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Executive primer

The Decarbonization Imperative: An Executive Primer

By Andrew Angle, Aiste Brackley, Alba Fuentes Delpon, Mark Lee

10 November 2022

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Report

A Better Blueprint for Corporate Climate Scenario Analysis

A new report by The SustainAbility Institute by ERM explores ways to understand and implement innovative climate scenario analysis and is designed to engage stakeholders at the most senior levels within companies.

By James Hubbard, Hannah Simon

09 November 2022

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Expert Briefing

Over Two Years with the EU Taxonomy

This report addresses the challenges companies face in complying with the requirements of the new EU Taxonomy Regulation. It seeks to answer key questions on lessons learned from the first year reporting, challenges for companies in striving for Taxonomy-alignment, and how Taxonomy-style reporting fits into the evolving global landscape of ESG and sustainability reporting.

By Johann Weicht, Katja Görtz, Marina d’Engelbronner, Onur Durmus

25 October 2022

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Blog

Rating the Raters Yet Again: Six Challenges for ESG Ratings

Following their previous blog, the Rate the Raters research team examine six of the key challenges that face ESG raters today.

By Aiste Brackley, Emily K. Brock, Ph.D., Justin Nelson

04 October 2022

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Blog

Rating the Raters Yet Again: Increasing ESG Scrutiny Makes Current Rate the Raters Study Even More Crucial

The Rate the Raters research team capture some of the questions surrounding today’s ESG ratings landscape, and why the the results of the 2023 iteration of this study will be more crucial than ever.

By Aiste Brackley, Emily K. Brock, Ph.D., Justin Nelson

22 September 2022

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Report

Net Zero: Obstacles and Catalysts for Business Climate Action

ERM and EDF+Business conducted interviews and a survey to understand the obstacles companies face when pursuing their climate goals and the catalysts that might help to overcome them.

By Andrew Angle, Mark Lee

08 August 2022

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Interview

An Interview with Dow

An interview with with Michelle Noack, Climate Transition Director for Dow, about her company’s work to achieve carbon neutrality across its ecosystem by 2050.

By Ananth Sundareshwar, Andrew Angle

31 May 2022

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Report supplement

Technology Supplement - 2022 Sustainability Trends Report

In this follow up to our most recent edition of the annual Sustainability Trends Report, we explore the sustainability issues and trends shaping the business agenda in 2022 from the perspective of the technology sector.

By Susanne Baker, Nicolas Heath, Anthea Van Scherpenzeel, Maria Zyulyaeva

24 May 2022

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Report

Costs and Benefits of Climate-Related Disclosure Activities by Corporate Issuers and Institutional Investors

The SustainAbility Institute by ERM conducted a survey of corporate issuers and institutional investors to understand what U.S. private sector organizations currently spend measuring and managing climate-related disclosure activities

By Mark Lee, Emily K. Brock, Ph.D., Doug MacNair, Ph.D.

17 May 2022

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Fact Sheet

Cost of Climate Disclosure Survey Fact Sheet

A summary of our recent survey reveals what U.S. private sector organizations currently spend measuring and managing climate change data and disclosure.

22 April 2022

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Blog

Protecting Human Capital: Making Workforces Resilient to Climate Change Impacts on Health

Gitanjali Singh of ERM explores how climate change will impact workforce health, and how businesses can anticipate these effects to protect human capital.

By Gitanjali Singh

06 April 2022

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Blog

Business and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice

Senior Research Associate Justin Nelson explores environmental justice, and the intersection of the social justice and environmentalist movements as well as the disproportionate impacts of environmental harm on people of color.

By Justin Nelson

23 March 2022

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Blog

Climate Disclosure Expectations Change: What a Shifting U.S. Regulatory Landscape Means for Companies

Senior Research Associate Andrew Angle offers insight into the U.S. Climate Disclosure Landscape over the last decade and outlines four steps companies can take to prepare for new SEC guidance.

By Andrew Angle

15 February 2022

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Report

What's Next for Sustainable Business? 2022 Sustainability Trends Report

2022 edition of our annual report in which we explore the sustainability issues and trends that will shape the business agenda in 2022.

By Andrew Angle, Aiste Brackley, Justin Nelson, Laura Street

12 January 2022

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Analytical Resource

E-DRIVE: Evaluation & Development of Regional Infrastructure for Vehicle Electrification

The Evaluation & Development of Regional Infrastructure for Vehicle Electrification (E-DRIVE) model is a user-friendly analytical tool to support the planning of electric vehicle fast charging infrastructure throughout the United States.

27 September 2021

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Analytical Resource

Gas Company Climate Planning Tool

On behalf of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and through its development of a framework to estimate life cycle emissions of delivered natural gas, the Gas Company Climate Planning Tool was developed to help natural gas utilities and other stakeholders quantify the impacts of alternative supply- and demand-side scenarios.

10 January 2022

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Analytical Resource

STEP - STate Emission Pathways Tool

The STEP tool is an excel-based application designed to evaluate alternative pathways to achieving economy-wide GHG reduction goals and future clean energy targets.

10 January 2022

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Analytical Resource

Regional EV Charging Infrastructure Location Identification Toolkit

The Regional EV Charging Infrastructure Location Identification Toolkit (ILIT) was created to evaluate the existing electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network and provide customizable filters and metrics to identify potential priority locations for future EV infrastructure development.

10 January 2022

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