08 May 2025
CSO BP eliminates top sustainability role, yielding to investor pressure BP’s profits experienced a record drop in the past year, posting just US$687 million in Q1 2025. Melodie Michel 02 May 2025
Sustainable Finance HSBC investors demand renewed climate commitment after ‘deeply concerning signals’ "If the bank fails to do so it should not expect shareholders to remain silent." Melodie Michel 02 May 2025
Oil & Gas Shareholders ask Equinor to explain ‘inconsistency’ between oil expansion and climate goals "If Equinor can’t make its renewables business profitable, it should return excess capital to its investors – not double down on fossil fuel projects." Melodie Michel 22 April 2025
Sustainable Finance Asset owners call on investors to ‘raise the bar’ on climate stewardship "A strong collective principle-based signal to our asset managers as to what we expect of them." Melodie Michel 14 February 2025
Oil & Gas Shareholders ask Shell to justify how LNG expansion fits within climate ambition "The level of fossil gas production planned by Shell is not only environmentally dangerous, but creates financial risk for investors too." Melodie Michel 08 January 2025