English
Publish with us
Subscribe
Winner | Asian Digital Media Awards 2024

News / #chief sustainability officer

Trump Towers in New York.

Policy & Finance

‘ESG was already ailing’: Asia chief sustainability officers jittery about Trump 2.0’s impact on green agenda

Most CSOs are reserving judgment on what another Trump presidency could mean for climate, but some say environmental, social and governance considerations won't entirely go missing in Asian boardrooms, even if priorities are shifting.
Jacqui Hocking resized

CSR

Jacqui Hocking departs Vision Strategy Storytelling

The founder of a company that amplifies corporate sustainability messaging has moved on after eight years. Her company was acquired by a PR firm two years ago.
Chris Cattermole

Transport

Shipping company AET appoints Chris Cattermole as head of sustainability

The Malaysian oil and gas logistics firm has committed to decarbonise by 2050. Cattermole joins after four years with consultancy UL Solutions.
Oil palm estate in Sabah

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Outdated narrative around palm oil is misleading investors, says former company sustainability manager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.

All #chief sustainability officer News

11 July 2024

Emily Chew GIC

Carbon & Climate

GIC appoints a new sustainability head nearly a year after the role was vacated

13 June 2024

Singtel Comcentre

Policy & Finance

Singtel expands internal carbon pricing scheme as part of accelerated 2045 net-zero push

10 June 2024

Jiayun Fang, UBS social impact lead for Southeast Asia

Policy & Finance

UBS appoints Jiayun Fang as Southeast Asia social impact lead

15 May 2024

CSO_burnout

Lifestyle

Chief sustainability officers are burning out. Has the role become unsustainable?

3 May 2024

Sime Darby plantation workers' houses

Food & Agriculture

Practising human rights due diligence in the palm oil industry

26 March 2024

Lightning_Skyline_Manila

Policy & Finance

‘A substantial threat’: The impact of climate risks on different companies

22 March 2024

Cate Harris, group head of sustainability, Lendlease.

Green Buildings

‘Our change alone is not going to create the transformation we need’: Lendlease group sustainability head

20 March 2024

Shell_Emision_Targets

Carbon & Climate

Shell abandons 2035 emissions target and weakens 2030 goal

8 March 2024

Through the carbon offsetting function on its app, Grab neutralised the emissions of more than 43 million trips and saved about 30,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, the company claims. But these claims are based on carbon credits of questionable credibility, according to non-profit RimbaWatch. Image: Robin Hicks / Eco-Business

Transport

Ride-hailing app Grab's 'carbon neutral' travel fee risks greenwashing: NGO

6 March 2024

Helge Muenkel, CSO, DBS

Policy & Finance

DBS updates coal policy to allow for managed phase-out; first Southeast Asian bank to do so

28 February 2024

CSOs outlook 2024

Carbon & Climate

What are chief sustainability officers prioritising in 2024?

6 February 2024

Microsoft building

Carbon & Climate

Microsoft appoints William Hudson as Asia Pacific sustainability policy director

Pan Brothers factory

Carbon & Climate

Pan Brothers is first Indonesian manufacturing firm to get net zero targets approved by SBTi

5 February 2024

CDP business card with leafy backdrop

Carbon & Climate

CDP restructure sees power shift away from Asia as regional roles axed

1 February 2024

Sustainability Leadership A-List 2023

Cities

Sustainability Leadership A-List 2023: Asia Pacific's most impactful changemakers

11 January 2024

Steve Newman, CSO, EarthCheck

CSR

Banyan Tree chief sustainability officer Steve Newman joins EarthCheck

Most popular

leaf background pattern

Transforming Innovation for Sustainability Join the Ecosystem →