This article will demystify ESG and sustainability to provide a better understanding of the key terms associated with both concepts. With the United Nations urging all businesses to integrate sustainability into their decision-making processes, understanding ESG and sustainability principles will enable you...
Organizations may also consider what their stakeholders are looking for and which ESG frameworks these stakeholders expect to use. For example, investors, boards, insurers and creditors may prefer that the organization report to theTask Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)orSustainability...
In response to integrity concerns, quality controls are evolving in the carbon offsets market. Global standards groups, such as The Gold Standard and Green-e, have updated their frameworks to ensure that offset projects make measurable contributions to sustainable development. Other key organizations i...
1GHG accounting, life cycle analysis, and digital sector modeling, are each complex topics that require deep expertise.2Carbon Trust, "Carbon Impact of Video Streaming," 2021 (Table 4, page 52)3Thirteen companies plus five leading academics listed in the DIMPACT paper.4Analysis by theClimate G...
Importantly it highlights that Scope 3 extends both “upstream” within the supply chain and “downstream” to the reporting organisation’s customers. Source: GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard Scope 3 Emissions Categories Scope 3 emissions are categorised ...
Systems thinking is a holistic means of investigating the factors and interactions that could contribute to a potential outcome. It is about thinking non-linearly, and understanding the second-order consequences of actions and input into the system.
In 2023, the four largest global carbon futures markets tracked by S&P Global Carbon Credit Index, had an annual trading volume of $754.1 billion.* Cap-and-trade has a proven track record, where it effectively solved the acid rain crisis of the ’80s, with similar market principles now appl...
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GHG emissions data are essential for organizations wanting to track and disclose their performance against net zero goals. Carbon accounting informs the “E” in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, which has surged in prominence amid a growing realization among investors and financial...
There are 12 ESRS in all, which detail disclosures and metrics across sustainability matters in four categories: Cross-cutting: General principles and general disclosures. Environmental: Climate change, pollution, water and marine resources, biodiversity and ecosystems, resource use and circular economy....