Companies are becoming more comfortable with reporting on greenhouse gases in their ESG reporting, including carbon dioxide, air pollution, and natural gas. However, there is still one area that many companies aren't reporting on - fugitive emissions, especially as they relate to refrigerant emissions....
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The US GHG Emissions and Sinks Report for the US GHG Inventory provides the official annual United States government data on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage. Greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse gases in general, including carbon dioxide, sulfur hexafluoride, nitrous oxide, natural gas, gases...
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Dear Securities and Exchange Chair Gensler, Thank you for SEC's invitation to provide public comment on Climate Related Disclosures, which rightly identifies the urgent need for mandatory climate and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures....
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IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. It was formed by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization to be a data distribution centre for information about the climate....
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ESG (environmental social and governance) reporting and climate related financial disclosures are becoming more mainstream. Ten years ago, corporate ESG data reporting was done by only the most progressive companies, but now, it is not only expected but becoming required. The SEC is moving forward...
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Not only are investors increasingly showing that ESG reporting important information is needed to make financial decisions, but governments are also beginning to require this information. The SEC recently moved forward rulemaking to make elements of corporate ESG data reporting required for publicly traded companies,...
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In a perfect world, investors, board members, and executives would have full confidence in companies’ environmental social and governance (ESG) reporting and see it as an effective way to fight climate change as well as have a sound business strategy with strategic importance....
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There has been an increased focus on environmental objectives and environmentally sustainable economic activities in the business world. Climate change mitigation, sustainable finance, and sustainable investment used to be something that was only talked about in the realm of idealists....
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If you’re in an ESG (environmental social and governance) leadership role for business models, either as a consultant or in-house expert, GHG emissions are likely to be a large focus within your business strategy....
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At the recent COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the news about our current global warming trajectory and greenhouse gas emissions was fairly dire. We’ve already warmed the planet +1.2°C over pre-industrial averages (as of the summit in 2021)....
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