ESG
Pace and patience: the competing demands on the new CSO
The role of the chief sustainability officer (CSO) is undergoing something of a transformation. According to EY, at some corporates, there…
“Sleepless nights” over government’s climate change platitudes – Greenpeace
Doug Parr, director of policy at Greenpeace, has said that the environmental campaigning group was “disappointed about what Jeremy Hunt…
Are activist investors right to call out BP’s “irrational” ESG strategy?
BP must abandon its “irrational strategy” to cut oil and gas production, activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners has said, in…
Global Stocktake text signalling ‘end of fossil fuels’ is adopted at COP28
DUBAI – COP28 closed on Wednesday with a landmark Global Stocktake text that “calls on parties” to begin “transitioning away…
Exclusive: police forces across Europe are increasingly cracking down on climate protesters
In a video released two months ago by the official Instagram account of the Bundespolizei (German Federal Police), a group…
Can a new EU law move people from planes to trains?
As European travellers book transport for their summer holidays, they may not be aware that they are making their journeys…
ESG the biggest theme driving mergers and acquisitions in Q2 2023
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) was the key disruptive theme that drove the most mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity globally…
Investor support for climate resolutions is falling – Morningstar
Investors appear to have rolled back support for climate resolutions this year, according to a preliminary analysis of 92 proposals…
Livestock industry pushes ‘less but better’ as sustainability debate rages
Veganuary is over for another year. Meat and dairy companies can breathe easy again as the spotlight dims on their…
