Operations & Finance

Kraft Heinz updated investors on sustainability – then its stock dipped

The company has a 2030 target to cut absolute emissions by 50%, but only managed a 1.5% drop in 2022.

Melodie Michel

20 October 2023

Operations & Finance

BT to offer low-carbon internet to business clients from January

The company is redesigning its networks after conducting more granular emissions baselining.

Melodie Michel

20 October 2023

Operations & Finance

Deutsche Bank sets strict emissions targets across corporate loans

The bank is vetting carbon-intensive loans and phasing out clients that refuse to align with its net zero strategy.

Melodie Michel

19 October 2023

Operations & Finance

Sustainability-linked loans are not (yet) where they need to be

Recent financing granted to mining companies raise questions around the KPIs used in sustainability-linked loans.

Melodie Michel

19 October 2023

Operations & Finance

The UK government's IT carbon footprint has got worse - the transparency is welcome

We have to be open. This boils down to skills in the sector and transparency from the suppliers, neither of which are anywhere near where they need to be

Edward Targett

16 October 2023

Operations & Finance

Carbon offsets: a new risk for Chief Sustainability Officers?

Scrutiny is growing after a series of scientific reports questioning the efficacy of carbon offsets. Have they become too risky for companies to use (or talk about)?

Melodie Michel

08 October 2023

Operations & Finance

Cloud providers’ net zero claims are not enough: here is why companies should act to reduce their cloud emissions

Cloud emissions are notoriously opaque, but it is everyone's responsibility to reduce them.

Melodie Michel

06 October 2023

Operations & Finance

Gender-responsive procurement: how corporates can use their purchasing power to promote gender equality

As companies work to track and reduce the climate impact of their supply chains, they also have an opportunity to go beyond environmental factors.

Melodie Michel

06 October 2023

Operations & Finance

Growth pains ahead for sustainable finance

A couple of years after the ESG finance boom, financial institutions appear to be taking a step back.

Melodie Michel

05 October 2023

Operations & Finance

What the backtracking of oil and gas climate ambitions means for corporate decarbonisation

Oil and gas companies are scaling back their climate commitments: what impact will these decisions have on broader net zero goals?

Melodie Michel

03 October 2023