#chief sustainability officer News
The Malaysian oil and gas logistics firm has committed to decarbonise by 2050. Cattermole joins after four years with consultancy UL Solutions.
Food & Agriculture
Outdated narrative around palm oil is misleading investors, says former company sustainability manager
A recent study found that the more transparent palm oil companies are in reporting their ESG performance, the less they are valued by investors. This is largely the result of a dated narrative that has shaped investor confidence in the sector, a former palm oil company sustainability manager has said.
Following the departure of its inaugural head of sustainability Rachel Teo last August, Emily Chew joins the Singapore sovereign wealth fund from Morgan Stanley’s responsible investing subsidiary.
Policy & Finance
Singtel expands internal carbon pricing scheme as part of accelerated 2045 net-zero push
Singapore's largest telco is set to levy an internal carbon fee on a wider range of projects following earlier shadow pricing trials. Sustainability chief Aileen Tan tells Eco-Business going green faster is a business imperative.
Policy & Finance
UBS appoints Jiayun Fang as Southeast Asia social impact lead
Food & Agriculture
Practising human rights due diligence in the palm oil industry
#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
Carbon & Climate
‘The problem is not that young people are eco-anxious. It’s that people in positions of power are not’: activist Clover Hogan
Eco-anxiety is a healthy psychological response, says 24-year-old activist Clover Hogan. The founder of nonprofit Force of Nature tells the Eco-Business Podcast how to respond to anxiety in a world that is "numb" to the climate crisis.
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.
