CSO Futures Weekly

Financial planning for the climate transition - CSO Futures Weekly

Two angles on finance for the climate transition, a look at the maturity of corporate nature targets and a pilot for circular textiles...

Melodie Michel

17 October 2024

Circular Economy

Fashion brands launch textile recycling pilot in Spain

The initiative aims to create an efficient system to collect and sort used clothes ahead of new EPR regulations.

Melodie Michel

15 October 2024

Policy & Standards

Apparel brands will soon be mandated to recycle used clothes in California

Non-compliance could lead to fines of up to US$50,000 per day for intentional violations.

Melodie Michel

08 October 2024

Plastic Pollution

LEGO displacing virgin plastics in bricks: What’s the mass balance principle?

Critics argue that the methodology opens the door for greenwashing.

Melodie Michel

30 August 2024

Fashion

adidas, Inditex, Zalando and others join footwear circularity partnership

Nearly 24 million shoes are produced globally each year, often using over 40 different components from various materials.

Melodie Michel

08 August 2024

Policy & Standards

How CSOs can leverage digital product passports to achieve circularity

Certain industries in the EU will soon have to trace the lifecycle of their products.

Olivia Peluso

18 July 2024

Circular Economy

H&M, Primark among 7 brands in new circular fashion initiative

Fashion giants are attempting to decouple revenue from production.

Melodie Michel

21 May 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Circular electronics, nature disclosures and the next stage in corporate sustainability

Breaking silos for IT circularity, Smiths Group and Interface step into the next phase of their journeys, standards and regulations move towards more holistic sustainability action.

Melodie Michel

25 April 2024

Operations & Finance

‘Sweat that asset’: How CSOs can help accelerate circular electronics

A record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022.

Melodie Michel

25 April 2024

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.

Melodie Michel

15 April 2024