In preparation for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, a Nasdaq Corporate Platform conducted a survey among large asset managers to comprehend which climate change topics they included when examining companies. The results of this survey on investor demand for climate data will be discussed in the following sections. Announcements…
The Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) experienced exponential growth over the last year in terms of companies committing to reduce their emissions in line with a 1.5°C pathway to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. In 2021, the number of companies that set and committed to science-based targets has doubled. In addition to that,…
Auf der COP26, der Klimakonferenz der Vereinten Nationen im Jahr 2021, wurde eine Vereinbarung über einen neuen Marktmechanismus für den Transfer von Treibhausgas (THG)-Reduktionen mit CO2-Zertifikaten aus Klimaschutzprojekten veröffentlicht. Ziel ist es, den internationalen Handel mit Reduktionsgutschriften aus diesen Projekten zu ermöglichen. Der Handel mit Zertifikaten gestattet dem Verursachenden von Emissionen, welche nicht reduziert werden…
The race to net zero is on! The overarching goal of COP26 was to limit global warming to 1.5 instead of 2 degrees Celsius. With the conference in Glasgow just ending last weekend – what are the most important take-aways? There has been progress in some singular areas as heads of state, policy-makers, and industry…
Join the Race to Zero through the SBTi Business Ambition for 1.5°C Campaign This SBTi webinar for COP26 preparation provides a detailed overview of the importance of setting ambitious science-based targets (SBTs). The session covers the SBTi Business Ambition for 1.5°C Campaign commitment model for net-zero targets and 1.5°C aligned SBTs, key SBTi criteria, and…
Companies interested in bringing their CO2 emissions towards Net Zero should consider the new report from the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which will probably be published in November this year, just in time for COP26. The new paper lays out the conceptual foundations for credible, science-based net-zero targets for the corporate sector. Science Based Targets…
We’ve all heard of it: the aim of becoming “net-zero”. Companies around the world are setting net-zero targets, yet there currently isn’t a global standard to distinguish what truly constitutes a science-based net-zero target. Now, in the lead-up to COP 26, the SBTi is hard at work developing the first-ever global standard for net-zero criteria.…
