Black Rock, Morgan Stanley, and other Banks Tightening their ESG Reporting Policies
By Pianpian Wang A recent report shows that North American companies lead in reporting on carbon emissions, but not in implementing action. There has been no pressing motivation or incentive for businesses to engage in concrete agendas to reduce their carbon emissions. However, this situation is changing. BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers, […]
Carbon Labeling Provides Information to Consumers in the Fight Against Climate Change
Carbon Labeling Provides By Reed Shapiro Public disclosures associated with companies and/or their products’ carbon emissions have transformed. New consumer research from Carbon Trust shows product carbon footprint labeling and emissions reductions associated with products have now reached an Early Majority threshold in terms of adoption. This means between 16% and 50% of consumers consider […]
Earth Day – A Time For Growth
Earth Day By Shannon Mora On April 22nd, 1970, twenty-million Americans stood for one united cause. These impactful individuals brought a voice to a crisis that had, until then, been largely ignored. The state of our planet was beginning to take up space in the forefront of public consciousness as the realities of unregulated big […]
How to Start the Process of Measuring Scope 3 Emissions
By Reed Shapiro Greenhouse Gas emissions increasingly play a part in customer, investor and employee considerations when interacting with companies. Tightening environmental and social justice policy, and demand for better products and cleaner performance are having material effects on how companies operate. How can the headache of capturing and adequately communicating performance in every nook […]
Carbon Credit Capital Summary for 2019
Carbon Credit Capital Summary: As we exit 2019, and the last decade becomes history, we have taken some time to reflect on our work over the past 12 months and what it means for CCC moving forward into 2020 and beyond. While there was much conflict, 2019 also indicates cause for real optimism based on […]
Report from COP 25 in Madrid: How Companies and People Will Help Make Up For Failures in Negotiations.
By Reed Shapiro COP is Just Another Conference, and it’s Time to Take it Off the Pedestal I’ve now been to some very large conventions, as well as more intimate, “high-level” conferences. At each, I found both great and uninspiring experiences. In best-cases, very high-power people get into the weeds with the lower-level attendees, […]
500+ B Corps Commit to Net Zero by 2030, 20 Years Ahead of Paris Agreement
MADRID, 11 December 2019: As the UN Climate Change Conference, COP25, is underway in Madrid, Carbon Credit Capital together with over 500 fellow B Corps are publicly committing today to accelerate the reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions to reach a 1.5 degree trajectory leading to net zero by the year 2030—20 years ahead of […]
Climate Week NYC 2019: From “Climate Change” to “Climate Crisis”
By Stephanie Bramwell Droughts, floods, and a scarcity of resources are a few consequences of global warming. To limit the rise in global average temperature to 1.5 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels, thereby avoiding the worst of these consequences, greenhouse gas emissions must be halved by 2030, according to the IPCC. This is a critical […]
How to Counteract Greenwashing
By Shannon Mora Greenwashing is a term that refers to a company’s attempt to market a false impression that they or their products are more environmentally friendly than they actually are. This is a ploy to capture conscious consumers within the growing sustainability market. As eco-friendly products gain more popularity, companies are seeking a means […]
The Road To Carbon Neutrality
By Reed Shapiro Large company after large company, city after city, country after country—are making declarations, setting goals, and allocating investments to go “carbon neutral.” The Road To Carbon Neutrality The term, and more importantly the status itself, seems to be a new sort of climate boogeyman. While there seems to be a shared global […]