Thinking
Today’s ever-changing business context demands challenging the status quo, thinking differently and improving sustainability approaches. Our thinking decodes complexity, grounds conversations in critical trends, and advances ERM’s commitment to shaping a sustainable future.
Report
Net Zero: Obstacles and Catalysts for Business Climate Action
ERM and EDF+Business conducted interviews and a survey to understand the obstacles companies face when pursuing their climate goals and the catalysts that might help to overcome them.
Interactive tool
Benchmarking Methane and Other GHG Emissions Of Oil & Natural Gas Production in the United States
On behalf of Ceres and Clean Air Task Force, this analysis was updated in July of 2022 comparing the total reported methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide emissions—as well as relative emissions intensity—of nearly 300 U.S. oil and natural gas producers.
Report
GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey: 2022 Sustainability Leaders
Findings from the 2022 Sustainability Leaders survey reinforce the continued rise in urgency around climate change, and show sustainability leadership is increasingly being measured by evidence of action, impact, and above all the integration of sustainability into business strategy.
Report
The Evolution of Sustainability Disclosure: Comparing the 2022 SEC, ESRS, and ISSB Proposals
This report explores three major sustainability disclosure proposals released in 2022. We examine each proposal’s alignment with TCFD and with each other and highlight the need for convergence among global sustainability disclosure regulations and standards.
Interview
An Interview with Dow
An interview with with Michelle Noack, Climate Transition Director for Dow, about her company’s work to achieve carbon neutrality across its ecosystem by 2050.
Report supplement
Technology Supplement - 2022 Sustainability Trends Report
In this follow up to our most recent edition of the annual Sustainability Trends Report, we explore the sustainability issues and trends shaping the business agenda in 2022 from the perspective of the technology sector.
Report
Costs and Benefits of Climate-Related Disclosure Activities by Corporate Issuers and Institutional Investors
The SustainAbility Institute by ERM conducted a survey of corporate issuers and institutional investors to understand what U.S. private sector organizations currently spend measuring and managing climate-related disclosure activities
Fact Sheet
Cost of Climate Disclosure Survey Fact Sheet
A summary of our recent survey reveals what U.S. private sector organizations currently spend measuring and managing climate change data and disclosure.
Blog
Game Changer: Proposed SEC Climate Rule Transforms ESG Disclosure
Andrew Angle examines five likely implications for business of the SEC’s proposed “Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures” rule.
Report
Electric Vehicle Market Update
Developed by ERM for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), this paper summarizes the current status, and projected growth, of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) industry over the next five to ten years.
Blog
Protecting Human Capital: Making Workforces Resilient to Climate Change Impacts on Health
Gitanjali Singh of ERM explores how climate change will impact workforce health, and how businesses can anticipate these effects to protect human capital.
Blog
Business and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice
Senior Research Associate Justin Nelson explores environmental justice, and the intersection of the social justice and environmentalist movements as well as the disproportionate impacts of environmental harm on people of color.