Sustainability Governance Sustainability is becoming a key board priority: But what does good governance really look like? “You need people on the board that have a much more sensitive antenna on how the world is changing.” Melodie Michel 11 December 2023
People & Culture People moves: CSOs come and go in the battery supply chain Battery supply chains are under pressure to improve their sustainability credentials – and this is leading to governance shake-ups. Melodie Michel 08 December 2023
People & Culture PageGroup sustainability head Joanna Bonnett on talent: ‘They’re here to change the world and if they can’t see that, they will walk’ If companies want to attract sustainability talent, they cannot hide behind any excuse. Melodie Michel 06 December 2023
People & Culture Ahold Delhaize poaches Woolworths Chief Sustainability Officer Alex Holt will succeed Jan Ernst de Groot in April 2024. Melodie Michel 06 December 2023
People & Culture Whirlpool sustainability director Beat Stocker on agility and empathy for change management "When you're asking somebody to think and do and act differently, we still need to respect that process." Melodie Michel 04 December 2023
People & Culture Autodesk names first Chief Sustainability Officer Joe Speicher has been in his new position since July, reporting to Chief Financial Officer Debbie Clifford. Melodie Michel 28 November 2023
CSO Genesys CSO Bridgette McAdoo on transparency and building trust between NGOs and companies "Restating our number isn't my concern: I'm more concerned about whether we feel confident in our methodology and that it's auditable and assured." Melodie Michel 27 November 2023
People & Culture D&G sustainability lead Will Ashton-Smith on ESG compliance: “It needs to become more of a shared responsibility” Domestic & General is fine-tuning its 'repair first' strategy and preparing to submit climate goals to the Science-Based Targets initiative. Melodie Michel 23 November 2023
People & Culture Demand for sustainability skills is fast outpacing supply Worryingly, women are even more underrepresented in senior positions in the green economy than elsewhere. Melodie Michel 21 November 2023
People & Culture dsm-firmenich VP of sustainability David Nickell on climate transparency in animal protein production "We're really joining up that whole journey, that whole data construction to unlock value in many, many ways." Melodie Michel 21 November 2023
People & Culture Smiths Group CSO John Ostergren on Scope 3, incentivising change "The implications of having tied those goals to compensation are difficult to overstate.” Melodie Michel 20 November 2023
People & Culture Platform.sh sustainability lead Leah Goldfarb on looking for “impact at scale” in cloud decarbonisation The trained climate scientist talks cutting cloud emissions and avoiding data centre graveyards in this CSO Futures interview. Melodie Michel 16 November 2023