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Supermarkets urged to disclose and address methane emissions

Supermarkets urged to disclose and address methane emissions

“Food retailers are ignoring the methane problem hidden in the meat and dairy aisles and risk losing consumer trust."

13 March 2025

Starbucks joins Walmart, Aldi and others in pact to tackle food waste

Food and Beverages

Starbucks joins Walmart, Aldi and others in pact to tackle food waste

Starbucks has set a target to reduce food waste in US operations by 50% by 2030.

07 February 2025

40% of 2020 emissions targets ‘failed or disappeared’

Climate Targets

40% of 2020 emissions targets ‘failed or disappeared’

Firms that missed targets saw no significant market or media reaction.

22 January 2025

Walmart warns it will miss 2025 and 2030 targets as sales growth push up emissions

Climate Targets

Walmart warns it will miss 2025 and 2030 targets as sales growth push up emissions

Walmart’s operational emissions have been creeping up since 2021.

06 January 2025

CSO Futures Weekly: Inspiring action with IKEA’s Global Climate and Nature Director

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Inspiring action with IKEA’s Global Climate and Nature Director

+ a Climate Week NYC news roundup, two landmark carbon credit deals and a sign that sustainability work is becoming more holistic.

26 September 2024

Amazon, H&M, Walmart in US$180mn forest carbon credit deal with Brazil government

Amazon, H&M, Walmart in US$180mn forest carbon credit deal with Brazil government

The deal reflects the growing confidence companies and state actors are placing in jurisdictional forest projects.

24 September 2024

Tesco teams up with Natwest to support farmers’ energy transition

Operations & Finance

Tesco teams up with Natwest to support farmers’ energy transition

Other retailers have implemented similar programmes to incentivise their suppliers’ decarbonisation – and reduce their own Scope 3 footprint.

02 April 2024

Giti Tire names first Chief Sustainability Officer

People & Culture

Giti Tire names first Chief Sustainability Officer

Chong Hau Pang previously led supply chain sustainability efforts at DBS Bank in Singapore.

27 March 2024

With regenerative agriculture pledges, food sustainability leads have their work cut out for them

Operations & Finance

With regenerative agriculture pledges, food sustainability leads have their work cut out for them

To achieve truly sustainable food systems, companies will have to overcome policy uncertainty and early profitability losses.

31 October 2023

CSO Futures Weekly

News and Interviews

CSO Futures Weekly

A host of new appointments; fresh pressure from Deutsche Bank; Chief Sustainability Officer insights and data and more in our inaugural newsletter.

19 October 2023