CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Governments asked to step up, while some businesses push back

Courts and countries are backing biodiversity around the world, while the EU faces pressure from businesses on both sides as it smooths out its climate targets.

Olivia Peluso

27 June 2024

Operations & Finance

Lufthansa Group adds fee to cover EU sustainability regulations

The Lufthansa Group is introducing an environmental surcharge to all flights departing from the EU, the UK, Norway, and Switzerland, saying it could not bear the additional costs generated from soon-to-be enacted sustainability regulations.

Olivia Peluso

26 June 2024

Operations & Finance

Survey: Employees lack trust, guidance with sustainability in workplace

Most employees are both unhappy with their employer's lack of climate action and don't know how to incorporate sustainability into their own roles, the survey found.

Olivia Peluso

25 June 2024

CSO

FedEx appoints Karen Blanks Ellis as new chief sustainability officer

Karen Blanks Ellis will replace longtime sustainability leader Mitch Jackson as the company's new CSO.

Olivia Peluso

20 June 2024

Operations & Finance

Tesla shareholders reject ESG-linked compensation and workers’ rights proposals

Another rejected proposal urged Tesla to commit to a moratorium on deep sea mining, following the lead of BMW, Volvo, Volkswagen, Rivian, and Renault.

Melodie Michel

17 June 2024

Transition Planning

Climate transition planning for finance: Cracking the CSO’s budget

"The transition plan is the document where you can articulate why you've made certain trade-off decisions in a way that can build trust with investors."

Melodie Michel

29 May 2024

Transition Planning

Vodafone plans to halve Scope 3 emission in just four years

The company’s value chain emissions have increased by 20%, or more than 1 million tonnes, since 2020.

Melodie Michel

28 May 2024

Electric Vehicles

EV manufacturers’ sustainable sourcing policies lack teeth: report

Tesla, BMW and Mercedes-Benz stand out as having more solid commitments and/or enforcement mechanisms.

Melodie Michel

22 May 2024

Electric Vehicles

Europe could be self-sufficient in battery cells by 2026 – if gigafactories don’t get cancelled

More than half of planned plants are at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled amid the global 'battery race'.

Melodie Michel

15 May 2024

Climate Targets

Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW: Only three automakers aligned with 1.5ºC EV production needs

"Automakers' substandard electric vehicle plans, and negative advocacy strategies are driving the climate crisis."

Melodie Michel

14 May 2024