UK-based banking group Barclays has appointed Paul Williams as its new Global Head of Operational Sustainability. In his new role, Williams will be responsible for leading Barclays’ sustainable operations strategy, embedding sustainability across Procurement, Global Real Estate, Technology and wider business operations to help deliver on the bank’s strategic commitments, regulatory requirements and long-term sustainability objectives. Williams joins Barclays from…
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced today the launch of ISO/UNDP 53001, Management systems for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Requirements, a new standard aimed at enabling organizations to integrate the UN SDGs into strategy, governance and operations. The UN SDGs refer to the 17 categories of goals adopted in…
The EU’s new Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition, (ECGT) entered into application on Sunday, establishing a series of new rules aimed at protect consumers from deceptive sustainability-related marketing, cracking down on both unverified green claims and hidden product obsolescence. Adopted by European lawmakers in 2024, the ECGT was designed to protect consumers from misleading green claims and…
This week in ESG news: EU publishes final revised sustainability reporting standards; Glass Lewis merges with Clarity AI to form unified stewardship and sustainability data platform; Bain survey finds rebounding consumer concern on sustainability, increasing sustainable consumption behavior; Schroders launches new framework to identify and assess climate adaptation investment opportunities; EU to launch sustainability criteria, labels for data centers; Germany…