Human rights Waitrose joins Tony’s Chocolonely initiative for ethical cocoa supply chain Waitrose is paying farmers an additional premium on top of the Fairtrade certified bean price as part of the initiative. Melodie Michel 10 April 2024
Operations & Finance Zurich stops underwriting new oil and gas projects In 2022, the Swiss insurance company was the world’s sixth largest fossil fuel underwriter. Melodie Michel 10 April 2024
Operations & Finance Carbon costs and rising green steel demand justify €4.5 billion mill investment for SSAB Set to begin operations by 2029, the company's new fossil-free mill will expand production capacity by 0.5 million tonnes a year. Melodie Michel 03 April 2024
Operations & Finance Tesco teams up with Natwest to support farmers’ energy transition Other retailers have implemented similar programmes to incentivise their suppliers’ decarbonisation – and reduce their own Scope 3 footprint. Melodie Michel 02 April 2024
Climate Targets Co-op unveils SBTi-approved climate targets including agriculture emissions So far, Co-op has cut operational emissions by 59% from its 2016 baseline, and reduced absolute Scope 3 emissions by 21%. Melodie Michel 01 April 2024
Operations & Finance H&M improves data accuracy – and adds nearly 2 million tonnes of emissions to estimates H&M has applied these calculation changes to historical results, including its 2019 baseline. Melodie Michel 28 March 2024
Oil & Gas Mixed investor messages as oil and gas majors come under fire for lack of climate ambition Groups highlight oil and gas transition risk for investors, but shareholders continue to reject higher climate ambitions. Melodie Michel 27 March 2024
Operations & Finance Faced with a materials conundrum, Lego bets on carbon removal Lego's Scope 3 emissions have increased steadily from 1.02 million tonnes in 2019 to 1.6 million tonnes in 2022. Melodie Michel 26 March 2024
climate reporting Sustainability reporting anxiety mounts among UK firms Worryingly, 38% of UK sustainability decision makers admit they are “not clear” on what they should be reporting on. Melodie Michel 25 March 2024
Operations & Finance Ball Corporation cut Scope 3 emissions for the first time in 2023 – by almost 29% “Not that we will achieve this every year, a few things went our way!” Melodie Michel 25 March 2024