Policy & Standards

H&M Head of Sustainability ‘concerned’ about expanding carbon offset use within SBTi

“The decision weakens corporate climate pledges and makes real decarbonisation efforts within value chains less attractive.”

Melodie Michel

03 June 2024

Carbon market

Voluntary carbon market value down 61% as firms become wary of carbon offsets

This is the second consecutive year of contraction for the VCM, after a peak of nearly US$2 billion in 2021.

Melodie Michel

31 May 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: ExxonMobil AGM deals a blow to activist investors

Sustainability proposals fail at Exxon, Vodafone's first transition plan and a big week for carbon removals...

Melodie Michel

30 May 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 removals

Big Tech bets on carbon credits as AI climate impact grows

Nature-based projects to remove CO2 from the atmosphere are often criticised for exaggerating their positive impacts, but the Symbiosis Coalition hopes to raise quality standards.

Melodie Michel

27 May 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Data, sustainability and imperfection

Sage's sustainability lead on 'an imperfect system', AI and data management, China's new reporting requirements and more in this issue...

Melodie Michel

15 February 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

Biodiversity disclosures have doubled among US-listed companies

Companies may also hope to offset some of their biodiversity impacts through nature-based carbon credits – but co-benefits are not guaranteed.

Melodie Michel

10 January 2024

COP28

‘Terrible news’: COP28 fails to clarify carbon trading rules

For some, the absence of a deal is better than a low-integrity carbon market that would undermine progress towards the Paris Agreement.

Melodie Michel

13 December 2023

COP28

How the private sector can turn climate challenges into opportunities at COP28

Luma Saqqaf, Founder of AJYAL Sustainability Consulting, discusses what businesses can expect from COP28 in terms of climate ambitions, finance, and carbon markets.

Melodie Michel

06 December 2023