Transition Planning

Climate transition planning for compliance: a guide for CSOs

This article is part of a CSO Futures series on transition planning for Chief Sustainability Officers.

Melodie Michel

21 May 2024

Policy & Standards

CSDDD: Disputed due diligence law approved in EU Parliament

Today's vote ends months of uncertainty about the future of supply chain due diligence in the EU.

Melodie Michel

24 April 2024

Policy & Standards

SEC delays climate disclosure rule implementation amid legal challenges

In the month since its publication, the rule has been the object of at least nine lawsuits from Republican states, energy companies and industry associations.

Melodie Michel

05 April 2024

Policy & Standards

Is the Nature Restoration Law facing the same fate as CSDDD?

Hungary's U-turn has forced the EU Council to postpone a vote – most likely until after the parliamentary elections.

Melodie Michel

01 April 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

Inditex faces supply chain scrutiny amid record profits

The Spanish group got the lowest grade on traceability amid 52 companies recently analysed by NGO Remake World.

Melodie Michel

15 March 2024

Policy & Standards

CBAM will bring only minimal emissions reduction, ADB warns

ADB found that CBAM will reduce global emissions by just 0.2% more than a regular emissions trading scheme.

Melodie Michel

26 February 2024

Policy & Standards

SEC said to have removed Scope 3 requirement from climate rule

The agency received 16,000 comments on its initial draft, and that the majority of them opposed Scope 3 reporting.

Melodie Michel

23 February 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Bumps in the road and existential questions

Sustainable finance's persistent data and commitment issues, Mike Berners-Lee's existential questions and more...

Melodie Michel

22 February 2024

Policy & Standards

EU 2040 climate target bets heavily on CCS, backtracks on agriculture

The new recommended target is deemed “not quite 1.5°C compatible”.

Melodie Michel

07 February 2024