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Pension Plans Increase Focus on ESG Investing for a Sustainable Future

3BL Media

In an effort to reach net-zero emissions, companies are turning to carbon credits. These credits are used to offset emissions and allow the owner to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) or greenhouse gases.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

Along the way, I’ve spoken with airline consultants, fuel producers, carbon offset experts and industry critics, as well as with Shell executives, to understand the technologies and market drivers that could, over time, enable aviation to align with other industries in meeting the terms of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Sustainable Trading Initiative Launched

Chris Hall

Impact Cubed , an investment analytics and solutions provider, has launched a solution to help investors meet the disclosure requirements of the EU Taxonomy Regulation. Impact Cubed’s data science and digital tools provide full coverage of all 40,000+ globally listed equities.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: PwC Launches Interactive ESG Data Dashboard

Chris Hall

Data, analytics and index provider MSCI has unveiled Total Portfolio Footprinting, designed to help financial institutions measure carbon emissions across their lending and investment portfolios as part of the transition to a net-zero economy. CME Group has traded 135 million carbon offsets since launch. ” .

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Four Ways Blockchain is Restructuring ESG

Chris Hall

The carbon market provides a clear example of this where we have seen overwhelming demand for voluntary carbon offsets. As a result, offsets are often misused, misreported, and undervalued. Safer analytics for social policies. It’s predicted to rise from $1bn in 2021 to a colossal $50bn by 2030.

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Guest Post: Sustainability in Commercial Aviation – More than Just Fuel

ESG Today

As a major source of carbon emissions, the commercial aerospace sector can make an enormous impact through operational improvements, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), new propulsion technologies (such as electric and hydrogen) and global market-based measures like carbon offsets.

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Verra Heightens Transparency with Carbon Credit Project Tracker

Chris Hall

A tracking tool recently released by third-party carbon credit verification organisation Verra – which aims to boost the transparency of carbon capture and sequestration products – is among the latest in a wave of initiatives utilising digital solutions to tackle market mistrust and confusion.