Regulatory Sustainability

December 14, 2022

Will the SEC proposal be blocked in court? Proposed US rules to allow consideration of ESG factors for managing pension funds and to require disclosure of climate-related financial risks will be a target of the new conservative majority. We can…

ESG

December 12, 2022

Attract and retain investors:  It is clear that ESG has value to investors. As awareness of the importance of ESG issues grows, investors are increasingly looking for companies that are committed to these issues and are willing to disclose information.…

Sustainability

December 5, 2022

Main Concepts & Takeaways:  “Loss & Damage” financing  The headline accomplishment of COP27 was new funding arrangements for countries most vulnerable to climate change disasters. The unanimously approved deal calls for a committee of 24 countries to work over the…

ESG

November 17, 2022

Understanding ESG Reporting Standards and Frameworks The use of third-party ESG disclosure standards and frameworks is the starting place for any voluntary ESG reporting your business wishes to conduct. In 2022, the use of ESG and sustainability reports continued to…

ESG

November 14, 2022

ESG Reporting Challenges: 1. Lack of a standard As it currently stands, there is no single standard for sustainability frameworks and disclosures, not to mention that they often have conflicting requests for data that compete with one another.  The alphabet…

Carbon Accounting

November 11, 2022

Although the majority of emissions in most supply chains are released in the initial stages of production within the extraction and processing of raw materials and fuels, the majority of businesses undergoing carbon accounting are not these raw materials providers.…

ESG

November 10, 2022

Risk Factors Historical Context  In the mid-2000s, the term ESG was first coined. In its infancy, the proponents of ESG were far more concerned with governance factors like whether the share structure was rational or if the C-suite was taking…

Carbon Accounting

November 2, 2022

Emissions are classified into scopes for differentiating between direct and indirect emissions of a business and for more accurate measurement and reporting. Scope 2 emissions are all greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere from purchased electricity, steam, heating, and…

Carbon Accounting

October 24, 2022

Emissions are classified into scopes for differentiating between direct and indirect emissions of a business and for more accurate measurement and reporting. Scope 1 emissions are the greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere that are a direct result of…