Xella Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer Cécile Fages on building the case for low-carbon construction “We cannot do this at any cost.”

Xella Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer Cécile Fages on building the case for low-carbon construction.

#ChiefSustainabilityOfficer #Construction #Interview

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Food staples drive more deforestation than coffee and cocoa "To really reduce deforestation, we must also take action in the producer countries."

Food staples drive more deforestation than coffee and cocoa: study.

#FoodSystem #Deforestation

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TotalEnergies gives up US offshore wind and doubles down on fossil fuel projects The firm will recover lease fees from wind projects and reinvest the amount in oil and gas.

TotalEnergies gives up US offshore wind and doubles down on fossil fuel projects.

#FossilFuels #EnergyTransition

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Companies and investors oppose calls to ease EU ETS as ‘serious misdiagnosis’ "The debate on weakening the ETS is already having a chilling effect."

Companies and investors oppose calls to ease EU ETS as ‘serious misdiagnosis’.

#EUETS #ClimatePolicy #Decarbonisation

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Chanel’s first climate transition plan focuses on regenerative practices "We are taking practical action based on a deep understanding of both the physical and transition impacts of climate change on our business."

Chanel’s first climate transition plan focuses on regenerative practices.

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#Chanel #ClimateTransitionPlan

Germany’s emissions gap widens as recent policies slow down energy transition “Germany has both the opportunity and the obligation to reverse recent climate policy rollbacks in its Climate Action Plan."

Germany’s emissions gap widens as recent policies slow down energy transition.

#Germany @climateactiontracker.org #ClimatePolicy

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Senior sustainability recruitment 2025: Fewer appointments, more specialisation More than 70% of newly appointed CSOs in 2025 came from another sustainability leadership role.

Senior sustainability recruitment 2025: Fewer appointments, more specialisation.

#SustainabilityLeaders #CSO

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Business leaders urge governments to accelerate electrification "Those that fail to adapt will be left behind."

Business leaders urge governments to accelerate electrification.

#Electrification #EAP #Policy

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UN climate chief tells Europe war-driven energy crisis is another ‘abject lesson’ on fossil fuel dependency "Renewable energy allows countries to insulate themselves from global turmoil."

UN climate chief tells Europe war-driven energy crisis is another ‘abject lesson’ on fossil fuel dependency.

#EnergyTransition #IranWar #FossilFuels

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UK’s largest pension fund amends voting policy to fight climate backtracking “Nest is taking exactly the kind of clear, practical action savers need right now."

UK’s largest pension fund amends voting policy to fight climate backtracking.

@nestpensions.bsky.social #SustainableFinance

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Global renewables capacity to more than double in next five years "Global renewables are increasingly decoupling from US federal policy."

Global renewable energy capacity set to more than double in the next five years.

#EnergyTransition #Renewables

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Iran war sends oil soaring – and sharpens the business case for the energy transition For CSOs, the crisis highlights both the vulnerability of the fossil-fuel system and the operational risks of delaying decarbonisation.

Iran war sends oil soaring – and sharpens the business case for the energy transition.

#EnergyTransition #FossilFuels

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UK built environment sector launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard This is the first agreed methodology to define what net zero carbon means for the building sector.

UK built environment sector launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard.

#NetZeroBuildings #UK

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Solar remains largest source of new power capacity in the US “Strong demand growth combined with escalating costs of new gas plants will allow solar to remain competitive, even without tax credits.”

Solar remains largest source of new power capacity in the US, despite slowdown.

#EnergyTransition #Solar #Renewables

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OVHCloud’s Gregory Lebourg on why vertical integration could be the cloud industry’s sustainability advantage “Before having a differentiating factor, we should all speak the same language."

OVHCloud’s Gregory Lebourg on why vertical integration could be the cloud industry’s sustainability advantage.

@ovhcloudus.bsky.social #CloudEmissions #DataCenters #AI

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French MP proposes law to make nature a company board member and shareholder “As long as nature’s interests are not represented in board meetings, nature will most often lose out against financial priorities.”

