SBTi kickstarts development of new FLAG guidance with consultation

The standard update process is expected to take at least 12 months.

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Biodiversity finance emerges as biggest obstacle to global nature goals: UN draft report

Biodiversity finance received the lowest overall implementation score of all 23 GBF targets assessed.

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GHG Protocol’s Scope 2 overhaul moves forward – harmonised standard due in 2027

"This will allow companies to spend more time reducing emissions."

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Petrobras names new interim Chief Sustainability Officer

Petrobras’ sustainability governance has been unstable since its first CSO Mauricio Tolmasquim left in May 2025.

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Virgin Media O2 joins Ecologi’s Media in Service of Nature programme

Media in Service of Nature aims to raise £200 million from the media industry to support UK-based nature recovery projects.

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As world battles deadly heatwaves, oil and gas profits set to nearly double

“Fossil fuel corporations are making a killing, literally and figuratively."

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Netflix's first Chief Sustainability Officer departs

"There should come a time in every Chief Sustainability Officer's career when the role no longer needs to exist."

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Grosvenor backs air sealing tech to scale UK retrofit programme

Improving airtightness can reduce energy demand and lower carbon emissions.

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Just one in four CSOs are confident their company's climate goals will be met

The underlying emissions data reinforces that concern, as more than half of firms with targets are reporting emissions increases.

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June heatwave wiped more than £1bn from UK economy

"Extreme heat is widening existing inequalities in the labour force."

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Summer temperatures have brought the climate crisis to the fore – but how do we bring the heat at November’s COP31?

A plea to maintain this momentum of climate action into the cooler months of the year.

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Senior sustainability recruitment H1 2026: The rise of the 'CSO+'

The pace of hiring is stable, but responsibilities and reporting lines are shifting.

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Airbus and Air Canada announce SAF partnership

The Sustainability Co-Investment Platform aims to invest US$10 million in Canadian SAF.

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CDP launches AI-powered disclosure tool to cut reporting time

Early testing shows the tool reduced disclosure preparation time by 40%.

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Microsoft CSO confronted by climate activists as pressure mounts on sustainability leaders

Are tech CSOs at risk of becoming the face of the AI emissions backlash?

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First global standard for sustainable glass launched for consultation

"Our ambition is to create a trusted benchmark for the industry that accelerates progress on sustainability."

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EU targets 46% electrification by 2040 as part of Electrification Action Plan

The Commission has also unveiled its review of the EU ETS.

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ADM, General Mills and Walmart partner for regenerative wheat

“What makes this relationship and this project so unique is that we have taken a true shared value approach to it."

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UK organisations set out roadmap to unlock private finance for nature

"A practical bridge between national nature targets and the investment opportunities needed to deliver them."

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AWS faces lawsuit over allegedly false data centre water sustainability claims

The case brings the issue of transparency among data centre hyperscalers to the fore.

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Trivium Packaging Sustainability VP Alice Bazzano on why Europe's packaging rules need clarity as much as ambition

"What increases strategic risk today is not the ambition of the policy, but the clarity on how it's written."

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CSO Futures joins Industry Insights Group

Our mission remains exactly the same: to empower, inform, and connect the Chief Sustainability Officer community.

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Mobile operators share sustained progress on operational emissions – but targets will depend on renewables access

"Access to renewable energy remains one of the biggest factors determining how quickly operators can decarbonise."

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Solar made up record 25% of EU electricity generation in June

"Solar has gone from a small player to an essential part of Europe’s power system."

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EU urged to update cement standards to promote low-carbon solutions

“The cement transition is ready to move. Europe now needs to open the door.”

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Carbon market value rises despite weaker demand as buyers pay for higher-quality offsets

Investment-grade credits made up 27% of retirement volumes but more than half of market value in Q2.

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From risk to action: Lessons from CSO Futures’ webinar on nature restoration and resilience

"We have taken the infrastructure that nature gives us completely for granted."

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Microsoft reports 25% annual carbon footprint increase amid AI race

Scope 2 emissions from energy purchases now represents 13% of the total.

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JBS drops net zero commitment and waters down climate ambition

The company's CSO said in 2025 that net zero was "never a promise".

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3M names company veteran as new Chief Sustainability Officer

3M’s previous CSO, Gayle Schueller, had been in this role since 2018.

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