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Is Texas Winning the Game on Renewables?
As the Covid-19 pandemic shatters the state’s oil and gas industry, solar energy production is on a trajectory for record growth. With intense sun and vast tracts of empty land that can accommodate a large scale of solar farms, West Texas is now rapidly developing in the solar energy sector. Texas’ free market approach […]
Will your COVID-19 recovery plan include sustainability?
By Nikos Avlonas, President and Founder of CSE As planning around COVID-19 becomes the new normal, companies are backing off from the extreme measures many imposed early on. Early board room discussions included: no capital expenditures; trolling for positions to cut; removing sustainability as a priority and cutting charitable donations. Then, […]
Reuters Events launches The Responsible Business Europe 2020
London 13, August 2020. CEOs and business leaders from Europe join the Responsible Business Summit 2020 22-23 October 2020. Businesses must embrace a new purpose, one that helps address key societal issues and environmental issues as part of their recovery. Not only is it the right thing to do, but increasingly society expects it […]
Publicly listed companies take note: SASB Standards Important for Sustainability Reporting
A long-time leader in GRI-informed sustainability reporting and consulting, CSE is taking on the next hot reporting trend – SASB – the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board. Both GRI and SASB emphasize transparency. Both are guided by materiality. They differ on purpose. GRI focuses on the economic, environmental and social impacts of a company, […]
What investors’ behavior tells us about firms with responsible strategies on environmental and climate issues during COVID -19 crisis
According to recent research key findings, firms with greater environmental responsibility have better stock returns. It seems that the COVID-19 shock led investors to reward environmental responsibility to a large extent. The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) innovates in sustainability training and consulting and has an ambitious agenda for 2020 to continue supporting Fortune 500 […]
Three Reasons TCFD & SASB reporting on Climate Scenarios is Important
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) provides market-driven recommendations for voluntary and consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures in mainstream filings. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) provides industry specific standards help investors and other market participants assess their portfolios’ exposure to sustainability risks and opportunities. Climate risk is often material, and […]
Canada Oil in the Era of Uncertainty
How the places that supply oil to Cascadia are reacting to the pandemic Oil markets went wild this spring. When the economic distress of coronavirus lockdowns hit, oil futures jumped well into negative pricing territory and oil company stock prices fell radically. The situation was so grim that pipeline operators were actually telling oil companies to stop […]
How Canada can plan a sustainable pathway for the economy amidst the pandemic
A number of environmental organizations in Canada are calling on the government to add Sustainability to its economic recovery measures that highlight both workers and efforts to address the climate crisis. Why does a sustainable recovery matter for Canada? Even before the pandemic struck, the world was dealing with pressing climate crises that will […]
SASB and TCFD guidelines: Kicking the Tires for ESG
By Nikos Avlonas President and Founder of CSE When addressing Sustainability Reporting, CSE is often asked, “what should my company report?” We answer “the issues most material to the product or service you provide.” “How do I know what’s most material?” Ask your stakeholders. “What if I don’t have the resources for […]
The Digital Transformation of the Food Value Chain in Reuters Events webinar
LONDON – May 19th, 2020. Reuters Events announces a webinar on Thursday May 28th at 12.00pm EDT focused on how companies are adopting digital tools and technologies to improve productivity and drive efficiencies across food production, supply and distribution. The Food & Agriculture team at Reuters Events brings you a panel of experts to look […]