Activating the organization for climate mitigation and adaptation
15% Only 15% of companies disclosing to CDP have a dedicated C-suite position for sustainability, such as chief sustainability officers 21% Only 21% of companies surveyed by (…)
Tag: Finance
Financial quantification: discount rate and the financing greenium
Our previous article, Financial quantification: navigating the greenium and revenue management, explored how businesses are able to capture a price premium in sustainable products and services. In capital markets, the concept plays (…)
Integrating climate with financials: Internal Carbon Pricing
1753 companies in 56 countries are using internal carbon pricing (ICP) in 2024 +89% increase in organizations using ICP from 2021 to 2024 14% of (…)
Four steps that financial institutions can take to integrate deforestation into financial disclosure
My interest in protecting forests began when I was aged 12, when one of my school teachers shared photographs of the deforestation in the Amazon (…)
New guidance for financial institutions on why and how to integrate deforestation into financial disclosure
WBCSD outlines four steps to integrating deforestation into climate- and nature-related financial disclosure to help financial institutions improve transparency on material risks and meet net (…)
The finance sector can accelerate the transformation to a net-zero built environment – Here’s how
Real estate is the world’s most valuable asset class representing two-thirds of global wealth.
If we act today, we can halve the emissions of the built environment by 2030
This year’s climate summit, COP27, hosted by Egypt, is taking place at a tough time for global collaboration on all matters, such as global security, environment, energy, and most importantly, human survival.
New World Development announces approval of near-term 1.5°C aligned science based targets and commitment to net-zero
New World Development Company Limited becomes Asia’s third real estate developer to receive the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) approval of its near-term 1.5°C aligned science-based targets (SBTs) and commit to the SBTi Net-Zero Standard.
Finding your company’s “True North”
We are truly at a critical moment in time. The world is facing three interconnected challenges: climate change, loss of nature and growing inequality. No part of the world is immune from these issues, which all profoundly affect doing business.
Vision 2050 Financial Products & Services Pathway: We can all invest in our future
By Dr Rodney Irwin, Chief Operating Officer at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)