Podcasts about Carbon Disclosure Project

In recent years there has been a growing need for transparency within sustainable action taken by businesses. This is due to the rampant increase in greenwashing, which only serves to diminish the focus on genuine efforts, in addition to creating a culture of mistrust within stakeholders and consumers. To combat this, certain organisations have taken on the task of encouraging and supporting the accurate public disclosure of environmental data. Such is the case with today's focus, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). In this episode Mel Blackmore discusses what the Carbon Disclosure Project is, what is required to earn an A rating, provides some tips on how to get that A rating and explains the pros and cons with getting involved with the project.    You'll learn ·      What is the Carbon Disclosure Project? ·      What are the requirements to achieve an A rating? ·      Top tips for earning an A rating in the CDP ·      What are the advantages of earning a CDP rating? ·      What are the disadvantages of getting involved with the CDP?   Resources ·      Carbon Disclosure Project ·      Carbonology ·      Contribute to Mel's carbon verification commitment research by taking her Survey   In this episode, we talk about: [02:05] Episode Summary – Mel discusses the Carbon Disclosure project, including what's involved with taking part, how to achieve an A rating and the pros and cons of the project.    [03:00] Why is there a need for the CDP? An increased number of investors and financial institutions, in addition to clients are demanding more than just financial reports. They want to know what a company's environmental footprint is, and at this point, it's time to move on beyond simply making pledges. Ultimately, key stakeholders are looking for a commitment to sustainability and for accessible information to help them understand how an organisation is managing its climate risks and opportunities. This is where CDP comes in. A key component of getting the coveted A rating within CDP involves independent verification of greenhouse gas emissions. [04:45] What is the Carbon Disclosure Project? CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world's leading environmental disclosure system. For over two decades, it has revolutionized how companies, cities, states, and regions report their environmental impacts. They ask thousands of organizations to disclose data on climate change, water security, and deforestation. This data is then used by investors, purchasers, and policymakers to make informed decisions. The CDP questionnaire covers a wide range of topics, from governance and strategy to risk management, targets, and of course, greenhouse gas emissions. Companies receive a score from D- to A based on the completeness of their reporting, their level of awareness of environmental issues, their management of those issues, and ultimately, their leadership in addressing them. [05:40] We want to hear from you: Mel is currently running some research around CDP and the key drivers behind carbon emission verification, and would appreciate your feedback if you have a few minutes to spare. The results are completely anonymous, and it should only take 5 – 10 minutes. You can take the survey here. Thank you in advance to any contributors! [09:10] What is required to achieve an A Rating? – There are a number of key requirements, including:- 1.    Comprehensive Disclosure and Data Quality: This is foundational. You need to provide accurate and complete data across all relevant sections of the CDP questionnaire. This includes detailed information on your Scope 1, Scope 2, and increasingly, your Scope 3 GHG emissions. 2.    Strong Governance and Strategy: CDP looks for clear evidence that environmental issues are integrated into your company's core business strategy and that there's robust board and management oversight of climate-related matters. This means having a defined climate strategy, understanding your climate-related risks and opportunities, and demonstrating how you're incorporating these into your financial planning. 3.    Verified Data: To truly hit that "A" list, your Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions, and a significant portion of your Scope 3, must be independently verified. This isn't just a suggestion; it's an essential criterion for the leadership level. Independent verification provides crucial assurance to stakeholders that your reported emissions data is accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. It also minimises the risk of “Greenwashing”. 4.    Science-Based Targets and a Robust Climate Transition Plan: CDP is increasingly emphasizing the need for companies to set ambitious, science-based targets for emissions reductions, aligned with a 1.5°C global warming scenario. In addition, having a publicly available, credible climate transition plan that outlines how you will achieve these targets, including specific actions, metrics, and progress tracking mechanisms, is now a must for "A" list companies. 5.    Value Chain Engagement: For many companies, the most significant emissions lie within their supply chain. To achieve an "A" rating, you'll need to demonstrate robust engagement with your suppliers to measure and reduce their emissions, and address environmental impacts across your entire value chain. 6.    Continuous Improvement and Transparency: The "A" rating isn't a one-off achievement. It reflects a commitment to continuous improvement in your environmental performance and a willingness to be transparent about your journey, including challenges and successes. [15:05] Top tips for achieving a CDP A Rating:- Tip 1: Plan Ahead and Start Early. CDP reporting is an annual cycle, and it's complex. Don't wait until the last minute! Start gathering your data, assessing your internal processes, and identifying any gaps well in advance. This includes planning for your verification process. Tip 2: Invest in Robust Data Management Systems. Accurate and comprehensive data collection is paramount. Consider leveraging sustainability software that can help you track, calculate, and manage your GHG emissions data efficiently. This reduces manual errors and streamlines the reporting process. Tip 3: Understand the Verification Process. This is where an accredited verification body, like Carbonology, becomes invaluable. Verification Bodies work to an internationally recognized standard, typically ISO 14064-3, to ensure the accuracy and reliability of your GHG emissions data. The process involves: ·      Defining the scope: What emissions are being verified? ·      Data review: Examining your underlying data, methodologies, and calculations. ·      Site visits (where applicable): Physically verifying operational data. ·      Report generation: Providing an assurance statement on the accuracy of your emissions. Tip 4: Engage with a CDP-Accredited Verification Body. CDP specifically requires third-party verification from an independent external organization that is accredited and competent. Look for bodies with proven experience and accreditation to international standards like ISO 14064. They can guide you through the process, identify areas for improvement, and ensure your data meets the stringent requirements for leadership points. Tip 5: Conduct a Gap Analysis. Before you even begin your disclosure, perform a thorough gap assessment against the latest CDP questionnaire and essential criteria. This will highlight areas where your current disclosures fall short and allow you to address them proactively. Tip 6: Focus on Quality over Quantity. While comprehensive disclosure is important, ensure the quality and accuracy of your data. It's better to provide high-quality, verified data for a focused set of emissions than to report broadly with unverified or unreliable numbers. Tip 7: Train Your Team. Ensure your internal team understands the CDP requirements and best practices for sustainability reporting and data collection. Building internal capacity is essential for maintaining high-quality disclosures year after year. [20:35] The pros of voluntary disclosures: Enhanced Reputation and Brand Value: Disclosing and performing well on platforms like CDP showcases your commitment to environmental responsibility. This can significantly boost your reputation among customers, employees, and the wider public, attracting conscious consumers and talent. Risk Management and Resilience: The disclosure process forces companies to identify and assess their environmental risks – from climate change impacts to resource scarcity. This proactive approach allows for better risk mitigation strategies, building greater business resilience. Cost Savings and Operational Efficiency: The process of measuring and managing environmental impacts often reveals opportunities for greater efficiency, such as reduced energy consumption, waste reduction, and optimized resource use, leading to tangible cost savings. Competitive Advantage: Being a leader in environmental transparency can differentiate your company in the marketplace, especially as sustainability becomes a key consideration for clients and supply chain partners. Competitive Advantage: Being a leader in environmental transparency can differentiate your company in the marketplace, especially as sustainability becomes a key consideration for clients and supply chain partners. Preparation for Future Regulation: Voluntary disclosure puts you ahead of the curve. As environmental regulations become increasingly stringent globally, companies with established reporting mechanisms will be better prepared to meet mandatory requirements. Innovation and Strategic Planning: The disclosure process encourages long-term strategic planning around environmental impact, driving innovation in products, services, and processes. Benchmarking and Peer Learning: CDP provides a framework for measuring and tracking your performance over time and allows you to benchmark yourself against industry peers, identifying areas for improvement and learning from best practices. [14:15] The cons of voluntary disclosures?: Resource Intensive: Comprehensive ESG reporting, especially to the level required for an "A" rating, can be costly and time-consuming, particularly for smaller companies with limited resources. It requires dedicated personnel, data collection, and often external consulting or verification services. Risk of Greenwashing: If disclosure isn't backed by genuine action and verified data, there's a significant risk of "greenwashing" – providing a misleading impression of your sustainability efforts. This can lead to reputational damage, loss of trust, and even legal scrutiny if claims are found to be unsubstantiated. This is precisely why independent verification is so crucial. Lack of Accountability (without verification): Without external verification or assurance, the reliability and accuracy of self-reported data can be questioned, diminishing the value and trustworthiness of the disclosure. This is a major concern for investors who demand the same robustness for non-financial data as they do for financial data. Potential for Negative Public Scrutiny: Once you disclose, your data is public. This means your environmental performance, or lack thereof, can be scrutinized by activists, media, and the public. Companies must be prepared to address any critical feedback. If you'd like any assistance with carbon verification, get in touch with Carbonology, they'd be happy to help! 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Curious about how to navigate the evolving landscape of climate disclosure? In this episode, we dive into the essentials of reporting for CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)—a critical framework for companies demonstrating environmental accountability. Join Catherine Beare, Regional Director, at Business Assurance and Myvi Somasundaram, Sustainability expert at Intertek Assuris, as they break down what CDP expects, why it matters, and how your organization can approach disclosure with clarity and confidence.Whether you're new to CDP or refining your next submission, this conversation is packed with practical insights.Presenters:Catherine Beare, Regional Director - Business Assurance (UK & Iberia)Myvizhi Somasundaram, Technical Manager Climate Change & Sustainability, Intertek AssurisFollow us on- Intertek's Assurance In Action || Twitter || LinkedIn.

Le SBTN (Science-Based Targets For Nature) est une méthodologie qui doit permettre aux entreprises de respecter les limites planétaires en termes de biodiversité. Le WWF est un des membres fondateurs de cette initiative avec notamment le Carbon Disclosure Project et le World Ressources Institute. Ciprian Ionescu, responsable du capital naturel au WWF France explique que les méthodes sont basées sur la science afin de s'éloigner des démarches de greenwashing. Aujourd'hui, 250 sont engagées dont 17 qui ont testé la première version de ces guides méthodologiques.-----------------------------------------------------------------------SMART IMPACT - Le magazine de l'économie durable et responsableSMART IMPACT, votre émission dédiée à la RSE et à la transition écologique des entreprises. Découvrez des actions inspirantes, des solutions innovantes et rencontrez les leaders du changement.

