Policy & Standards

Investors call for global ISSB adoption by 2025

Over 40% of the world’s 4,000 largest listed firms still did not disclose their Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2022.

Melodie Michel

27 May 2024

People & Culture

Survey: 85% of firms see sustainability as a financial opportunity

“Sustainability strategies and core business strategies are converging.”

Melodie Michel

23 May 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Microsoft suffers the climate impact of its AI strategy

Microsoft's carbon footprint jump, Barclays' sustainable finance controversy and positive news around nature efforts.

Melodie Michel

16 May 2024

Sustainable Finance

Sustainable finance under scrutiny amid Barclays controversy

Overly flexible guidelines may be allowing banks to fund fossil fuel expansion under sustainability labels.

Melodie Michel

14 May 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: The devil in the details

Peaking power sector emissions, Paypal's rising crypto footprint and a growing bet on carbon capture and storage...

Melodie Michel

09 May 2024

People & Culture

Germany’s development bank KfW names new Chief Sustainability Officer

Jürgen Kern joined the bank in 2007 and was most recently Director of Corporate Strategy and Sustainability.

Melodie Michel

09 May 2024

Operations & Finance

Global banks under pressure to set more specific sustainable finance targets

To meet the world’s net zero targets, the ratio of green to fossil fuel financing should reach a minimum of 4:1 by 2030.

Melodie Michel

06 May 2024

Policy & Standards

UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce unveils sector-specific guidance

Asset managers and banks, as well as companies in electricity, food and beverages, mining and oil and gas now have access to detailed recommendations to draft their transition plans.

Melodie Michel

09 April 2024

People & Culture

US bank Fifth Third announces new Chief Sustainability Officer

Pratik Raval previously held various positions (including Head of Sustainability Strategy) at Tata Consultancy Services USA.

Melodie Michel

18 March 2024

Policy & Standards

Global banks set to include capital market emissions in net zero targets

The second version of the NZBA guidelines reflect improvements in financed emissions calculation methodologies and data quality.

Melodie Michel

14 March 2024