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How Tracking GHG Emissions Accelerates Value and Strengthens Companies

3BL Media

SUMMARY: James Mandel, Blackstone’s Chief Sustainability Officer, and Jake Shirmer, a Principal in Portfolio Operations, explain why tracking greenhouse gas emissions is neither greenwashing nor a compliance checkbox. Rightly understood, then, tracking GHG emissions is neither greenwashing nor a compliance checkbox. link] $BX #GHG.

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EY Survey: Investors say Companies are Cherry-Picking Reported ESG Data

ESG Today

The survey found that nearly all investors (99%) utilize companies’ ESG disclosures as a part of their investment decision-making, and that the methods used have matured significantly over the past few years, with 74% reporting conducting a “structured and methodical evaluation of nonfinancial disclosures,” compared to only 32% in 2019.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends. Value creation is measured by translating environment and social externalities into monetary values. 2022 Sustainability Summary. Source VBA.

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Staying the Course

Chris Hall

We’ve seen greater engagement from the investment community which wants to make good decisions about long-term value creation and address systemic risk,” the PRI’s CEO David Atkin told ESG Investor. “By The risk of greenwashing has also been a growing concern.

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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

These higher prices of allowances are a key signal for companies to push for decarbonisation as demonstrated by the 35% emission reductions in installations covered by the ETS between 2005 and 2019. Besides, a third of the respondents consider offsetting as pure greenwashing. People respond to incentives.” The rest is commentary.