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin Smulison interviews returning guest Jana Utter. Jana is the 2022 Risk Management Honor Roll inductee and a former RIMS SERMC Chair. Jana remains active on RIMS committees. On May 6 at 2:45 pm, she will co-host a RISKWORLD session, Sustainability Reporting: Making ERM Transparent: Environmental, Social and Governance in ROOM 25AB. The SEC is in the news with final and proposed Climate Disclosure Rules announced. Jana shares her knowledge, experience, and risk philosophy, a cluster of acronyms, and why ERM needs to connect more fully with ESG. Jana will be co-hosting a session on the ESG track with Bob Wirth at RISKWORLD 2024. Listen in to learn more about emerging ESG risk reporting and disclosure. Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:14] Public registration for RISKWORLD 2024 is now open. Explore infinite opportunities with RIMS from May 5th through May 8th, 2024, in San Diego, California. Register at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD. [:31] About today's episode of RIMScast. My friend Jana Utter returns to discuss ERM, ESG, and the new Climate Reporting Disclosures; the SEC, the CSRD, and more. We've got a lot of acronyms today! [1:01] As you know, RISKWORLD 2024 is coming up from May 5th through May 8th, 2024, in sunny San Diego, California. Registration is open at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD. Register today! There's a link in this episode's show notes. [1:22] In Episode 276 of RIMScast we had opening keynote Peter Diamandis join us. Check out that episode for just a taste of what's in store for RISKWORLD 2024. The full roster of keynotes has been announced! I'm so excited! We will be welcoming Academy Award-winning actress, director, and activist, Marlee Matlin! [1:46] For our industry keynote, we will be rejoined by Evan G. Greenberg, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Limited and Chubb Group. That session will be sponsored by Chubb. Just announced, our closing keynote on May 8th will be Daymond G. John. You know him from Shark Tank. He's also the Founder of FUBU. I'm a big fan! [2:10] I'm extremely excited about that closing keynote on May 8th! Experience all the energies of our keynotes at RISKWORLD! Register at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD. We want to see you there! [2:24] Today's guest is one of my favorites. She is Jana Utter, the Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management at Centene Corporation. In 2022, RIMS named her to the Risk Management Honor Roll. She is the former chair of the RIMS Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management  Council. Jana is knowledgeable about ERM and ESG. [2:50] Since there were new SEC Climate Disclosure Rules announced, I wanted Jana to come back on the show and fill us in on what we need to know. This dialogue will dovetail with her upcoming RISKWORLD session on May 6th at 2:45 p.m. in Room AB25, Sustainability Reporting, Making ERM Transparent. It is part of the ESG track. She'll be co-presenting with Bob Hirth. [3:25] Jana Utter, welcome back to RIMScast! Jana was the 2022 RIMS Risk Management Honor Roll Inductee. Jana and Justin go back quite a few years. This is her third time as a RIMScast guest. Jana was the chair of the RIMS Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management Council. She misses it a bit but has moved on to other RIMS volunteer activities. [4:10] Jana is here to discuss the SEC Climate Disclosures in the news. The U.S. SEC proposed final rules for Sustainability Reporting Standards. Also, the EU Corporate Standard Reporting Directive (CSRD) is making headlines. [5:02] Jana thinks it is important as risk professionals to think of sustainability in the same way that we think about enterprise risk management. They are both important. Jana speaks of the 2017 COSO ERM Update, Integrating Strategy with Performance. [5:29] That COSO document says that ERM helps enhance performance by more closely linking strategy and business objectives to risk. ERM affects value strategy and is linked to the business. The COSO framework also discusses how ERM leads to better decision-making. [5:48] The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) says sustainability factors are becoming part of mainstream investment decision-making. Companies are called upon to provide high-quality global comparable information on sustainability reported risks and opportunities. [6:28] As ERM professionals, we are trying to identify risks to help protect the value and future ongoing business concerns of the company. Sustainability reporting is trying to do the same thing, protect the long-term value of the company. To Jana, that seems to be a natural fit. [7:00] Justin and Jana agree that the data should support the story-telling of the organization or the risk professional. Sustainability reporting is a big part of that data, just as financial statements are. [7:17] Sustainability reporting disclosures publish additional information by a company to inform stakeholders, including investors, business partners, employees, and customers. Jana thinks about it the same way as about financial statement information, which caters to the same stakeholder audience. [8:14] Jana notes it's important to know which of the different reporting directives for sustainability reporting standards apply to your company in the jurisdictions or geographies in which your company operates. Global sustainability disclosures are not 100% consistent. In the U.S., some states have additional expectations for ESG reporting above the SEC rules. [10:10] ESG is showing up in commercials. Jana finds that interesting as her friends and family still don't know what the acronym ESG means. It's appearing in the mainstream, with DEI. [11:31] Jana says that a lot of people who are responsible for enterprise risk management, including her industry peers, are not also responsible for sustainability reporting and disclosures. How can risk professionals get connected to the sustainability reporting team? [12:23] Jana recommends risk professionals use the RACI matrix: Who's Responsible? Who's Accountable? Who's Consulted? And Who's Informed? If you're not in this matrix, ask to join it as a consultant. She lists ways to contribute by connecting to different areas of the company. [13:56] It's important to know where your company operates. U.S. companies with no operations outside the U.S. may be able to follow the IFRS SASB Sustainable Accounting Standards and the SEC Climate Disclosure rules and other SEC-related rules that cover sustainability, as well as any state rules. [14:59] If you're U.S.-based with any operations in Europe, you're going to want to monitor CSRD and make sure you understand and follow that protocol. That should cover you for the majority of any sustainability risks in the U.S. [15:42] Jana's go-tos are the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). ISSB includes the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD). TCFD and CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) are closely aligned. [16:46] Jana repeats, pay attention to the IFRS and what they do. IFRS is geared to the investor community. Also watch the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which is focused on social and environmental impact reporting. [17:46] SASB is the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board. Justin invites you to look for these acronym links in the show notes. [18:06] RIMS plug time! You can sign up now for RISKWORLD pre-conference workshops. They will all be held on May 4th and 5th at the San Diego Convention Center. The link is in this episode's show notes. [18:19] The topics include but are not limited to Applying and Integrating ERM, Fundamentals of Insurance, and a RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep Workshop. Go to RIMS.org/RISKWORLD, go to Learn, and then Workshops and you'll find them there. [18:35] RIMS Virtual Workshops: Visit RIMS.org/virtualworkshops to see the full calendar. Virtual workshops are in session, beginning in June, starting with Leveraging Data and Analytics for Continuous Risk Management. That's a three-part course that begins on June 6th. We've got Fundamentals of Insurance on June 11th and 12th. [18:55] We've got Fundamentals of Risk Management on June 18th and 19th and we've got Captives as an Alternate Risk Financing Technique on June 26th and 27th. More information about these workshops and others is on the RIMS Virtual Workshops page and a link is in this episode's show notes. [19:13] If you attend RISKWORLD, be sure to download the RIMS Events App. This is different from the RIMS App, available only to members. The RIMS Events App will help you keep sessions organized, take notes, communicate with other attendees, and a whole lot of other great features because there's so much happening. This is a great way to stay on schedule. [19:38] On May 8th, at 2:10 p.m., please go over to the Global Studio and check out RIMScast Live for a special session with RIMS Risk Manager of the Year 2024, Steve Robles. Steve received the award for his fantastic work with LA County. We will discuss his career and we will give all of you a chance to ask him anything that's on your mind. [20:03] Steve's a great guest. We've already  recorded next week's episode together. In a clip from the episode, Steve says his risk group at LA County was responsible for about 100K county employees. He didn't know all their names, but if he knew their name, that was probably a bad thing! Be sure to tune in to RIMScast next week for more podcasting gold! [20:35] Steve was a lot of fun and our session at the Global Studio on May 8th at 2:10 p.m. is going to be a blast! Be there! [20:43] Webinars: On April 30th, to close out Supply Chain Integrity Month, we welcome Moody's, who will present Resilience in Turbulent Times: Navigating Geopolitical Challenges in Supply Chains. Our friends from TÜV SÜD GRC will return on May 23rd with Respond to Emerging Risks with a Winning Property Loss Control Formula. [21:08] On June 6th, Evident ID makes its RIMS Webinar debut with Uncovering Hidden Risks in Your Third-Party Risk Management Program. On June 13th, our friends at Riskonnect return to present Unlocking the Value of Business Continuity and Insurable Risk Management. That's a great line-up for the next couple of months! [21:30] Visit RIMS.org/Webinars to learn more about these webinars and to register! Links are in the show notes. Webinar registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [21:38] The RIMS ERM Conference 2024 will be held on November 18th and 19th in Boston, Massachusetts. RIMS continues to present the best conference agenda by featuring the most engaged and knowledgeable risk professionals leading the discussions. [21:53] RIMS wants to hear from you. Submit your session by Friday, May 3rd. A link is in this episode's show notes. The best submissions will address current and future issues facing ERM practitioners and provide takeaways for an audience of risk professionals, business leaders, students, governmental officers, legal professionals, and more. [24:15] You must keep it relevant to ERM and Strategic Enterprise Risk Management. Remember, product sales pitches are not acceptable nor appropriate as part of the RIMS ERM Conference Education Program. [22:46] Jana Utter has a session at RISKWORLD on May 6th at 2:45 p.m. with Bob Hirth, called Sustainability Reporting: Making ERM Transparent. It's part of the ESG track. It will be in Room 25AB. Jana is excited about the session. There are a lot of great sessions that run concurrently, but everybody should head over to Room 25AB on May 6th at 2:45 to hear more from Jana! [23:35] Risk professionals are supposed to have a line of communication to the C-suite and the enterprise to take these announcements seriously. Jana says a risk professional has to treat sustainability reporting and disclosures like any other risk. An emerging risk can sometimes bubble up to become a noticed risk. [24:42] Jana tells of her experience in reporting what ERM saw as up-and-coming emerging risks, capturing ESG and sustainability-related risks, and reporting disclosure expectations bubbling up in emerging risks. It eventually gets the attention when the time is right. [25:40] Keep any emerging risk in the reporting to the extent possible. When the time is right, it will become important, not only to the ERM professional but to others where you've been trying to raise the flag. Risk professionals, make a note! [26:19] Jana says Scope 3 Emissions are pretty complex. It is comprised of 15 categories. Scope 1 is a company's use of natural gas. Scope 2 is its use of electricity. They're more straightforward. [27:16] The focus of Scope 3 is supply chain emissions. Most enterprise risk management professionals may not know or have had any reason to focus on how many suppliers their company has. It can be thousands or tens of thousands. It's challenging. [27:54] The Greenhouse Gas Protocol and other authoritative sources have ways to categorize types of vendors and use categorizations as a way to calculate emissions. It's still very complex and much more subjective. [28:30] To get the quality of reporting you need for financial statements, with external auditor reviews and having the same level of controls and tightness on the calculations, Scope 3 becomes quite complex. [28:56] Justin reads from the U.S. EPA guidance on Scope 3: “The result of activities from assets not owned or controlled by the reporting organization but that the organization indirectly affects in its value chain.” Scope 3 emissions include up-chain and down-chain. A risk professional has a lot of work to do dealing with Scope 3 emissions. [29:37] Jana mentions that a challenge around Scope 3 is double counting. A manufacturer uses a third party to deliver goods to a retailer. Both the manufacturer and the retailer count the third party for emissions. Communication has to occur between the manufacturer and its retailers. So Scope 3 emissions reporting is not required now. [31:04] Jana talks about possible consequences of the failure of an enterprise to comply with the rule. It will probably be similar to any other failure to report accurately. You'll get a letter with a deadline to comply. There could be levels of penalties. It could be the same as not filing your financial statements on time. Jana suggests you check with your legal counsel. [33:10] Another trend Jana sees is the rise of Artificial Intelligence. It's on everybody's mind. There are sessions at RISKWORLD on the upside and downside risks and benefits of AI. AI has the ability to bring together a lot of information for the ERM practitioner. It still needs human interaction to determine what those results might mean and play out for your company. [34:32] Jana would not limit the research to what the AI brought back for a data set. AI can't replace the human experience and reasoning ability. [35:05] Another topic Jana sees, as we get to 2025, people are looking to the end of the decade from a risk perspective, taking a little longer-term view than normal for risk professionals, looking past current and emerging risk and thinking ahead. How are the risks of today going to progress to 2030? Justin invites Jana to come back in 2030 for a look back! [36:32] Justin describes how he has eased into using AI for simple things. [37:17] On May 6, at 2:45 p.m. in Room 25AB, Jana will co-host a RISKWORLD session, Sustainability Reporting: Making ERM Transparent: Environmental, Social and Governance. It may be one of the last times we see Bob Hirth speaking in a session with Jana. Bob has quasi-retired. They will reminisce a bit about what came true and what did not. [38:57] Jana and Bob will take questions if there is time at the end and maybe during the session. Check out Sustainability Reporting: Making ERM Transparent. This is going to affect your organization! [39:22] Jana, it has been such a pleasure to reconnect with you! We always find your insights very enlightening. We'll have you back before 2030! Let's set a date after we wrap and a date for 2030! Thank you, Jana! [39:42] Special thanks again to Jana Utter for joining us here on RIMScast. She's one of our favorites and she will be one of yours, too, when you see her live at RISKWORLD, on May 6th at 2:45 p.m. in Room 25AB for Sustainability Reporting: Making ERM Transparent! Registered attendees should use the RIMS Events App to get you where you need to go at RISKWORLD. [40:08] Go to the App Store and download the RIMS App. This is an exclusive members-only benefit with all sorts of RIMS resources and coverage. It's different from the RIMS Events App. Everybody loves the RIMS App! [40:40] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in our show notes. 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[42:20] Thank you for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Mentioned in this Episode: RISKWORLD 2024 — San Diego, CA | May 5–8, 2024 RISKWORLD Pre-Conference Workshops RISKWORLD Speakers NEW FOR MEMBERS! RIMS Mobile App RIMS DEI Council Spencer Educational Foundation — Grants Page RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Virtual Workshops RIMS ERM Conference 2024 — Nov 18-19 — Boston, MA — Call For Session Submissions by May 3. 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Then sustainability is also important. — Jana Utter   There's a lot out there and you can get overwhelmed by trying to meet the requirements or expectations of all of them. — Jana Utter   In reporting disclosure expectations bubbling up in emerging risks, it eventually gets the attention when the time is right. — Jana Utter   As we get to 2025, I'm seeing a lot of looking to the end of the decade, from a risk perspective, taking a little longer-term view than we normally do as risk professionals, coupling current and emerging and what may be new on the horizon, thinking ahead to 2030. — Jana Utter

