Florence Jones

Sustainability reporting rules are changing fast — but are businesses finally getting the clarity they need?

Net zero target verification body the Science Based Targets initiative has published a new version of its corporate net zero standard, which will increase pressure on companies to deliver on the targets they set.

Nine in 10 businesses from 18 markets spanning Europe, Asia, the Americas, Australia and Africa say electrification will improve their energy security, while almost eight in 10 say using electricity to power their operations has become more urgent due to geopolitical instability.

The non-profit Science Based Targets initiative has for years been internally divided over the issue of carbon credits and offsets. Being in favour of offsets is like “heresy” in the eyes of SBTi leadership, Tommy Ricketts, chief executive of carbon rating agency BeZero Carbon, tells Sustainable Views.

The Turkish government, as host of COP31, has told an event at London Climate Action Week, hosted by the Boston Consulting Group, that it wants the largest-ever private sector involvement in November's climate summit.

Are sustainable funds facing a crisis of confidence — or a chance to reset?

Energy secretary Ed Miliband cements his position on net zero amid political turmoil

The World Bank recently dropped its central climate finance target after pressure from the US

Japanese businesses are demanding greater policy ambition from the country's government on nature investment, as many move faster than their global peers on managing nature risk within their supply chains.

Why regulators are stepping up action on forever chemicals and what it means for industry