Policy & Standards Change is afoot in sustainable finance labels – and policies France's decision to ban sustainable funds from investing in fossil fuel firms could lead to billions of divestment across Europe. Melodie Michel 11 January 2024
Policy & Standards Biodiversity disclosures have doubled among US-listed companies Companies may also hope to offset some of their biodiversity impacts through nature-based carbon credits – but co-benefits are not guaranteed. Melodie Michel 10 January 2024
Policy & Standards In France, corporate directors can now go to jail for not complying with CSRD France is the first country to transpose the directive into national law, and has set a high bar in terms of penalties for non-compliance. Melodie Michel 02 January 2024
CSO Futures Weekly CSO Futures Weekly We share our predictions for the year ahead and hear about one head of sustainability's greatest achievement for our last newsletter of 2023. Melodie Michel 21 December 2023
People & Culture What will Chief Sustainability Officers focus on in 2024? CSO Futures dives into the sustainability themes that are likely to draw the most attention next year. Melodie Michel 21 December 2023
Policy & Standards Less than half of sustainability reports are CSRD-compliant With the first CSRD reports due in early 2025, it looks like sustainability teams will have a busy 2024 gathering missing data. Melodie Michel 20 December 2023
Policy & Standards UK to apply carbon border adjustment mechanism from 2027 UK government aligns with EU on CBAM but doesn't go as far as linking emissions trading schemes. Melodie Michel 18 December 2023
Policy & Standards Supply chain due diligence obligation one step closer to becoming law EU lawmakers aim to make high-risk sectors such as mining, agriculture and textiles more responsible. Melodie Michel 15 December 2023
Policy & Standards How to manage evolving climate litigation risks The number of climate change court cases has more than doubled since 2017, and a growing number are filed against corporations. Melodie Michel 14 December 2023
Policy & Standards Time for Chief Sustainability Officers to ‘get started’ on nature disclosures as CDP highlights data gaps Companies not preparing are set to lose out as regulations expand to include nature-related disclosures. Melodie Michel 05 December 2023