Decorre esta terça-feira em Paris, os CDP Awards Europe. A participar no evento está a cidade de Guimarães pela acção climática que tem vindo a desenvolver. Paulo Lopes Silva, Vereador da Cultura, Turismo e Transição Digital da Câmara Municipal de Guimarães sublinha tratar-se de “um reconhecimento das políticas de adaptação e de mitigação do município às alterações climáticas.” Guimarães volta a candidatar-se a Capital Verde Europeia 2026. Decorre esta terça-feira em Paris, os CDP Awards Europe, prémios europeus da CDP que é uma uma organização internacional que opera na acção e transparência ambiental. CDP quer dizer Carbon Disclosure Project.A participar no evento está a cidade de Guimarães, o concelho integra a Lista A do CDP pela acção climática que tem vindo a desenvolver.Paulo Lopes Silva, Vereador da Cultura, Turismo e Transição Digital da Câmara Municipal de Guimarães sublinha que integrar a Lista A do CDP é “um reconhecimento daquilo que são as políticas de adaptação e de mitigação do município de Guimarães às alterações climáticas.” A Cidade volta este ano a candidatar-se a Capital Verde Europeia 2026.RFI: O que é que significa integrar a lista A do CDP? Paulo Lopes Silva, Câmara Municipal de Guimarães: Significa, acima de tudo, um reconhecimento daquilo que são as políticas de adaptação e de mitigação do município de Guimarães às alterações climáticas. Guimarães tem feito um caminho importante do ponto de vista das políticas de sustentabilidade ambiental e também da neutralidade climática. Sendo uma das 100 cidades europeias pela neutralidade climática que antecipou as suas metas de 2050 para 2030.Este é o reconhecimento de todos esses indicadores, da política da transparência, com que comunicamos tudo aquilo que tem a ver com a nossa qualidade ambiental neste território, com as medidas de redução das emissões de carbono e depois de mitigação daquilo que são as alterações climáticas no nosso território. Já não é a primeira vez que que Guimarães tem este reconhecimento, mas agora, nestas duas dimensões da adaptação e da mitigação, que mostra, de facto, que este compromisso do município de Guimarães é reconhecido pelas entidades internacionais como boas práticas e como um grande envolvimento não só do município, mas dos cidadãos e das empresas. É fundamental que todos estejam a bordo para haver sucesso nestas políticas. É a única cidade portuguesa que integra este ranking. ?Precisamente. Foram cerca de 900 candidatas, 119 neste nível, a única cidade portuguesa e, portanto, isso também é um sinal claro de que Guimarães, do ponto de vista nacional, em Portugal, está na vanguarda. Está no pelotão da frente deste combate às alterações climáticas. E quando é que começou este trabalho “verde”, este trabalho climático por parte da autarquia? Em 2013, houve uma mudança política, uma nova presidência, com o nosso Presidente Domingos Bragança a iniciar os seus mandatos na Câmara Municipal de Guimarães. E estabeleceu de imediato como prioridade a sustentabilidade ambiental, como a política transversal de todas as políticas públicas em Guimarães. Guimarães tinha sido Capital Europeia da Cultura, Cidade Europeia do Desporto, portanto habituada a andar nos patamares europeus de exigência nas áreas políticas públicas em que se envolvia.Na realidade, nesse momento houve uma mudança de paradigma, um grande investimento nesta área, focando naquilo que hoje, dez anos depois, se calhar é uma prioridade para muitos municípios, para muitos territórios, para muitos países. Mas há dez anos atrás era de facto uma grande convicção. De imediato foi criada uma estrutura de missão Guimarães 2030, que funciona no fundo como um ecossistema de governança que é multidisciplinar e que vai a todas as áreas de actuação do município e que faz não só das políticas ambientais, mas como de todas as políticas públicas definidas pelo município esta pedra basilar da sustentabilidade ambiental. Muito ancorada também no trabalho desenvolvido pelo Laboratório da Paisagem, uma estrutura associativa do município de Guimarães, com a Universidade do Minho, a Universidade de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, onde investimos cerca de 700.000 € ano em investigação e desenvolvimento na área das políticas ambientais e também num forte programa de políticas de educação ambiental directamente para as nossas escolas, para as crianças, mas também para o público mais mais velho, para chegarmos a todos com estas políticas de educação ambiental. Esse é um percurso que temos estado a fazer de 2013 até agora, com duas candidaturas a Capital Verde Europeia, a última das quais no último ano, onde estivemos na fase final. Portanto, fomos um dos três finalistas ao prémio e com um relatório final do júri de uma avaliação que nos deixa com muita motivação e que nos fará, durante este ano, candidatar-nos novamente a Capital Verde Europeia. Para estas políticas climáticas é sempre fundamental ter a participação da população. Como é que isso se consegue? Houve duas grandes acções que eu julgo que são importantes para demonstrar aquilo que foi o envolvimento da população, da comunidade e dos vimaranenses neste objectivo. A primeira teve a ver com o consenso político construído em torno desta opção estratégica pela sustentabilidade ambiental. Guimarães, em 2017, fez aprovar um documento que foi subscrito por todas as Junta de Freguesia do concelho de Guimarães e são muitas, são 48, com freguesias e uniões de freguesias de diferentes sensibilidades políticas. Todas subscreveram este documento.Depois a subscrição também de todos os partidos políticos com assento na Assembleia Municipal. Portanto, houve aqui um grande envolvimento e consenso político em torno do tema. Para além disso, as políticas de educação ambiental de que falava são fundamentais para começar a criar esta sensibilização desde  muito cedo, para que sejam as próprias crianças em casa a levarem até aos pais e aos avós estas preocupações. Depois uma estratégia de criação também de Brigadas Verdes em todas as freguesias do concelho de Guimarães. E o que são estas Brigadas Verdes? São estruturas voluntárias onde os cidadãos se envolvem na preocupação com a preservação do meio ambiente, dos ecossistemas, do meio ambiental, da freguesia em que estão envolvidos. De facto, isso tem sido uma das grandes ferramentas para o envolvimento da comunidade nessa participação. Depois há também vários momentos públicos e com diferentes iniciativas onde vamos envolvendo a comunidade em geral, como seja a Green Week, que é um dos grandes eventos anuais onde nós envolvemos a comunidade, ou no fim-de-semana passado, a Festa da Primavera, muito dirigida às famílias e este lado da educação ambiental, porque acreditamos mesmo que é através desta estratégia que conseguimos chegar a toda a população e envolvê-la neste desiderato.Falando agora na Capital Verde Europeia 2026. Guimarães é candidata. Em que ponto é que está essa candidatura e para que é que serve ter este título? Eu julgo que este título tem um lado que tem a ver com a questão anterior, ou seja, do envolvimento das pessoas. Quando nós trabalhamos com um objectivo na frente da meta, torna-se mais fácil o envolvimento da população para, no fundo, sabermos que estamos a trabalhar exactamente para aquele objectivo em concreto: sermos Capital Verde Europeia numa cidade que, como eu disse inicialmente, foi Capital Europeia da Cultura e Cidade Europeia do Desporto.Estes títulos têm sido mobilizadores ao longo dos anos para que a comunidade se envolva nestas prioridades e nestes objectivos políticos - de alguma forma também o são - mas objectivos de comunidade que sejam sentidos por todos. E depois o facto de estarmos a falar de um prémio internacional com júris de elevada qualidade profissional, técnica, científica, funciona também como uma validação ao caminho que está a ser trilhado em termos de sustentabilidade ambiental. Nós dizemos, desde a primeira candidatura, que mais importante do que a meta em si, é o caminho. Mas o carimbo também ajuda? Ajuda a acrescentar esse reconhecimento de um trabalho que é feito por inúmeras equipas, por todo esse ecossistema de governança que eu falava e que envolve também, toda a comunidade, todos os vimaranenses, todas as estruturas sociais e todas as empresas também, que são fundamentais neste objectivo. E em que ponto é que está essa candidatura neste momento? A candidatura vai ser submetida ainda no primeiro semestre deste ano. Estamos a trabalhar com base na candidatura do último ano, indo ao encontro daquilo que foram os pontos que entendemos que podemos ainda melhorar e acrescentando também mais informação sobre aquilo que são os dados que temos à data de hoje, de novas políticas que vamos concretizando e de novos objectivos em que nos vamos envolvendo. A título de exemplo, Guimarães envolveu-se já no imediato na certificação do destino de Guimarães como turismo sustentável e, portanto, isso será uma das novidades a incluir na candidatura deste ano e estamos a trabalhar nela.Os resultados serão conhecidos ainda este ano?Serão conhecidos ainda este ano, exactamente, com a fase final a seguir ao Verão.Com 2030 no horizonte e com o objectivo de atingir a neutralidade carbónica, o que é que já está no terreno para chegar daqui a seis anos a esse ponto?É um grande desafio, não haja dúvida. É um desafio transversal. Estamos a falar de economia, transportes, empresas e empresários e também da população. Envolve toda a gente, envolve. Toda a gente, envolve todas as áreas de governação municipais e envolve muito mais do que as políticas públicas, envolve toda a sociedade e a economia da região. O primeiro grande passo dado desde que fazemos parte dessa missão das 100 cidades. Foi a assinatura do pacto climático, onde envolvemos logo, nos primeiros meses desse pacto climático, a assinatura de mais de 100 entidades associativas e empresariais que decidiram assumir esse compromisso do pacto climático. No fundo, assumir que essas metas são não só um objectivo municipal, um objectivo da Câmara Municipal, mas são um objectivo de Guimarães e que querem contribuir para tal.Se nós olharmos para aquilo que é a percentagem das emissões de carbono do concelho de Guimarães, percebemos que as políticas públicas a que consegue chegar o município de uma forma directa representa menos de 5% do impacto possível e, portanto, é fundamental que as empresas responsáveis pela grande maioria tenham exactamente o mesmo compromisso, estejam alinhadas com estas prioridades.Depois, é um conjunto de outras práticas que temos vindo a seguir ao longo dos últimos anos. Guimarães, há dois anos que integrou uma nova rede pública de transportes públicos, com cerca de 50% dessa frota 100% eléctrica e reforçou em cerca de 40% o número de quilómetros que são cobertos por esta nova concessão, comparativamente com a concessão anterior. O objectivo fundamental é tirar carros das ruas e passarmos a utilizar mais o transporte público.E, portanto, são nestas duas matérias em que nos temos que concentrar de uma forma mais decisiva e determinada, juntamente com outros projectos que temos em curso nesta fase da retirada do trânsito de algumas das vias da cidade, reduzindo assim a pegada no centro da cidade de Guimarães.A política ambiental, mais do que europeia ou nacional, está nas mãos das autarquias? Eu acho que estamos todos muito convencidos que as alterações políticas, sejam elas no ambiente ou noutras dimensões da nossa vida, estão cada vez mais nas cidades. Nos últimos dez anos, cerca de 50% da população mundial migrou para cidades e, portanto, as grandes intervenções que podemos fazer são ao nível das cidades. E depois, com o progresso que está a ser feito do ponto de vista também das responsabilidades dos municípios, nós percebemos hoje que está na política das cidades o grande impacto que podemos ter em termos de políticas públicas.Em termos de sustentabilidade ambiental, este facto ganha escala pelo facto de nós percebermos que as zonas mais rurais têm menos impacto do ponto de vista das alterações climáticas, do ponto de vista das emissões de carbono e, portanto, está precisamente nas cidades a chave para resolver este problema da mobilidade, da pegada carbónica que cada um de nós deixa, a pegada que é deixada também pelo sector empresarial, pelas indústrias e é exactamente aí que estará a chave para a alteração do paradigma nas políticas das cidades. Quais são as grandes vulnerabilidades do concelho? Nós falamos de um concelho que foi e é eminentemente industrial. Ao longo de muitos anos chegou a ter um dos rios mais poluídos da Europa e que há 30 anos levou a que fosse desenvolvido um plano para fazer o tratamento desse rio e dos resíduos dessas empresas. Nós estamos ainda a pagar a pegada de todos esses anos de desenvolvimento em que as indústrias eram colocadas precisamente junto ao rio para que os restos da produção fossem levados pelas vias de água. Hoje, felizmente, a realidade é absolutamente diferente desse ponto de vista, mas estamos ainda a fazer essa progressão.Temos um desafio que é um desafio de todas as cidades, que tem a ver com a questão da mobilidade, da mudança, do paradigma da utilização do transporte individual para o transporte colectivo e abandonarmos as emissões que deixamos cada um de nós. E depois, na mudança que está na mentalidade de cada um e de conseguirmos fazer a diferença com a acção de cada cidadão, nós conseguimos a transformação da acção global.

