We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In a huge step forward for net zero economies and supply chains, the U.S. government – the world’s largest purchaser – proposed that all federal contractors must set science-based targets and disclose their environmental impact through CDP, following in Norway’s recent footsteps. C-aligned science-based targets.

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Sphera

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply chain risk, regulatory compliance, climate change, creating a safe workplace for employees—these are just a few challenges companies must continue to address and overcome in 2023 and beyond. ESG provides a more holistic view of a company’s non-financial performance and helps companies identify and mitigate risks.

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ESG Today

JULY 19, 2023

In this respect, they echoed other sustainability reporting frameworks, such as those provided by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board. The TCFD recommendations began as voluntary disclosure guidelines and are starting to be adopted more widely.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A new guide from the We Mean Business Coalition, “ The 4 As of Climate Leadership ” defines, in terms of ambition, action, advocacy and accountability, what companies must do to deliver on net-zero commitments and avoid accusations of greenwashing. CalPERS has been using CDP data to analyze the carbon risk of its own portfolio.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

make greenwashing easier to detect and allow companies that are really delivering on climate action to stand out from the crowd. Natasha Santos, vice president and head of global stakeholder affairs and strategic partnerships at Bayer spoke of the 200 million hectares now covered by farmers in their supply chain using regenerative practices.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

Nature is at the base of every supply chain. For now, business understanding and disclosure of nature risk – both from investee firms’ direct operations and along their supply chains – is patchy at best, with firms in the APAC region lagging global peers. Ecosystem services are absolutely critical to the creation of GDP.

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Focused on the decarbonization of semiconductor supply chains, the initiative aims to provide opportunities for suppliers to participate in utility-scale power purchase agreements (PPAs). 128 companies are committed to improving their energy efficiency through EP100.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 18, 2022

This week in ESG news: HSBC ends financing of new oil & gas projects; EU agrees to a carbon tax on imports; Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting for companies; Dow Jones Sustainability annual index changes released; Barclays sets $1 trillion sustainable finance goal; Annual CDP environmental scores released; Biden invests $3.7

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

Net Zero Economy / Finance The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a new report that helps to define ‘greenwashing’ from the authority’s point of view. And in the U.S., The contract covers cathode for at least 40GW hours of batteries a year, said Ascend – enough for 750,000 electric cars.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Is 'net-zero' greenwash? In addition to net-zero companies, there are also net-zero buildings , communities , products , farming , factories , supply-chains , even ships. Joel Makower. Tue, 11/17/2020 - 02:11. This year, there has been much ado about zero. There’s also net-zero water and waste. Target practice.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

This week in ESG news: Shell’s board of directors sued over climate strategy; UK regulator to test asset managers for greenwashing claims; Nordea ties top exec compensation to ESG goals; CDP says only 1 in 200 companies have credible climate plans; KPMG & Workiva partner on ESG reporting solutions; Aviva Investors to require climate transition (..)

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