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Listen to the Science

Chris Hall

This steep growth marks SBTi as a focal point of corporate climate action, said Guy Turner, Head of Carbon Markets at MSCI. “It But SBTi’s status as the gold standard for companies serious about decarbonising in line with the Paris Agreement took a serious hit last month after a highly public spat between staff and executives.

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Carbon Credits Have Role to Play in Corporates’ Climate Transition

Chris Hall

Fewer than 35% of companies’ emission reductions targets are credible, climate disclosure platform CDP revealed this week, based on an analysis of 13,000+ companies reporting last year. To minimise those risks and justify the use of carbon credits, companies should demonstrate to investors that they have a 1.5°C-aligned

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

The world fought back against the pandemic, and in just one year, developed four vaccines and immunized half of the world’s population. Despite poor coverage in developing countries (6%) and new variants bringing back lockdowns, we hope to go back soon to a new normality. 2 – Carbon Offset Markets price Hike.

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What Net-Zero companies are and How to start the journey

Carlos Sanchez

Then, the organization can balance out the remaining emissions by investing in projects that remove emissions (carbon sinks). After the signature of the Paris Agreement in 2015, science has become widely accepted. Therefore, companies have increasingly focused on reducing carbon emissions.

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Keeping on the Straight and Narrow

Chris Hall

Only 1% of over 13,000 corporates across 13 industries and 117 countries disclosed against 24 key climate transition plan indicators, according to a 2021 report by sustainability disclosure platform CDP. On 25 April, the UK government launched its Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) to develop a transition plan disclosure framework.

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UNFCCC Tightens the Screw on Net Zero

Chris Hall

Over the course of this year, the UNFCCC Secretariat will work with relevant stakeholders to determine how GCAP can increase the robustness of the whole accountability system.

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NETSTREIT's ESG Journey Supported by Sustainability-Linked Credit Facility

3BL Media

PNC helped the company not only structure the upsized financing as administrative agent and lead arranger, but also helped NETSTREIT create metrics that incentivize the company to evaluate the carbon footprints of its tenants as Sustainability Structuring Agent under PNC Capital Markets. Developing the Metrics for Success.

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