This audio is brought to you by Wearcheck, your condition monitoring specialist. Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining company Northam Platinum has begun construction of an 80 MW solar power farm at its Zondereinde operation in Limpopo - and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company will also begin constructing a large wind farm in the Western Cape at year-end. The mining right of the Zondereinde mine, situated roughly 30 km south of the town of Thabazimbi, covers 9 257 ha, providing ample land for solar. The 80 MW solar power farm will provide electricity to Zondereinde mine and metallurgical complex with power being supplied behind the Eskom meter. Development is in collaboration with an independent power producer, who will fund the construction and manage the installation. In addition to the solar and wind power, Northam has 22 MW of on-demand power generation capacity from diesel generators. Moreover, additional diesel capacity of 35 MW has been purchased and is being installed, with commissioning expected before the end of the third quarter. This additional capacity will enable all operations to be unimpeded under level 4 Eskom load curtailment conditions, which is the equivalent of stage 6 loadshedding. In response to Mining Weekly during a post-presentation media briefing, Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne cited speed and ease as the reason why the company was also installing diesel generation. "We can quickly mitigate the risk of loadshedding events," Dunne said, whereas solar photovoltaic (PV) power and the wind power development take longer. "Our very large wind farm in the Western Cape is very close to being sized," he added. A slide displayed during Northam's interim results presentation for the six months to December 31, put expected upcoming wind power at 140 MW. "Just out of interest, the carbon footprint of these modern diesel generators is lower than the carbon footprint of the average Eskom fleet. "While it's a sub-optimal solution from a carbon point of view, the average carbon per kilowatt hour is lower than the average of the Eskom fleet, because these are modern, brand new generators, they're not old dirty diesels, if I can say it that way. "Nevertheless, we need to do the renewables as well, and that's exactly what we're doing," said Dunne, who emphasised the low cost advantage of PV over all other options. "No doubt about it, the price of glass has come down quite significantly to the point where economically it's quite attractive to put in PV. "Wind, on the other hand, took a turn the other way. The large wind fans being largely priced in Euros has gone slightly against us. Nevertheless, we will do wind, but the best, as we see it at the moment, is PV," Dunne said. Regarding the use of diesel to power mining, Dunne said, again in response to Mining Weekly, that the conversion of high kinetic diesel-driven LHDs to electric is not on at this stage. "The technology is simply not sufficiently advanced when it comes to LHDs, but the slow movers, such as the drill rigs, are suitable for electrification, and we certainly are looking at that potential for the future," Dunne outlined. MINIMISING MINING'S IMPACT In highlighting that Northam produces metals critical for a cleaner and greener world, Northam CFO Alet Coetzee conceded that mining, by its nature, has an environmental impact. "So, we've consistently looked to minimise the impact across our business," Coetzee noted during the presentation, covered by Mining Weekly. Amid this, the Carbon Disclosure Project - a global climate change and water management disclosure platform that tracks the performance of more than 23 000 companies - has rated Northam above the global average. Moreover, the De Berg Nature Reserve, which is part of Northam's conservancy trust initiative at the company's Booysendal PGMs mine that straddles the Limpopo-Mpumalanga border, has been designated as South Africa's 30th Ramsar wetlands of international importance. Northam recycl...

