Matt Mace

Ahead of expected updates to the Emissions Trading System (ETS), European countries have warned policymakers that introducing prices on fuels for transport and heating would increase costs for households.

In 2022, Carmen Diaz was settling into a role as chief executive officer for Holcim’s Spanish business. Now she heads up the global sustainability function and sits down with edie to explore how to build the skillset and business case to make sustainability an integral and resilient corporate strategy.

edie has launched a new Climate Policy Tracker, a live and interactive document summarising all key European climate legislation and updates, alongside a new EU membership offering to help sustainability professionals stay on top of changes across Europe as they happen.

The Government has introduced a £2 cap on bus fares across most of England, with the £450m required to deliver the scheme covered by switching international climate finance grants into loans.

Fossil fuel firms including BP, Chevron, and Shell are expected to double their combined net income to $45bn this quarter, with research stating that emissions from the world’s largest oil and gas businesses were sufficient to cause one quarter of heatwaves experienced in the last 20 years.

Research from Deloitte has found that more than two-thirds of FTSE 100 companies adjusted their climate and sustainability metrics last year, pointing to better data, rather than a step back in ambitions.

As Scope 3 emissions, supplier engagement, regulation, climate risk, responsible sourcing and resource efficiency move up the corporate agenda, businesses are looking for the partners, platforms and practical solutions that can help them transform complex value chains.

New research has highlighted that rollouts of renewables, heat pumps and electric vehicles (EVs) are progressing in Germany, but are still below the required rates to reach 2030 climate goals.

New research has found that fears among Indian policymakers and steel producers regarding cost compliance with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could be unfounded, with some producers able to benefit from low-carbon exports.

Banks have been accused of funding palm oil companies linked to deforestation and human rights violations via loans tied to corporate sustainability targets and performance.