Operations & Finance

Investors support sustainability criteria and transparent climate reporting

ESG backlash in the US appears to go against investor preferences.

Melodie Michel

05 February 2024

Operations & Finance

Shareholders drop climate proposal, but ExxonMobil forges ahead with lawsuit

ExxonMobil is looking to set a precedent that would limit the power of activist shareholders in pressuring management on climate issues.

Melodie Michel

05 February 2024

Operations & Finance

World’s most sustainable companies invest three times more than average into green activities – and it pays off

More than half of investments go to green themes, compared to 17% on average.

Melodie Michel

17 January 2024

Operations & Finance

CEOs not going far enough to protect their business from climate crisis

CEOs acknowledge the looming existential threat presented by climate change, but are failing to truly reinvent their business models.

Melodie Michel

16 January 2024

Operations & Finance

BCG will buy 21,000 tonnes of direct air capture credits over the next three years

Direct air capture currently costs US$600 to US$1,000 per tonne.

Melodie Michel

12 January 2024

Operations & Finance

Why Amazon is swapping battery-electric forklifts for hydrogen fuel cells

On almost all aspects, the business case for battery-electric vehicles is stronger than that of hydrogen fuel cells.

Melodie Michel

10 January 2024

Operations & Finance

Extreme weather tops WEF global risks in 2024

Private sector and civil society disagree on the urgency of environmental risks.

Melodie Michel

10 January 2024

People & Culture

Scope 4 emissions: What Chief Sustainability Officers should know

Scope 4 aims to quantify the emissions avoided merely by using one product instead of another, but calculations rely largely on assumptions.

Melodie Michel

04 January 2024

Operations & Finance

Food retailers start the new year with fresh climate plans

Ahold Delhaize and Aldi UK's announcements come just a few weeks after COP28 placed food at the centre of the climate agenda.

Melodie Michel

02 January 2024

Operations & Finance

European banks move away from fossil fuels post-COP28

Crédit Agricole and ING have both announced steps to phase out fossil fuel investments from their portfolios faster than planned.

Melodie Michel

21 December 2023