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Hub Culture presents: The Chronicle Discussions, Episode 89: Frontlines Climate Action - Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets with author Paula DiPerna, special advisor to the Carbon Disclosure Project. Stan Stalnaker of Hub Culture hosts live from Bermuda. Produced by: New Angel Productions

In this episode, I speak with Paula DiPerna. Paula is a strategic advisor and consultant, who draws upon a diverse leadership background, having served as the president of the Chicago Climate Exchange International, which pioneered global emissions trading, as well as the president of the Joyce Foundation, a leading US private philanthropy. Prior to these positions, she was vice president of the Cousteau Society for nearly 20 years, and worked with governmental organizations across the globe to establish sustainable business and governmental policies. As a noted public policy analyst, she served as a consultant to the World Bank, LEAD International, The Urban Justice Center, and is currently a Special Advisor to the Carbon Disclosure Project. She is also a widely published author of non-fiction books, a novel and is currently working on a memoir addressed to emerging leaders. We discuss:

Emilio Tenuta is senior vice president of Corporate Sustainability and chief sustainability officer for Ecolab. For the past 11 years, he has led Ecolab's strategic sustainability journey and is actively involved in advancing global sustainability practices, with a significant focus on water stewardship and climate action. In recent years, he's become a leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices and reporting. Partnering with investor relations and Ecolab's Chief Executive Officer, Tenuta has advanced Ecolab's reputation as an ESG leading company. He is chair of the board of directors of the World Environment Center, a global non-profit, non-advocacy organization. Emilio is also on the leadership council of the Corporate Eco Forum.  Emilio Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: Prioritizing sustainability work between customers and internal operations Ecolab establishing themselves as a corporate leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, CDP, and in other rankings Water and climate; the Ecolab Water for Climate strategy and The Water Resilience Coalition Closing the ‘say-do' sustainability gap Advice and recommendations for sustainability professionals  Emilio's Final Five Questions Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? If you really want to make a difference from a sustainability impact, work in the private sector. I believe there is this myth that the only place people can make a difference is by working for an environmental nonprofit. I think today in our discussion we've proven that Ecolab is living proof that more and more companies can deliver a positive impact in the world while driving profitable growth and helping communities thrive. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? The rise of ESG over the last five years. I'm most excited about the tremendous investment in sustainability, climate and water by the capital markets and investors to help the world decarbonize. I think mobilizing finance is a huge catalyst to driving the change we need to see in the world. What is one book you would recommend sustainability professionals read? I'm a big fan of Thomas Friedman, the author of The World is Flat. His latest book is really good called Thank You For Being Late. It's an interesting perspective on the convergence of technology, climate, and geopolitical challenges facing the world; something that is obviously very relevant today. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in your work? I'm a big fan of The World Resources Institute, which is a think tank out of Washington DC. I'm also a big fan of CDP, the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Water Resilience Coalition. After two and a half/three years now, there are a plethora of resources available if you go to the Water Resilience Coalition website that support not only the actions we need to take for a water constrained world, but also driving climate resilience. Where can people go to learn more about you and the work being done at Ecolab? Ecolab.com. It's a tremendous resource and I really commend our global communications team and our digital enablement team. They've done a great job of providing some tremendous resources there. I would encourage folks to follow me on LinkedIn. I'm very passionate about sharing the incredible things going on in the world not only with Ecolab, but with all of our partners, and then Twitter as well. Then I'll shout out to a publicly available tool called the Smartwater Navigator, which is available on smartwaternavigator.com, which is another great place to really learn more about the work that we're doing. 

Climate finance is an area that continues to see growth and, for the first time, in 2022 the world spent more on this area than on the investment in the fossil fuel ecosystem according to today's guest. Deirdre Cooper, co-manager of the Ninety One Global Environment fund, joins us this week to talk about the growing opportunities in climate finance and how legislation from various countries impacts global efforts. Deirdre explains the unique investment process of the fund and how they go about reporting on the carbon avoided and the supply chain of their companies. Deirdre also goes into detail on the different struggles — and accomplishments — of European, Chinese and US economies when tackling climate change. What's covered in this episode: How to find products and services that avoid carbonThe growing investment into climate financeTo achieve net zero, climate finance needs to top $6 trillionHow the fund works with the Carbon Disclosure Project to report on carbon avoidedThe carbon footprint of a utilities company versus a software companyWhy European companies will struggle to reduce their carbon footprint this yearGrowing acceleration in China's EV marketsThe impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on decarbonisation globallyEnergy efficiency in Europe without Russian gasWhat higher inflation means for the 2050 net zero targetWhat the cost-of-living crisis means for an individual's carbon footprintWhy the US has surpassed Europe in climate policyWhy the Inflation Reduction Act will be a key debate point in the next US presidential election More about the fund: The Ninety One Global Environment fund is a genuinely unique fund investing in companies that are contributing to the decarbonisation of the world economy. ESG factors are put first and foremost in the construction of this highly concentrated portfolio, with just 20-40 holdings. The fund will have limited crossover with peers and its benchmark given its unique strategy, and it is set to benefit from the massive tailwind of the some $2.4 trillion of annual spend required to meet global temperature goals.Learn more on fundcalibre.comPlease remember, we've been discussing individual companies to bring investing to life for you. It's not a recommendation to buy or sell. The fund may or may not still hold these companies at the time of listening. Elite Ratings are based on FundCalibre's research methodology and are the opinion of FundCalibre's research team only.

ESG Decoded is a podcast powered by ClimeCo to share updates related to business innovation and sustainability in a clear and actionable manner. In this episode, Kaitlyn Allen facilitates a conversation between the Head of Corporations and Supply Chains for CDP North America, Simon Fischweicher, and the SVP of Sustainability, Policy, and Advisory for ClimeCo, Emily Damon. Simon leads CDP North America's work to support companies on their journey towards environmental leadership by measuring and understanding their environmental impact in their operations and value chain. This includes overseeing corporate disclosure, accelerating and expanding impact through CDP's Reporter Services and Supply Chain memberships, and driving action through corporate commitments to science-based targets and 100% renewable energy. Simon previously increased disclosure to CDP's Climate Change, Forests, and Water Security questionnaires, including over 75% of the S&P 500, and worked on CDP's Global Initiatives team, driving corporate climate commitments ahead of the Paris Agreement. Emily leads ClimeCo's consulting practice, specializing in ESG performance and disclosure. Her work spans reporting, materiality assessment, rating and ranking optimization, and risk assessment. She also has deep expertise in corporate climate strategy, including greenhouse gas accounting, target-setting, abatement strategy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Kaitlyn starts the conversation by reminding us that CDP is the official term for this disclosure organization. (Those who have been in the ESG space for a while may remember when CDP was Carbon Disclosure Project.) Companies typically enter the CDP space because they are requested to do so by investors or other stakeholders. Listen as the trio discusses how CDP ultimately creates cascading climate action. Tag-teaming the topic, Simon and Emily ground us on the CDP reporting process and perspectives on the evolution of CDP participation shifting from primarily consumer-facing businesses to companies' involvement throughout the supply chain. Episode Resource Links Unlock the Power of Your Supply Chain: https://www.cdp.net/en/supply-chain "Engaging the Chain: Driving Speed & Scale" Global Supply Chain Report 2021: https://www.cdp.net/en/research/global-reports/engaging-the-chain/ Make sure to subscribe to ESG Decoded on your favorite streaming platforms and our new YouTube Channel so that you're notified of our vodcast episodes! Don't forget to connect with us on our social media channels. Enjoy this episode!

‘I'm the murmuration meister… I should put that on my business card' Nigel Topping is the UN's High-Level Climate Action Champion, appointed by the UK Prime Minister in January 2020. Nigel works alongside the Chilean High-Level Climate Action Champion, Gonzalo Muñoz. The role of the high-level champions is to strengthen collaboration and drive action from businesses, investors, organisations, cities, and regions on climate change, and coordinate this work with governments and parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Nigel was most recently CEO of We Mean Business, a coalition of businesses working to accelerate the transition to a zero carbon economy. Prior to that he was Executive Director of the Carbon Disclosure Project, following an 18 year career in the private sector, having worked across the world in emerging markets and manufacturing. ‘Discover more stories of hope with Nigel and other climate innovators on the newly released The Green Room – What (On Earth's) the Story film on You Tube' Full film: https://youtu.be/UWoO9UmWscM Trailer: https://youtu.be/zmQqj5WHSPM https://linktr.ee/DavidPearl Time Line 00.00 - 00.44: Opening Credits 00.46 - 05.08: Introducing Nigel Topping 05.15 - 07.51: The advantage of converging pathways 08.22 - 10.40: The collaborative process at COP26 11.00 - 12.19: Momentum and how to change big systems 12.36 - 13.34: Where Nigel finds his inspiration and energy - moving through despair 13.35 - 16:21: The 4 unhelpful micro stories 16:30 - 21:28: What are the helpful stories to tell ourselves? 20:30 - 24:36: David's ‘Wanderful' Exercise: Recognising Patterns 24:59 - 28:42: Epilogue End Credits Quotes “Changing big systems is very difficult and for all the clamour on the streets, there's a lot of people who don't want change… so… the louder the clamour gets, then the more it becomes a political force and so it opens up, but it's only in the last few years that we've had that… it's relatively new and it's still only a minority of people.” (Nigel) “Plenty of people who won't allow politicians to move fast. It's all very well saying you've got to move faster but we see CEO's and politicians who have gone really fast, lose their jobs. The challenge is to take the WHOLE of society with us.” (Nigel) “It's not in the small hours, it's in the middle of the day that I find despair and in Glasgow (COP26) I went through about three cycles of grief and joy per day.” (Nigel) “The trick is not to fall on the two horns of the dilemma… there's the ‘we're so fucked, it's not worth doing anything' and ‘we're so clever, it's not worth worrying'. Both of those are bullshit.” (Nigel) “I do think you should be scared and sceptical and so you should dip into those stories. For example, the science is a story, which is based on fact, right, but it's still a narrative that shows you why you should be scared. And the history of in-action shows you why you should be sceptical… but… you shouldn't get stuck in those stories, because there is very little agency in those stories and there's a danger of being stuck in despair or anger.” (Nigel) “Hope is an active choice… and hope and action are intertwined.” (Nigel) “Choose hope…to try to do something… to make the world a better place… and then think about your skills and your influence.” (Nigel) “If you've got kids, go to their school and see if the school will get involved in the ‘let's get to zero initiative. If you've got access to business leaders, bring them into your work.” (Nigel) Further Information Nigel Topping Twitter @topnigel Instagram @nigel.topping Web: https://racetozero.unfccc.int/   David Pearl  Twitter @DavidPearlHere Instagram @davidpearl_here Web: www.davidpearl.net   Andrew Paine (Producer & Audio Engineer) Twitter @ItPainesMe

