More and more companies are setting climate commitments and net-zero targets. Over 5,000 organizations have set science-based targets, and many more are releasing public climate reports and disclosures. However, only a small fraction of companies have credible plans for reaching their targets. Just 24% of CDP-disclosing companies are on track to reaching their goals. Meanwhile, […]
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Here’s What To Do After Calculating Your Financed GHG Emissions
Financial institutions play an essential role in steering the world toward a low-carbon economy. As the world becomes increasingly aware of climate change’s adverse consequences, banks and other financial firms are stepping up their efforts to incorporate climate considerations into their core business strategies. Calculating financed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — the emissions linked to […]
Why Competitor Benchmarking is Crucial to Your Climate Progress
Most large and medium-sized organizations are feeling the pressure to improve the ways they manage and disclose climate risk — but most don’t know where to start or who should take responsibility. The key to climate success begins with looking outward. There is a wealth of insight and guidance contained within the climate disclosures of […]
The Smart Way to Manage Cross-Jurisdictional Climate Reporting
With so many environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and climate risk reporting frameworks, many companies — particularly those with an international presence — are concerned about the complexities of managing multiple jurisdictional climate reporting requirements. But while the climate reporting space is undoubtedly fragmented, many organizations don’t know that most major reporting standards and frameworks […]
Real Estate, TCFD, and Net Zero: How Asset Managers Can Get Started
Climate disruption is already affecting businesses in a myriad of ways, causing many companies to pledge net-zero goals. As climate awareness grows, investor demand has also increased for net-zero commitments from asset managers, specifically when it comes to real estate portfolios. For real estate asset managers, there are a number of climate risks and opportunities […]
TCFD 103: How to Get Climate Metrics and Targets Right
October 19, 2 pm EDT In August, we hosted a 101 session on the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). In September, we took a closer look at the form and function of the TCFD, focusing on the first three pillars: governance, strategy, and risk management. In October, we present the […]
Nothing Less than a Complete Transformation – the Road to Net-Zero and Climate Transparency
June 16, 2021 For this webinar, Manifest Climate team members, Laura Zizzo, Tyrone Hall, Joy Williams and Pete Richardson, discuss the IEA’s roadmap to Net-Zero. They talk about how the IEA vision fits into the ever-evolving landscape of the global climate response, and how net-zero ambition is helping to drive the push toward mandatory climate-related […]
Net-Zero Strategy: A Blueprint for Achieving Sustainability
A global transition toward net-zero emissions by 2050 has begun. As we explored in our recent post, “Why Your Business Needs a Net-Zero Strategy,” this means businesses are facing pressure to work toward a net-zero state in which they balance the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions they produce with measures that reduce and remove emissions. Businesses […]