Operations & Finance

Investors support sustainability criteria and transparent climate reporting

ESG backlash in the US appears to go against investor preferences.

Melodie Michel

05 February 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: ESG backlash creates ripples in the US

The climate battles continues in the US; watch our sustainability governance panel on demand; ESRS adoption partly delayed and more in this week's newsletter.

Melodie Michel

25 January 2024

Policy & Standards

Meatpacker’s IPO challenge is SEC’s chance to take a stand on climate issues

Several groups are asking the SEC to block JBS' NYSE listing on the basis of the company’s environmental track record.

Melodie Michel

19 January 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Gap widens between sustainability first-movers and laggards

World's 100 most sustainable companies (and their investment patterns); sustainability governance lessons and uneven regulatory progress...

Melodie Michel

18 January 2024

Policy & Standards

SEC climate disclosure rule faces opposition at House hearing

Almost all the witnesses listed to speak at the hearing oppose the climate rule.

Melodie Michel

18 January 2024

Scope 3

Procurement leaders feel ‘best guess’ Scope 3 reporting puts them at risk of unintentional greenwashing

For most supply chain managers, the inability to accurately measure supplier emissions “makes it hard to turn words into action”.

Melodie Michel

15 January 2024

Policy & Standards

Less than half of sustainability reports are CSRD-compliant

With the first CSRD reports due in early 2025, it looks like sustainability teams will have a busy 2024 gathering missing data.

Melodie Michel

20 December 2023

People & Culture

Sustainability leaders have a chance to act “while the clay is soft” on compliance

This transition period is a unique opportunity for CSOs to get buy-in... if they have enough recognition within their company.

Melodie Michel

15 November 2023

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

Heads of sustainability tell us about the future of the CSO and the importance of ambition; two company announcements weaken the correlation between sustainability and financial performance; regulatory delays across the board and more...

Melodie Michel

09 November 2023

Policy & Standards

Internal criticism of SEC climate rule urges ‘reproposal’ that would bring further delays

Commissioner Mark Uyeda warns that finalising a law without following due process could lead to legal challenges.

Melodie Michel

08 November 2023