CSO Connect
Trusted by 500k+ CSOs globally by Leaf
● FEB 13, 2025
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Hello!
Welcome to this week's edition of CSO Connect, Leaf media's newsletter.
Here's what's in today's CSO Connect:
🏥 US Healthcare & Sustainability
🧯 A Global Warming Milestone
🙃 CBAM is coming into effect!
👊 How to win the right battles as CSO
And of course: The CSO Connection, our curated picks and events of the year…
The Greenly team
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The Fight For Green Hospitals In the Trump Era
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LEAF is thrilled to welcome Rebecca Hou to our first episode on this channel!
As Environmental Sustainability Director at Vizient, Rebecca Hou is leading initiatives to decarbonize healthcare, tackling waste, supply chain emissions, and energy consumption. She’s proving that hospitals can care for both patients and the planet—without compromising the quality of care.
In our latest Leaf Media podcast, Rebecca shares:
Why the healthcare industry is a sustainability blind spot
The connection between climate change and public health
How hospitals can cut emissions without adding financial strain
Her #1 argument to convince hospitals to start tracking their carbon footprint
👉 Watch the whole podcast here.
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The Hottest Year Yet: What 1.5°C Means for Our Future
In a historic first, 2024 has become the year when global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
This milestone underscores the accelerating impact of human-induced climate change, compounded by natural climate variations like El Niño.
Every month except July saw temperatures above this critical threshold, with record-breaking sea surface temperatures and unprecedented atmospheric water vapor levels.
The consequences of this warming trend are already visible—extreme weather events, prolonged heatwaves, and shifting climate patterns.
While scientists anticipated temporary breaches of the 1.5°C mark, sustained warming at this level brings serious risks, pushing the world closer to the long-term thresholds outlined in the Paris Agreement.
This data serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for climate action. With global emissions still rising, policymakers, businesses, and communities must accelerate efforts to mitigate climate change and invest in adaptation strategies.
The future depends on how swiftly we respond.
Read more: Copernicus Climate Report..
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The Business Case for Carbon Accounting: Measurable ROI Revealed
Is sustainability a cost or a business opportunity? Our latest study with SIA Partners uncovers the real ROI of digital carbon accounting—showing how companies are cutting costs, streamlining reporting, and driving measurable financial benefits.
📅 Date: Feb 25, 2025
🕒 Time: 5-6PM CET / 11AM-12NN EST
📍 Location: Online - register here
Key takeaways from the webinar:
ROI-driven insights about Greenly from the latest study by SIA Partners
Real-world data on cost savings and efficiency gains
How companies are leveraging carbon accounting for financial & strategic value
With Greenly, enterprises are not just meeting compliance requirements but achieving operational excellence and reinforcing their leadership in sustainability.
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Sustainability leadership is becoming more complex and demanding than ever before.
As we move into 2025, Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) face mounting pressure to deliver measurable results while balancing evolving regulations, stakeholder expectations, and climate realities. No longer confined to compliance or reporting, the role now demands strategic influence at the highest levels of business operations.
To thrive in this evolving landscape, CSOs must navigate a series of critical challenges, from embedding sustainability into core business strategies to ensuring transparent reporting and driving genuine climate action. Each challenge presents both risks and opportunities for businesses committed to long-term
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- 📚 Benchmark CSRD Compliance Platforms: A detailed comparison of leading platforms, highlighting their features across key stages such as double materiality analysis, data collection, and report writing.
- 🤝 The ESG solution for consultants: Become an Implementation Partner, upskill your climate expertise, and lead the way in sustainability consulting.
- 🎨 10 Tips on Brand Positioning: Ensure that your brand doesn’t just exist in the market but dominates its space.
- 📹 Webinar: CBAM Compliance: Minimize Financial Risks and Simplify Reporting
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That's how much Jeff Bezos' fund had been granting Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), until recently.
The Earth Fund as halted its funding to one of the world's most important organization and tool for corporate climate accoutability.
Amazon was one of the two biggest fundors of the organization. This does not come as a surprise in the USA's current political storm.
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Events you can’t miss!
- Climate Chance Europe Africa 2025 Summit, Marseille, March 31st and April 1st
- Sustainability Week, London, March 10-12
- World Impact Summit, Bordeaux, March 25-26, 2025
- World Economy Summit 2025, Washington, D.C., April 23-25, 2025
- Reset Connect, London, June 24-25, 2025
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