In this episode, Amanda Hsieh talks with Ian Van Der Vlugt, VP of Product & Research for Datamaran, a software analytics platform that monitors external ESG risks in real-time and brings a data-driven business process for materiality analysis. Ian manages product development, working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver the greatest product value for clients. He also oversees the creation of product-related data, content, and research. Before joining Datamaran, Ian was the head of the data team at CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), managing the organization's data cleaning and modeling work and associated projects, primarily through a climate change lens. He also previously worked at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), growing its Sustainability Disclosure Database, and bridging technical and content work. In the space of ESG reporting, policy and technology, things are evolving quickly. From remote sensing, to blockchain, to AI, there is a lot to know…but ESG Decoded has you covered! Listen as Amanda and Ian review the concept of materiality from an ESG perspective and discuss how AI is improving the materiality assessment process and increasing efficiencies related to disclosures and reporting. As with other ESG/Sustainability topics, the views on these issues may vary based on the region of the world. As a resource boost for this episode, it was recently announced that Deloitte & Touche SpA is also using Datamaran to expand their research and analytics capabilities in conducting assurance of sustainability disclosure by providing evidence-based insights. Subscribe to ESG Decoded where you consume your podcasts and connect via social media to share your feedback and topic suggestions. Enjoy this episode!

The Chinese property giant Evergrande has missed a key debt deadline and is inching closer to a possible restructuring. Financial Analyst Danni Hewson explains why the meltdown isn't sparking turmoil on global stock markets. Also in the show: the Carbon Disclosure Project releases its 2021 ranking of sustainable business practices. 

The Federal Reserve begins its long-anticipated tapering of asset purchases, effectively ending the Covid stimulus package which started more than 18 months ago. The BBC's Business Correspondent in New York Samira Hussain tells us what it means for the future of the American economy. On the third day of COP26 in Glasgow it's the turn of the private sector to announce its plans for how to decarbonise the various industries – we talk to Paul Simpson of the Carbon Disclosure Project to find out how it can be done; while Shell's CEO Ben van Beurden insists the company can go carbon neutral, but it will need to be paid for using profits from fossil fuels. Private equity manager Guy Hands tells us about his most infamous deals, and the BBC's AnaMarie Silic talks to the TikTokers using the social media platform as a digital resume. Throughout the programme we're joined by Mehmal Sarfraz – co-founder of the Current PK – in Lahore in Pakistan and by Andy Uhler of our sister programme Marketplace in Austin, Texas. Picture: The Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC Credit: Reuters Presented by Sasha Twining and produced by Nisha Patel and Russell Newlove

Grün ist gerade richtig angesagt. Viele Unternehmen gaukeln uns vor, besonders nachhaltig zu sein. Wie du erkennen kannst, ob sich ein Unternehmen grüner darstellt als es ist, also Greenwashing betreibt, erzählt Inas Nureldin von der Tomorrow Bank im Gespräch mit Mel. Inas hat sein eigenes Tech-Unternehmen verlassen, weil er etwas machen wollte, das die Zukunft positiv verändert. Deshalb hat er gemeinsam mit anderen eine nachhaltige Bank gegründet. Doch die Suche nach nachhaltigen Geldanlagen ist gar nicht so leicht. Das erklärt auch Christian Klein von der Uni Kassel. (10:22) Er hat in einer Befragung herausgefunden, dass die meisten sehr unterschiedliche Vorstellungen von Nachhaltigkeit haben. Dabei ist eine gemeine Idee natürlich wichtig, um Unternehmen und nachhaltige Geldanlagen wie ETFs oder Aktienfonds beurteilen zu können. +++ Damit du überprüfen kannst, ob Unternehmen oder Geldanlagen zu deinen Werten passen, kannst du dir die Geschäftsmodelle anschauen und dich auf diesen Seiten über Menschenrechtsverletzungen oder CO2-Emissionen informieren: Die Webseite Business Humanrights (http://www.business-humanrights.org) beobachtet über 10.000 Unternehmen und listet dort Menschenrechtsverletzungen auf. Auf der Carbon Majors Database vom Carbon Disclosure Project (https://www.cdp.net/en/) findest du die Top 100-Luftverschmutzer, die für die Hälfte der globalen CO2-Emissionen verantwortlich sind. Über die Global Coal Exit List (https://coalexit.org) kannst du nach Unternehmen suchen, die noch auf Kohlenergie setzen. +++ Dieser Podcast ist ganz neu und wir würden uns total über euer Feedback, eure Fragen und eure Wünsche freuen! Gerne einfach bei Instagram an Mel (https://www.instagram.com/melltstone/) oder per Mail an podcast @ geldmachenweltretten.de

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today's podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com TKE JOINS PROGRAM TO REDUCE EMBODIED CARBON IN PROJECTS TK Elevator (TKE) announced in a press release it has joined materialsCAN, a program committed to acting on the smart, sustainable prioritization of embodied carbon in building materials as well as driving better understanding of the carbon footprint of projects across the industry. Established in 2018 by non-profit Building Transparency, materialsCAN includes a group of sustainability leaders in the built space who are committed to bringing awareness to the importance of embodied carbon. The group works to provide those who own, lease, design or construct spaces with education and tools to better understand the carbon footprints of their projects, specifically through measuring the embodied carbon of specified materials. Earlier this year, TKE announced it was partnering with the Department of Energy through the Better Buildings Initiative on a Low Carbon Pilot at its manufacturing facility in Middleton, Tennessee. The program will help TKE reach the carbon targets set last year of reducing scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25% by 2030 and by 50% by 2040. These aggressive carbon goals helped contribute to TKE receiving an 'A' rating in 2020 from global environmental non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project for its climate-change efforts. Recently, TKE also joined the Business Ambition for 1.5°C and Race to Zero Campaigns as it pursues achieving net-zero carbon by 2050. To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes │ Google Play | SoundCloud │ Stitcher │ TuneIn

In this fascinating interview, Nigel Topping, the UK's High-Level Climate Action Champion discusses the prospects for the upcoming COP26 in November in Glasgow. Against a background of growing momentum for change, Nigel reflects on the goals and expectations for COP26 -- and identifies some of the outstanding issues to be addressed over the coming months. Nigel discusses the growth and development of the carbon offset market, Net Zero, and the growing corporate commitments of Race to Zero, a global campaign Led by the High-Level Climate Champions for Climate Action. Nigel also disucsses the vital importance of resilience -and the Race to Resilience campaign that aims to catalyse a step-change in global ambition and action for climate resilience, not only withstanding climate shocks but flourishing in spite of them. Nigel Topping is the UK's High-Level Climate Action Champion, appointed by the UK Prime Minister in January 2020.  The role of the high-level champions is to strengthen collaboration and drive action from businesses, investors, organisations, cities, and regions on climate change, and coordinate this work with governments and parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Nigel was most recently CEO of We Mean Business, a coalition of businesses working to accelerate the transition to a zero carbon economy. Prior to that he was Executive Director of the Carbon Disclosure Project, following an 18 year career in the private sector, having worked across the world in emerging markets and manufacturing.

Nigel Topping was appointed UK High Level Champion for Climate Action in January 2020. His role involves bringing together different stakeholders in the #racetozero. His vision is to create a bigger role for non-state actors within the climate conversation, which he successfully managed in the Paris Agreements.  Between 2015 and 2019 Nigel was the CEO of We Mean Business, a coalition of businesses working to accelerate the transition to a zero carbon economy. He has also held leadership positions at CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) for 7 years.  Before focusing on climate action, he worked in the private sector for over 20 years in manufacturing and supply chain. His career has taken him all over the world, including emerging economies like Brazil, India, and China.  Nigel holds a BA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and an MSc in Holistic Science from Schumacher College.Further reading:Nigel Topping’s Official Biohttps://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/actors/meet-the-championsNigel Topping appointed UK High Level Climate Action Champion (January 2020)https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nigel-topping-appointed-uk-high-level-climate-action-championWe need to green the economy while restarting it – Nigel Topping’s Ted Talk (June 2020)https://www.ted.com/talks/nigel_topping_we_need_to_green_the_economy_while_restarting_itHow to turn climate ambitions into reality: Q&A with Nigel Topping (January 2021)https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/how-to-turn-climate-ambitions-into-reality-qa-with-nigel-topping/Race to Zero Campaignhttps://racetozero.unfccc.int/

So you're embracing flexible work. That could mean less commuting, fewer takeout lunches and a lot less stress on the environment, right? Yes, but there's more to the equation. Hear from Paul Dickinson from CDP on how companies need to reconsider how they define sustainability, and how to truly make flexible work a viable option for a long time to come.Citrix has created a virtual series filled with research, tools, and best practices to guide, support, and enable the flexible workforce. Paul Dickinson is the executive  chair of CDP - formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project. CDP is a not-for-profit that runs a global disclosure system for investors, companies, and governments "to manage their environmental impacts".Travis Wright is VP of Sustainability with QTS. The company operates 28 data center facilities across the United States and Northern Netherlands. 

