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.
Analytical Resource
E-DRIVE: Evaluation & Development of Regional Infrastructure for Vehicle Electrification
The Evaluation & Development of Regional Infrastructure for Vehicle Electrification (E-DRIVE) model is a user-friendly analytical tool to support the planning of electric vehicle fast charging infrastructure throughout the United States.
Analytical Resource
Gas Company Climate Planning Tool
On behalf of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and through its development of a framework to estimate life cycle emissions of delivered natural gas, the Gas Company Climate Planning Tool was developed to help natural gas utilities and other stakeholders quantify the impacts of alternative supply- and demand-side scenarios.
Analytical Resource
STEP - STate Emission Pathways Tool
The STEP tool is an excel-based application designed to evaluate alternative pathways to achieving economy-wide GHG reduction goals and future clean energy targets.
Analytical Resource
Regional EV Charging Infrastructure Location Identification Toolkit
The Regional EV Charging Infrastructure Location Identification Toolkit (ILIT) was created to evaluate the existing electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network and provide customizable filters and metrics to identify potential priority locations for future EV infrastructure development.
From Promise to Action on Net Zero
An Interview with Ford
An interview with Mary Wroten, Director, Global Sustainability & ESG at Ford Motor Company, about Ford’s commitment to reaching net zero.
Blog
Human Rights at the Center of the Energy Transition
Insights on why business must ensure that human rights remain at the center of the just transition from Yadaira Orsini, Principal Consultant at ERM.
Institute Briefing
Circularity: From Theory to Practice
This report a tool for businesses to use on the road to circularity, built on ERM’s expertise and experience working with clients over five decades.
From Promise to Action on Net Zero
An Interview with JPMorgan Chase
An interview with Rama Variankaval, Global Head of Center for Carbon Transition for JPMorgan Chase about their recent commitment to the United Nations’ Net Zero Banking Alliance and what net zero means for the finance sector.
Institute Briefing
Connecting ESG, Capital Markets, and CFOs
This report explores the evolving relationship between ESG, capital markets, and corporate finance. It argues that CFOs and corporate finance teams will play a critical role in integrating ESG risks and opportunities into corporate strategy and operations.
Report
The 2021 Climate Survey: Evaluating Progress
This report explores the results of the GSS 2021 Climate Survey, capturing the perceptions of hundreds of sustainability experts globally on climate progress and climate leadership, revealing how perceptions are changing and where progress is – or is not – perceived to be occurring.
From Promise to Action on Net Zero
An interview with Suzano
An interview with Pablo Gimenez Machado, Executive Director for China and currently responsible for Sustainability at Suzano, about Suzano’s commitment to go beyond net zero and be climate positive.
From Promise to Action on Net Zero
Translating net zero commitments to the systems change needed to tackle climate change
Summary of our panel discussion with leaders from Shell, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Ford Motor Company, along with the Chief Sustainability Officer of Los Angeles County to discuss organizational net zero commitments through the lens of the systems change required to achieve them.