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July 5, 2024

What does the UK’s new government mean for net zero?

Labour has committed to stronger transition plan rules and a revival of the UK green taxonomy
June 28, 2024

ISO to launch umbrella standard for net-zero entities

Global body is expected to point to existing frameworks, to help establish best practise for each stage of the process
June 24, 2024

Transition Plan Taskforce to become part of IFRS

Announcement paves the way for UK body's guidance to form basis of future global standards on climate plans
June 24, 2024

Climate plans failing to quantify impact of decarbonisation measures

Analysis comes as NGO produces overview of all key frameworks and expectations for transition plans
June 23, 2024

Major week for legal developments on corporate sustainability

Canada, the US, France and the UK have seen breakthroughs on due diligence, greenwashing, shareholder proposals and Scope 3 emissions
June 20, 2024

EU’s double-materiality assessments ‘help rather than hinder’ Swedish firms

Eight listed companies have shared their reflections on conducting the evaluations under CSRD
June 13, 2024

‘Collaborate on supply chains, compete at the shelf’: chocolate boss urges firms to ‘break the mindset’ of supply-chain competition

Vodafone sustainability manager also highlights risk of 'over-collaboration'
June 5, 2024

Green spending surges at European companies, claims EU

Firms report big increases in taxonomy-aligned capex, according to a review from the European Commission.
June 3, 2024

Why companies must get to grips with the changing needs of their investors

Shareholders used to push firms to outperform peers, but the rise in passive investing means the focus is now on systemic risks
May 30, 2024

REP Wrap: Bumper week for US and EU policymakers

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