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Apple to improve circularity by enabling iPhone repairs with used parts

Operations & Finance

Apple to improve circularity by enabling iPhone repairs with used parts

Apple has been accused of greenwashing for focusing on sustainability initiatives without improving customers' right to repair.

15 April 2024

Investigation links H&M, Zara's 'Better Cotton' to Brazilian deforestation

Investigation links H&M, Zara's 'Better Cotton' to Brazilian deforestation

The damning report urges brands to "go beyond using certification schemes to ensure their goods are ethically sourced".

12 April 2024

CSO Futures Weekly: CDP CEO interview and a divisive SBTi statement

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: CDP CEO interview and a divisive SBTi statement

Sherry Madera on sustainability data for harmonisation, SBTi's new carbon credit position and more...

11 April 2024

Sustainability leaders clash over SBTi endorsement of carbon credits for Scope 3

Policy & Standards

Sustainability leaders clash over SBTi endorsement of carbon credits for Scope 3

A boon for the voluntary carbon market, the SBTi's change of position worries NGOs and its own staff.

11 April 2024

Why CDP CEO Sherry Madera doesn’t want Chief Sustainability Officers to focus on disclosures

People & Culture

Why CDP CEO Sherry Madera doesn’t want Chief Sustainability Officers to focus on disclosures

“Every dollar that's spent on reporting is a dollar that can't be spent on action.”

11 April 2024

Waitrose joins Tony’s Chocolonely initiative for ethical cocoa supply chain

Waitrose joins Tony’s Chocolonely initiative for ethical cocoa supply chain

Waitrose is paying farmers an additional premium on top of the Fairtrade certified bean price as part of the initiative.

10 April 2024

Zurich stops underwriting new oil and gas projects

Operations & Finance

Zurich stops underwriting new oil and gas projects

In 2022, the Swiss insurance company was the world’s sixth largest fossil fuel underwriter.

10 April 2024

Think tanks warn against Scope 3 flexibility as corporate climate targets remain insufficient

Climate Targets

Think tanks warn against Scope 3 flexibility as corporate climate targets remain insufficient

Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor urges VCMI and SBTi to strengthen their standards.

09 April 2024

UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce unveils sector-specific guidance

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.

09 April 2024

Growing professionalisation: 62% of new CSOs come from sustainability background

Data and Technology

Growing professionalisation: 62% of new CSOs come from sustainability background

Even CSOs promoted internally boast more sustainability experience than ever.

08 April 2024