CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Are three years enough to prepare for CSDDD?

An uphill battle to CSDDD compliance, updates on the debate around carbon offset use for Scope 3 and insider tips on how to be a good CSO.

Melodie Michel

25 July 2024

Carbon offsets

VCMI to launch consultation on use of carbon credits for Scope 3

Standard-setters’ exploration of Scope 3 decarbonisation flexibility has rekindled the debate around the corporate use of carbon offsets.

Melodie Michel

23 July 2024

Policy & Standards

US government releases carbon offsetting principles, hopes to boost voluntary carbon market

The principles draw from other carbon market integrity guidelines from the ICVCM and VCMI.

Melodie Michel

28 May 2024

Carbon market

2024 could be a make-or-break year for voluntary carbon market

“If buyers can’t trust the quality of the credits they’re buying and risk greenwashing accusations, then the market will never reach its potential."

Melodie Michel

13 February 2024

Policy & Standards

EU bans unbacked green claims, early obsolescence

Airlines, appliance and electronics manufacturers and FMCG firms will be most affected by the new law.

Melodie Michel

18 January 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

COP28 kicks off on a positive note, CSOs and regulators eye climate transparency improvements and more in this week's instalment.

Melodie Michel

30 November 2023

Policy & Standards

Companies can now make VCMI ‘carbon integrity’ claims for use of quality offsets

The new guidance comes at a crucial time, as the updated GRI Climate Disclosures could soon include new mandatory disclosures around the amount and quality of carbon credits used.

Melodie Michel

28 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

Bain & Co, BCG and Natura among early adopters of climate claims integrity initiative

The VCMI Claims Code of Practice was released last June to lift the quality of climate claim based on carbon offsets.

Melodie Michel

08 November 2023

Policy & Standards

Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative: ‘We need corporates to take action’

Carbon market integrity initiatives need companies to help demonstrate their impact.

Melodie Michel

10 October 2023