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Ceres releases first-of-its-kind resource for companies to deliver leading climate transition action plans

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres has released new corporate guidance on transition planning to help companies address the financial risks of climate change and maximize the opportunities for them to thrive in a low-carbon future.   Ceres’ Blueprint for Implementing a Leading Climate Transition Action Plan is a first-of-its-kind resource for companies to develop and implement leading climate transition action plans or CTAPs. CTAPs outline the actions companies take across their business to achieve their sustainability goals and transition to a cleaner, more just economy. Ceres’ guidance focuses on six action areas: setting goals and…

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New report finds gap between leaders and laggards on methane emissions widens, underscores importance of new regulations

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres and Clean Air Task Force, with analysis from ERM, recently released the fourth annual report, Benchmarking Methane and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Oil and Natural Gas Production in the United States, which analyzes the production-based emissions of the largest oil and gas producers in the United States for 2022 and includes trends for 2015-2022. It finds dramatic variation in producer performance and a downward trend in overall reported sectoral methane emissions. This downward trend can in part be attributed to state and federal regulations that have been enacted…

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Asset owners reaffirm their commitment to engagement with the world’s biggest corporate emitters

Stuart Mitchell

In a statement published this week, 45 asset owners reaffirmed their support for the Climate Action 100+ initiative and their ongoing commitment to engagement with high-emitting companies. Their message signals to all investors that considering climate-related financial risks and opportunities in decision-making is aligned with investors’ fiduciary duty to ensure long-term shareholder value.  “Investors in Climate Action 100+ are engaging with companies to address material financial issues arising from climate change. These investor-led engagements support companies as they plan for a decarbonized economy and create long-term shareholder value,” said Kirsten…

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Ceres Honors Climate Champions with BICEP Awards

Stuart Mitchell

In April, while dozens of business leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. to push for ambitious federal climate policy at LEAD on a Clean Economy 2024, Ceres also took time to reflect on the last year by honoring the business leaders, policymakers, and organizations that took extraordinary action in 2023 to build an advanced, abundant, and just clean energy economy.  We presented the 2024 BICEP Awards during an amazing week of advocacy focused on maximizing the nationwide surge in clean energy investment. The investment boom — as well as major 2023…

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Ceres launches new tool for small to medium-sized companies to improve their sustainability performance

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres launched a new sustainability assessment tool designed to help small to medium-sized companies assess and improve their sustainability performance.   Developed by Ceres in-house experts, the Ceres Roadmap 360º equips businesses with user-friendly, self-guided learning modules covering a range of topics – from clean energy to risk management to community engagement – that are most important to their sustainability journey. The tool produces customized reports that include a scorecard, best practice recommendations, and useful resources to help companies integrate sustainability across their operations.  Inspired by the foundation laid by the…

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