Month: April 2022

Americans overwhelmingly support mandatory climate disclosure for U.S. companies

Stuart Mitchell

As the public awaits the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule on mandatory climate disclosure for publicly-traded companies, a new poll sponsored by the nonprofits Ceres and Public Citizen, in partnership with JUST Capital and SSRS, found that 87 percent of Americans are in favor of companies reporting their climate-related risks.  Click here to view the full results of the poll.  “The new poll affirms the clear message we have been hearing from investors for decades: we need strong mandatory disclosure rules to measure the climate change risks on…

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UN Global Compact launches CFO Coalition for the SDGs to drive more private sector investment towards sustainable development

Stuart Mitchell

The UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, has announced the launch of the Chief Financial Officers’ Coalition for the SDGs, during its Annual Local Network Forum in Dubai.  The CFO Coalition for the SDGs is a platform where global CFOs and other corporate officers can collaborate with peers, investors, financial institutions and UN agencies to develop principles, frameworks and recommendations to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in corporate finance and create a market for mainstream SDG investments. It is made up of a CFO Leadership Group…

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146 Environmental Charities unite on Earth Day for the launch of The Big Give Green Match Fund Because there is no Planet B

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s biggest, coordinated environmental fundraising campaign, the ‘Green Match Fund’, has launched today to coincide with this year’s Earth Day.  The campaign seeks to raise more than £3m for the 146 charities taking part. Donations made to participating charities will be matched thanks to “Champion” funders, sourced by the Big Give and The Environmental Funders Network. The Green Match Fund campaign has been organised by the Big Give, the UK’s biggest online match funding platform and the brainchild of recruitment entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Alec Reed.  By bringing 146…

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bp to invest £1 billion in UK EV charging infrastructure

Stuart Mitchell

bp has announced new plans to invest £1 billion in electric vehicle charging in the UK, supercharging the roll-out of fast, convenient charging across the country.  bp pulse, bp’s EV charging business, intends to make the investment over the next 10 years helping to meet the UK’s fast-growing demand for EV charging and support the country’s transition to low carbon transportation for both consumers and fleet vehicles. The company also expects this to support hundreds of new jobs in the UK.   The investment will allow bp pulse to deliver more…

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5.5 million vehicles committed to electric by global businesses

Stuart Mitchell

Major businesses are committing over 5.5 million vehicles to electric and avoiding 86 million tonnes of CO2 by the end of 2030, according to a new report released today.  These global businesses – including the likes of AstraZeneca, EDF Group and HP Inc. – are all part of a 122 strong membership committed to making electric transport the new normal by 2030, through international non-profit Climate Group’s global initiative EV100.   Today’s newly released 2022 Progress and Insights Report shows they have already put over 209,000 electric vehicles on the road across…

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