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Last but not least, our concluding episode of 2020 is with James Cameron. No not the director, but he is doing radical things in a suit (this will make more sense once you press play). Find out why Tom Paine was an important inspiration for his career, what the WTO needs to do to progress and trade in post-Brexit UK. Bio James Cameron is a barrister, independent adviser and social entrepreneur, and a recognised leader of the global climate change community. He is an expert on sustainability and trade policy – and as you can imagine he’s very much in demand in Britain right now, not only with the post-Brexit negotiations, but also since he was appointed as a ‘Friend of the COP’ for COP26, advising the Presidency. James is a senior advisor for Pollination, a climate change advisory and investment firm, as well as System IQ, Tulchan Communications and AVAIA Capital. He also sits on the Advisory Board for Heathrow 2.0 and is a London Sustainable Development Commissioner. James was a co-founder and chair of Climate Change Capital, the world’s first green investment bank and sat on the board of GE Ecomagination, Green Running and ET Index. Before that, James was co-founder of the climate change practice at Baker McKenzie, a negotiator on behalf of the Association of Small Island States (AoSIS) at the UNFCCC, and Senior Advisor to the Morocco and Fiji COP Presidencies. He has been a member of the UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group and for eight years was Chair of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). James has held academic posts at Cambridge, London, Bruges and Sydney and is currently affiliated with the Yale Centre for Environmental Law and Policy. Key links Official Website: https://www.james-cameron.co.uk/ The Precautionary Principle: A Fundamental Principle of Law and Policy for the Protection of the Global Environment (1991) https://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/iclr/vol14/iss1/2/ Carbon Disclosure Project https://www.cdp.net/en Pollination https://pollinationgroup.com/ ODI https://www.odi.org/ London Sustainable Development Commission (LSDC) https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/organisations-we-work/london-sustainable-development-commission ‘Big Ideas’ theme in the co-authored Epilogue entitled ‘How to make big ideas work’ in Dan Esty’s book; ‘A Better Planet’ (July 2020) https://www.james-cameron.co.uk/big-ideas/a-better-planet-40-ideas-for-a-sustainable-future Webinar: Climate Change and Carbon as an Emerging Asset Class (17 Sep 2020) https://www.james-cameron.co.uk/big-ideas/carbon-cap-webinar-climate-change-and-carbon-as-an-emerging-asset-class Climate Negotiations and Policy (November 2018) https://www.james-cameron.co.uk/big-ideas/yale-podcast-climate-negotiations-and-policy About Cleaning Up Once a week Michael Liebreich has a conversation (and a drink) with a leader in clean energy, mobility, climate finance or sustainable development. Each episode covers the technical ground on some aspect of the low-carbon transition – but it also delves into the nature of leadership in the climate transition: whether to be optimistic or pessimistic; how to communicate in order to inspire change; personal credos; and so on. And it should be fun – most of the guests are Michael’s friends. Follow Cleaning Up on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/MLCleaningUp](https://twitter.com/MLCleaningUp) Follow Cleaning Up on Linkedin: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleaning-up-with-michael-liebreich](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleaning-up-with-michael-liebreich) Follow Cleaning Up on Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/MLCleaningUp](https://www.facebook.com/MLCleaningUp) Links to other Podcast Platforms: [https://www.cleaningup.live/](https://www.cleaningup.live/)

Claus Stig Pedersen-Head of Global Sustainability, Novozymes Claus leads sustainability in Novozymes to help our customers make their businesses better for the world using Novozymes' biological solutions. Sustainability is front and center of Novozymes' purpose and strategy. Novozymes works closely with its customers and partners to drive innovative solutions that enable better lives for people with less environmental impact. Throughout his career, Claus has been driven by the vision of combining “good for the world” with “good for business” and by being an employee at Novozymes, a global sustainability leader, he lives that vision every day. Claus holds an M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Sustainability Leadership & Management. He is appointed Honorary Professor at the University of Aalborg, where he teaches Sustainability Strategy & Transformation. Through his university engagements, he eagerly contributes to the development of future leaders. Claus has been professionally engaged in sustainability for more than 25 years and he was one of the pioneers in the development of LCA methodologies and sustainability concepts for business. Before joining Novozymes, Claus was leading the Global Sustainability and Quality activities of the Hartmann Packaging Group. Claus Stig Pedersen represents Novozymes in the UN Global Compact LEAD initiative and he is serving in the Sustainability Council to the company Trane Technologies. Previously, Claus has served on sustainability boards and councils to Walmart, Procter & Gamble, and The Sustainability Consortium. Novozymes has received numerous recognitions for leadership in sustainability, including the number one rankings in Dow Jones World, the STOXX Sustainability Indexes, Sustainalytics, MSCI, and the Carbon Disclosure Project. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toby-usnik/support

About Nigel ToppingNigel Topping has been appointed by the UK Government as the High Level Climate Action Champion for United Nations climate talks, COP26. Most recently he was chief executive of We Mean Business, a coalition of businesses working to accelerate the transition to a zero carbon economy. Prior to that he was executive director of the Carbon Disclosure Project and has also been a board member of The London Pension Fund Authority.. He has 18 years of experience in the private sector, including as a senior vice president of supply chain for a global automotive component manufacturer. He holds a BA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and an MSc in Holistic Science from Schumacher College.About Fiona ReynoldsFiona Reynolds is responsible for global operations. She has more than 20 years' experience in the pension sector, working in particular with the Australian Government, and has played a key role in advocating pension policy change on behalf of working Australians. She has a particular interest in retirement outcomes for women. Prior to joining PRI, she spent seven years as chief executive at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, an association for Australian asset owners. Reynolds has been a director of AUSfund, Industry Funds Credit Control, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and Women in Super. In September 2012, she was named one of Australia's top 100 women of influence by the Australian Financial Review, for her work in public policy. Reynolds also serves on the International Integrated Reporting Council, the council for Tomorrow's Company, the Global Advisory Council on Stranded Assets at Oxford University, and the Business for Peace steering committee.About Amanda WhiteAmanda White is responsible for the content across all Conexus Financial's institutional media and events. In addition to being the editor of Top1000funds.com, she is responsible for directing the global bi-annual Fiduciary Investors Symposium which challenges global investors on investment best practice and aims to place the responsibilities of investors in wider societal, and political contexts.  She holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Masters of Art in Journalism and has been an investment journalist for more than 25 years. She is currently a fellow in the Finance Leaders Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. The two-year program seeks to develop the next generation of responsible, community-spirited leaders in the global finance industry. Sustainability in a time of crisis is a Top1000funds.com podcast collaboration with PRI, with support from RobecoSustainability issues have never been more important than they are right now. How can investors work together to use this unprecedented opportunity to put the promise of purpose-driven leadership and stakeholder capitalism into practice? This collaborative work with the PRI, with the support of Robeco, will showcase leadership in sustainability during a time of crisis.For PRI's whitepapers and resources for asset owners visit www.upri.org

Climate change has become a major risk factor for corporations. With groups like the Carbon Disclosure Project grading companies on their carbon footprint, employees, consumers and investors are taking note -- and woe to those CEOs who are slow to pick up the ball. “We’re gonna start to see some efforts where silence is complacency and it’s no longer acceptable,” says Joel Makower of Greenbiz. “You’re gonna have to get off the sidelines, to use the football metaphor, and get into the game one way or the other. And companies that aren’t, I think, are gonna find themselves facing some new pressures.” Visit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode. Guests: Sarah Read, User Experience Researcher for Prime Video, Amazon; Amazon Employees for Climate Justice Member Jacob Adamson, Software Development Engineer, Amazon; Amazon Employees for Climate Justice Member Joel Makower, Chairman and Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group Andrew Winston, Author, Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build a Competitive Advantage (Yale University Press, 2006) Sara Law, Head of Global Initiatives, Carbon Disclosure Project Swami Venkataraman, Senior VP and Manager, ESG Analytics and Integration at Moody's Investors Service Portions of this program were recorded at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.

IR Magazine's Jeff Cossette interviews Paul Simpson, the founder of the Carbon Disclosure Project, which has campaigned for better climate-related disclosure since its launch in 2000.

Listen NowAfter the food industry health care is considered this country's second largest emitter of green house gas (GHG) pollution.  With emissions equal to approximately 655m metric tons of CO2 equivalents annually, if the health care industry was its own country it would rank 13th worldwide in GHG emissions.  Yale researchers have estimated the industry's GHG emissions alone are “commensurate with” the 44,000 to 98,000 annual hospital deaths the Institute of Medicine estimated from preventable medical errors nearly 20 years ago.  In addition, more recent research has shown that compared to similarly sized organizations, very few health care organizations make the effort to report their GHG emissions via the Carbon Disclosure Project or by other means.  During this 29-minute conversation Ms. Gerwig discusses the climate change related adverse health effects Kaiser providers are currently treating.  In California, these result largely from air quality compromised by wildfires.  Moreover, she discusses the specifics concerning Kaiser's recent purchase of 180 MW of clean/renewable energy (wind and solar) along with battery storage, the expected return on this investment, patient and employee reaction to Kaiser's carbon neutral efforts,  related state efforts via the newly-formed CA Health Care Climate Alliance, Kaiser's 2017 issuance of $1 billion in green bonds and additional efforts to reduce KP's carbon footprint via improvements in supply chain management, transportation, water consumption and waste management.   Kaiser anticipates they will be carbon neutral (Katy defines as Scope 1 and 2) by next year. Ms. Kathy Gerwig is currently Kaiser Permanente's VP of Employee Safety, Health and Wellness and also serves as KP's Environmental Stewardship Officer.  She is responsible for organizing and managing KP's nationwide environmental initiative.  In forwarding this work Kathy has testified twice to Congress on the need for federal chemical policy reform, and she has appeared at numerous hearings on environmental issues.  Ms. Gerwig is also KP's national leader for Employee Safety and Health and Wellness, responsible for eliminating workplace injuries and reducing health risks for the organization.  Prior to joining KP 1993, Ms. Gerwig was an environmental and economic development consultant to businesses and public agencies in the United States and Europe.  Prior still she worked for nonprofit environmental organizations in California.  Ms. Gerwig holds a MBA with honors, from Pepperdine University and a bachelor's in geography and environmental studies from San Francisco State University.  She is a certified professional health care risk manager, a certified professional environmental auditor, and a certified health care environmental manager.  Her 2014 book published by Oxford and titled, Greening Health Care: How Hospitals Can Heal the Planet, examines the intersections of health care and environmental health both in terms of harmful impacts and the revolution underway to address them.The Kaiser press release noted is at: https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/community-health/news/kaiser-permanente-finalizes-agreement-to-enable-carbon-neutralitInformation on Greening Health Care is at: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/greening-health-care-9780199385836?cc=us&lang=en& This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

Will it be risk – rather than returns – that drives impact investment? Major companies are starting to face the very practical implications of climate change, as indicated by responses to CDP, the U.K. organization formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project. The latest episode of ImpactAlpha’s Returns on Investment podcast explores the connection between such risks and the mobilization of investment to address them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message

Paul Simpson is a co-founder of CDP. The charity, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, has been at the forefront of climate change campaigning since 2000. They work with 7,000 companies in 90 countries to help them decrease their use of fossil fuels, increase uptake of renewable energy, and collectively reduce global emissions. In this in-depth interview, he discusses the link between rising global temperature and record-breaking weather events, explains why our food choices have a more profound effect on the environment than we think - and argues that we’re on the cusp of a global attitude change which could be “as big as the industrial revolution”.

