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The Decarbonization Imperative: An Executive Primer

The Decarbonization Imperative: An Executive Primer
explores six climate uncertainties shaping the future
and driving corporate decarbonization and six essential
responses that companies need to pursue to navigate
the transition to net zero.

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.

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Natural Climate Solutions and the Voluntary Carbon Market: A Guide for C-suite Executives

A new guide by the SustainAbility Institute by ERM and the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance provides a comprehensive overview of the opportunities associated with NCS and their numerous socio-economic benefits to local communities and society at large. 

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Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 largest power producers in the United States

The Benchmarking Air Emissions report uses publicly reported data to compare the emissions performance of the 100 largest power producers in the United States.

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The Fertilizer Industry’s Role in Decarbonization: A Vision for Egypt and the World

A coalition including EBRD, the IFA, the Arab Fertilizer Association, and other key Egyptian public and private sector stakeholders came together to ask ERM and Environics to develop and present a vision for a low-carbon and climate-resilient pathway for Egypt’s nitrogen fertilizer industry in time for COP27.

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Don't Spiral out of (Internal) Control: The Importance of Internal Controls for Sustainability Performance

Joe Rizzo, Project Manager with ERM CVS, discusses how the delivery of a company's sustainability strategy depends on the tone set from the top – board, audit committee, chief sustainability officer – and their approach to managing sustainability priorities.

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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.

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Accelerating Investment in Natural Climate Solutions

Andrew Angle and Aiste Brackley at the SustainAbility Institute by ERM, and Giulia Carbone at the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance discuss the high potential of Natural Climate Solutions and the Voluntary Carbon Market, and the guide for C-Suite Executives launched at this year’s Climate Week in NYC.

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