Last year, a report jointly published by Deloitte and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) dubbed the CSO (chief sustainability officer) “the sense maker in chief”, predicting that the role would grow significantly in prominence over the next two years.
Zero Emissions Day has been designed to give the world a break from fossil fuels and to raise awareness about the harm caused by carbon emissions. The goal is to engage people towards more climate-friendly choices in their personal life.
GHG Protocol basics: Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions reporting
In recent years, the phrase net zero has rapidly come to the forefront of climate change discussions. However, clear guidance is continuously being developed and changed making it difficult for organisations to understand where to begin.
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If you are based in the UK, SECR, which stands for Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting, will be an acronym that you see included in the plethora of sustainability frameworks and terms. With SECR compliance, businesses must annually report and disclose their energy and carbon information.
CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) is known as the gold standard for environmental disclosure and runs the largest environmental reporting system globally. Over 590 investors with over US$110 trillion in assets specifically request companies to disclose through the CDP framework. The CDP framework is used by investors, companies, government bodies, cities, states and regions across the world.
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The Global ESG Benchmark for Real Assets, known as GRESB, is an investor-led organisation that assesses and benchmarks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real estate and infrastructure entities.
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I recently had the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion at the Arab Federation of Exchanges, Virtual Saudi Conference 2021. I was joined by four fantastic panellists:
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If you’re thinking “I’ve just started to get to grips with Scopes 1, 2, and 3, now there’s a Scope 4?!” you’re not alone. While scope categories for carbon accounting were introduced in 2001 through the first edition of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol corporate accounting standard, many professionals have only recently become familiar with the concept. In this article, we’ll discuss what Scope 4 emissions are and why they’re important, and we’ll touch on a new interpretation of the concept.
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Formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP is a nonprofit organisation that runs a global disclosure system for companies and governments to report on their environmental performance.