Anne L. Kelly is Senior Director of Policy at Ceres, a non-profit advocacy organization that seeks to mobilize investor and business leadership to build a more sustainable global economy.  Anne also directs Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP), a coalition of 49 leading consumer-facing companies including Mars, L’Oreal, and VF Corporation seeking to advocate for meaningful climate and energy policy at the federal and state levels.  She is a registered lobbyist and is actively engaged on Capitol Hill on behalf of Ceres and BICEP member companies. Anne is an environmental lawyer with twenty years of combined experience in the private and public sectors. In the 1990s she directed the Massachusetts-based Environmental Crimes Strike Force consisting of a multi-disciplinary team of legal and engineering professionals charged with bringing high-profile civil and criminal actions against environmental violators through the MA Office of the Attorney General. She later worked as Special Assistant to EPA Region I Administrator John DeVillars. In this role she worked on corporate leadership programs and developed an International Pollution Prevention Program which was piloted in Sao Paulo, Brazil.    Anne is a member of the adjunct faculty of Boston College Law School where she has taught courses in environmental law and climate change. Anne has also taught environmental law at Tufts University, Suffolk University, New England School of Law, and is a member of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. She also serves on the board of the Environmental League of Massachusetts. In addition to her JD, Anne holds a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Anne Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: Why companies should get active on climate / energy policy Companies that are stand-out champions in BOTH the leadership/operational side AND policy advocacy Ceres top policy priorities right now Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders Anne's Final Five Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? I would say don't be discouraged. This is a steep hill. You're standing on the shoulders of a movement that is 20 years. It can be difficult when you have to deal with your communications, your marketing office, your CFO, but don't be discouraged. Directionally, things are moving in your favor and there's good things to come. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? I'm actually really excited about professional sports. I just had the pleasure of going to the Green Sports Alliance and I was so excited about meeting all these famous former athletes who've become clean energy specialists and to see the innovation. I was at the Atlanta Falcons stadium, and to see the innovation there and the solar panels and the announcement recently of my own hometown team, the Detroit Lions, which is exciting. To know that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has taken on plastic straws as a cause. There are so many examples of professional sports getting in the game, all puns intended. What is one book you would recommend sustainability professionals read? I thought about this for awhile and I think it's a classic, which is Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, published in 1963. I think it's still really important to read a book that was so pivotal to the origins of this movement and then to understand just how much resistance Rachel had to face when she published the truth. It's a good foundational piece and would give sustainability professionals a lot of inspiration and encouragement when they realize what Rachel Carson went through, what she did for all of us and also how far we've come since the book was published. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in the work that you do? I mentioned a few and I would just reiterate that Winning Businesses is tremendous, filled with tremendous resources. Our colleagues at GreenBiz are also constantly giving us good information, interviews, webinars, podcasts. Our colleagues at CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, are just experts. The Science Based Target Initiative. They're part of that. I would say I'm SBTI is another great resource. As a media partner, I would direct people to the Climate Nexus Hot News every day. I'm able to get quickly caught up on the news media and what's going on. For that, I would also say the ENE Reporter is really helpful as a resource to just know what's going on. I'd be remiss if I didn't promote our own Ceres website. We have a number of reports that help people with the basics from disclosure, to the basics of stakeholder engagement, to engage the chain, which is on supply chain management. A lot of reports on water management and water responsibility. We have a report on feeding ourselves thirsty, which really looks at the performance of major food companies in terms of water. Where can our listeners go to learn more about you in the work that you're leading? So listeners can go to Ceres.org to learn more about the work that we're doing and specifically to look up our policy network which goes over our public policy initiatives. The website is complete and I'd be very happy to connect with any listener individually if they have an individual question or if they'd like to get engaged in our work.

Dan and special guest Christina Copeland from CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, discuss sustainability reporting. We focus on one of the newer areas for sustainability disclosure – water. Do corporations use this data to improve their performance, manage risk, or is sustainability reporting something else altogether? Things get interesting as we explore the critiques and criticisms of sustainability reporting. If you have ever had to disclose your organization’s data, this episode is for you. #CDP #sustainablewater

Ganze 71 Prozent der weltweiten Industrieabgase werden von gerade mal 100 Unternehmen ausgestoßen. Das hat die NGO „Carbon Disclosure Project“ in ihrer Studie herausgefunden. Was bedeutet das für das Klima und unsere Zukunft? >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/wirtschaft/treibhausgase-in-der-industrie

Paul Dickinson founded CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, in 2000 with a vision to help the global economic system operate within sustainable environmental boundaries, and to prevent dangerous climate change.  CDP manages a data platform that gathers data on the greenhouse gas emissions from major corporations around the world. The data reported through CDP is used by a global network of investors and purchasers, representing over $100 trillion. In this interview, Paul discusses trends in provision of climate change information by corporations, how this information is being used in various industries, and gives a frank assessment of the progress companies are making responding to climate change.    The post Episode 10: Paul Dickinson | The crucial importance of corporate climate change data appeared first on The Sustainability Agenda.

Die eigene Klimabilanz und den CO2-Fußabdruck messen in Deutschland mehr als die Hälfte der börsennotierten Unternehmen freiwillig. Das internationale „Carbon Disclosure Project“ versucht, auch den Mittelstand für das Klimareporting zu begeistern. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/wirtschaft/mittelstand-klimareporting

Die eigene Klimabilanz und den CO2-Fußabdruck messen in Deutschland mehr als die Hälfte der börsennotierten Unternehmen freiwillig. Das internationale „Carbon Disclosure Project“ versucht, auch den Mittelstand für das Klimareporting zu begeistern.Der Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/wirtschaft/mittelstand-klimareporting

In this episode of China Money Podcast, we feature guest Kevin Parker, CEO of New York-based investment management firm, Sustainable Insight Capital Management. From 2004 to 2012, Parker was the global head of Deutsche Asset Management, which managed US$750 billion as of January 2012. Parker shares his thoughts on the growth of sustainable investing, explains why China is setting the global environmental policy this year, and how China is likely to lower the cost of electric vehicle productions going forward. Read an excerpt below, but be sure to listen to the full interview in audio, or watch an abbreviated video version. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free in the iTunes store. Q: Let's start with something fun. You own and have run a bio-dynamic winery in Southern France called Chateau Maris Cru starting from the late 1990s. What's the best and the most difficult part about running your own winery? A: The best part is drinking (the wine), of course. After a career on Wall Street with a telephone in one hand and sitting in front of a computer and moving money around, (it's nice) to make something tangible. Something that people can taste, feel and enjoy. (Our) winery has been bio-dynamic, or organic, for 17 years. Being a sustainable farmer for 17 years gives me certain credibility (to discuss sustainability issues). But it takes about seven years to convert a vineyard away from the use of pesticides, fungicides and synthetic chemicals to a completely natural approach. You see that the soils really come alive. Being a New Yorker and naturally impatient, it taught me something about time and patience. Q: You left Deutsche Bank at 2012, and Sustainable Insight Capital Management (SICM) started operation in February 2013. Tell us some background of your company? A: Back in the early 2000s, many organizations such as the Carbon Disclosure Project, Investor Network Against Climate Risk, popped up to focus on sustainability. Today, there are signatories representing over US$90 trillion that have signed the carbon disclosure principles. There are almost US$40 trillion who have signed the United Nations' principles for responsible investing. Our research shows that managements who are focused on sustainability outperform their peers (financially). But markets are inefficient and are not accurately pricing this factor. Therefore, SICM was founded to capitalize on this opportunity. We believe that the reallocation of capital based on sustainability principles is the only powerful source large enough to solve our environmental problems. We are an asset management business with the backing of two prominent investors in the sustainable investing field. One is The Kresge Foundation; the other is a family office from Palo Alto, California. Currently we have about US$120 million under management. Q: Is it a traditional asset management business? A: At the moment, it is. But on our list of things to do is to introduce alternative (investment funds) as well. Q: Your firm just published a report, in which it forecasts that China is going to set the pace of environmental policy this year. How? A: I think China has been underestimated in terms of the (impact) of its environmental policy. China has created enormous problem for itself. In the theory of the tragedy of the commons, one of the players has to realize that the path they are on leads to their own destruction. Because China has the biggest problem, it leads to a necessity of leadership. Q: And China is investing a huge amount right now. During the 12th Five-Year Plan, the environmental protection sector in China is going to reach RMB5 trillion in market size, and it will grow at about 15% to 20% a year. Are these reasonable projections? A: We haven't looked at China specifically. But globally, it is around US$1 trillion a year (of investments in this sector) required. But during the last several years,

Cate Lamb, Head of Water Program, Carbon Disclosure Project, gives a talk for the Water Security seminar series.

Cate Lamb, Head of Water Program, Carbon Disclosure Project, gives a talk for the Water Security seminar series.

Listen to the Carbon Disclosure Project podcast focused on the challenges of maintaining sustainable supply chains.

Listen to the Carbon Disclosure Project podcast focused on the challenges of maintaining sustainable supply chains.

Guest : Amanda Haworth Wiklund October 30 2011 Combating climate change is largely a numbers game, and accounting for carbon dioxide is at the front line of this struggle. This the basic insight of the Carbon Disclosure Project, an organization that together with its institutional investor network calls upon major … more >>