Policy & Standards

SEC said to have removed Scope 3 requirement from climate rule

The agency received 16,000 comments on its initial draft, and that the majority of them opposed Scope 3 reporting.

Melodie Michel

23 February 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Bumps in the road and existential questions

Sustainable finance's persistent data and commitment issues, Mike Berners-Lee's existential questions and more...

Melodie Michel

22 February 2024

Operations & Finance

World’s biggest emitters still fail to disclose climate-related business risks

The companies analysed include oil and gas majors such as BP, Chevron and TotalEnergies, as well as airlines, miners and large manufacturers.

Melodie Michel

22 February 2024

climate reporting

Climate disclosures grow, but quality still lacks: CDP

“The stark reality is that we are incredibly far behind where we need to be, and progress is much too slow.”

Melodie Michel

08 February 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Gap widens between sustainability first-movers and laggards

World's 100 most sustainable companies (and their investment patterns); sustainability governance lessons and uneven regulatory progress...

Melodie Michel

18 January 2024

Policy & Standards

SEC climate disclosure rule faces opposition at House hearing

Almost all the witnesses listed to speak at the hearing oppose the climate rule.

Melodie Michel

18 January 2024

Policy & Standards

Australia’s latest climate disclosure draft offers partial protection against litigation

The country is jumping on the climate regulation bandwagon and making sustainability reporting an obligation for companies.

Melodie Michel

15 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

Data and Technology

Net-Zero Data Public Utility: a game changer for climate transparency

NZDPU aims to be a central repository of companies’ climate metrics and targets, freely accessible to all - and will be unveiled at COP28.

Melodie Michel

30 November 2023

Policy & Standards

New Basel III climate disclosures proposed for global banks

Running until February 29, 2024, the consultation will help the Basel Committee determine which elements should be mandatory and which should be subject to national discretion.

Melodie Michel

30 November 2023