French MP proposes law to make nature a company board member and shareholder.

#NatureCapital #NatureStrategy @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social

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London Stock Exchange Group launches new ESG scores and analytics The new features aim to help financial institutions safeguard against greenwashing and embed ESG considerations.

London Stock Exchange Group launches new ESG scores and analytics.

#ESGRating #SustainableFinance

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EU shown to ‘massively’ underestimate climate impact on debt-to-GDP ratios "We can leave the economic consequences of climate change out of our models, but not out of our future."

EU shown to ‘massively’ underestimate climate impact on debt-to-GDP ratios.

@neweconomics.bsky.social #ClimateRisk #ClimateAdaptation

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Vale Base Metals Chief Sustainability Officer leaves for Alcoa Vale has made no announcement about Olson’s departure.

Vale Base Metals Chief Sustainability Officer leaves for Alcoa.

#CSO #SustainabilityLeaders #PeopleMoves

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New partnership launched to accelerate SAF certificate adoption "We’re applying our decades of experience to bring more companies into the climate transition and accelerate emissions reductions."

New partnership launched to accelerate SAF certificate adoption.

#SAF #Aviation #CarbonMarket

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EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act criticised for protecting fossil fuel interests “This proposal brings the carrot for industrial decarbonisation, but it lacks the stick."

EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act criticised for protecting fossil fuel interests.

@eeb.org @corporateeurope.org #Decarbonisation #FossilFuels

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Marex Head of Sustainability Cristina Sutu on the challenge and necessity of integrating climate risk into financial planning "Trying to connect the dots can be quite tricky."

Marex Head of Sustainability Cristina Sutu on the challenge and necessity of integrating climate risk into financial planning.

#ChiefSustainabilityOfficer #ClimateRisk #FinancialServices

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Standard Chartered has exceeded its US$1bn sustainable finance income goal The bank has mobilised US$157 billion in sustainable finance for its clients since 2021.

Standard Chartered has exceeded its US$1bn sustainable finance income goal.

#SustainableFinance #Banking

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Nike names new Chief Sustainability Officer after Pribulsky’s departure Cimarron Nix was previously VP of Global Apparel and Accessories Manufacturing at Nike.

Nike names new Chief Sustainability Officer after Pribulsky’s departure.

#PeopleMoves #ChiefSustainabilityOfficer #Nike

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UK publishes final sustainability reporting standards The FCA is now consulting on an initiative to use the new standards for mandatory reporting.

UK publishes final sustainability reporting standards.

#ESGReporting #UK #SRS

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Global GHG emissions hit new record in 2025 The persistent upward trend highlights the limits of current mitigation efforts and the impact of climate policy reversals in the US.

Global GHG emissions hit new record in 2025.

#NetZero #ParisAgreement @climatetrace.org

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Crédit Agricole names Chief Sustainability and Impact Officer Quentin Guerineau will be part of the bank’s management committee.

Crédit Agricole names Chief Sustainability and Impact Officer.

#PeopleMoves #SustainabilityLeaders

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‘Time to look forward’: Omnibus adoption marks end of CSRD and CSDDD uncertainty "While you can be exempted from sustainability regulations, you cannot be exempted from social and environmental risks."

‘Time to look forward’: Omnibus adoption marks end of CSRD and CSDDD uncertainty.

#CSRD #CSDDD #Omnibus

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After eliminating CSO role, Apple removes ESG from executive pay Apple is following the example of several other US corporations and moving away from overt sustainability action.

After eliminating CSO role, Apple removes ESG from executive pay incentives.

#Apple #Governance #ESG

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Mandating large firms to electrify fleets would create the EV demand carmakers need: report An ambitious law requiring companies to electrify their fleets would create demand for 2 million new EVs.

Mandating large firms to electrify fleets would create the EV demand carmakers need: report.

@transportenvironment.org #EVs #Automotive

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