Ahead of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) highly anticipated final ruling on its proposed climate disclosure rules, many U.S. companies appear hesitant to fully implement steps to prepare to disclose…
…last year I noted how the narrative on sustainability reporting had changed from the belief that market forces will determine the standards because there is no need for regulatory reporting requirements, to the obvious recognition that,…
…capital allocation decisions. On March 21, 2022 the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its proposed rule for “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.” Comments are due on June 17. As…
…off an exploration of Bob’s most recent book, An American’s Guide to Climate Change: How America Can Lead and Prosper. Bob wrote the book for the vast majority of Americans on the left and right who recognize climate change impacts and…
…of our planet’s most critical natural assets in the fight against climate change, storing approximately 25% of all terrestrial carbon despite covering just 6% of Earth’s land surface. Of the world’s roughly 1.84 billion hectares of…
…asset managers, insurance companies, professional services firms, exchanges, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, central banks and development banks) from more than 60 countries. “Its mission is to support the financial industry in the…
…me was Lee Qian of Baillie Gifford where he manages their Positive Change Strategy. TK kindly put me in touch with him. I was impressed with what Lee was doing as well and asked him if he’d also be willing to do an interview. He kindly…
“Climate risk is financial risk” is an increasingly ubiquitous incantation. It is frequently invoked in discussions about shareholder proposals, the need for companies to adopt transition plans (which I have discussed before), asset…
“Climate transition plans will be of little value for some companies, say Robert G. Eccles and Tina Mavraki, while suggesting a ‘practical’ approach for determining the need for one.” Climate Transition Plans (CTPs) have gained significant…
Mary Cerulli is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Finance Action . Although we are both local to the Boston area—she resides in the very hip South End while I live closer to nature in the more pastoral Concord—we’d never met…
…“ Discussion Paper DP23/1: Finance for positive sustainable change: governance, incentives and competence in regulated firms .” The purpose of the DP is “to encourage an industry‑wide dialogue on firms’ sustainability‑related…
…issued a press release announcing that it would be putting its “Climate Transition Action Plan” (CTAP) to a shareholder vote at its May 5, 2021 Annual General Meeting. The company will provide an annual report on its progress in…
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