#chief sustainability officer News
Hudson joins the computing giant from McKinsey. His role will involve procuring renewable energy for the firm, which plans to erase its historical carbon footprint by 2050.
Carbon & Climate
Pan Brothers is first Indonesian manufacturing firm to get net zero targets approved by SBTi
The textiles and garments company, which supplies global brands such as Adidas, Uniqlo and The North Face, is only the second Indonesian firm to get its decarbonisation plan rubber-stamped by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Exclusive
Of 52 global roles created by the climate disclosure non-profit, none are in Asia – despite it previously announcing a strategic pivot towards the most important region for greenhouse gas emissions cuts. The restructure comes as CDP separates from standards body SBTi.
Faced with extreme weather events, the region's urban centres were affected by record temperatures. This year's list – which includes a city mayor and a chief heat officer – demonstrates the importance of local governance and leadership.
Carbon & Climate
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2023
Policy & Finance
15 things that frustrated chief sustainability officers in 2023
#chief sustainability officer Opinion
Carbon & Climate
Consultants find climate crisis is good for business
As the climate crisis unfolds, the big consultancy firms are attempting to offer advice to government and the major polluters.
When is the right time to hire a CSO? Do they need to be a permanent appointment? The level of environment and social risk a company faces determines the sort of CSO it needs.
#chief sustainability officer Podcasts
Green Buildings
‘Sustainability must be accessible’: Arthaland’s CSO on making sustainable real estate in the Philippines a norm
EB Studio
If a real estate development can reduce energy and water consumption – and emit fewer carbon emissions – it is built to last, Oliver Chan tells the Eco-Business podcast. The key, however, is to first educate future homeowners and businesses that going green does not mean breaking the bank.
