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Most read research buzzes
(1430) Stewart Investors: 5 RFPs Issued
Stewart Investors: 5 RFPs Issued
Stewart Investors: 5 RFPs IssuedClothing Companies
Purpose: To identify leaders and laggards in supply chain management and lifecycle management in clothing sector.(Link).Smoking, vaping and convenience stores
Purpose: To identify companies most and least at risk and to identify best practices in reducing these risks.(Link).Hospitals
Purpose: To identify leaders and laggards in terms of managing real and perceived conflicts between profit and best healthcare outcomes within the listed hospital sector.(Link).Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Purpose: To better understand the environmental hazards of critical chemicals used by the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) sector, how they interact with the need for greater energy efficiency, and where our list of companies sit in terms of their environmental impact.As investors in the sector we recognise the human benefits HVAC can bring in a variety of environments. But we need demonstrable evidence that the rapid growth of this sector going forward doesn’t come with large environmental impacts such as long-term chemical loading on the environment.(Link).Universal Design
Purpose: To understand how well-prepared supermarkets are for:- the demographic shift towards an aging population (1) and
- cater to the estimated 16% of the global population living with a significant disability (2).
Universal design reaches beyond these groups to their caregivers, families and communities.(Link)(1013) Outokumpu: Sustainability Strategy Update (20 March | Virtual)
Outokumpu: Sustainability Strategy Update (20 March | Virtual)
Stainless steel manufacturer, Outokumpu positions itself as the global leader in sustainable stainless steel.
The company’s sustainable competitive advantage derives from 75% lower carbon footprint that supports Outokumpu’s customers to significantly reduce their supply chain emissions. The unique geographical location with low-carbon energy in Nordics, ownership of the only chromium mine within European Union and strategic commitment to circular economy positions the company as the leader in sustainability within its industry.
Agenda
- Introduction to Outokumpu – Linda Häkkilä, Head of Investor Relations
- Outokumpu’s Sustainable Development Strategy – Heidi Peltonen, Vice President, Sustainability
- Q&A
Details
- Format: Webinar
- Date: Thursday 20 March 2025
- Time: 12.00 – 13.00 (London) | 14:00 – 15: 00 (Helsinki) | 07:00 – 08:00 (New York)
- Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom
RSVP
Using the form below or direct to editor@sri-connect.com
About Outokumpu
Outokumpu produces a range of stainless steel products, including hot and cold rolled, precision strip, tubular and stainless long products together with a range of stainless fittings, flanges and welding consumables. The company’s products are used in automotive, heavy transport, white goods, building and construction and in process industries.
(690) dsm-firmenich: ESG Expert Investor Event (25 March | Kaiseraugst - CH)
dsm-firmenich: ESG Expert Investor Event (25 March | Kaiseraugst - CH)
On 25 March, dsm-firmenich will present the ESG philosophy, strategy and plans of the merged company and present the new data (for the combined company) from its recently-published 2024 Integrated Annual Report.
This event is set-up for analysts and ESG specialists who are looking for a deeper understanding of dsm-firmenich's ESG credentials and seeking an engagement with the company's ESG specialists.
Our event will highlight dsm-firmenich’s core beliefs on sustainability, our sustainability agenda, and the business value it brings.
The program includes keynotes from and Q&A with dsm-firmenich's CEO, CFO, and CSO and a networking lunch with senior management of dsm-firmenich.
Also, there will be in-depth sessions on:
- nature and biodiversity
- health and wellness
- carbon reduction
- value chain projects
- the science capabilities of dsm-firmenich as enablers of sustainable solutions
RSVP
To request an invitation to the event, please contact Sandra Segers via here.
FOR RECORDING / MORE INFO
If you cannot attend the event in person but are interested in the company / subjects covered or would welcome contact on sustainability with dsm-firmenich, please complete the form below:
(682) Planet Tracker: Deep Sea Mining: A Policy Guide
Planet Tracker: Deep Sea Mining: A Policy Guide
(https://planet-tracker.org/deep-sea-mining-a-policy-guide/)
Planet Tracker has previously highlighted significant financial risks from deep sea mining including the potential to destroy USD 30-132 billion of corporate value and putting over USD 560 billion at risk in export earnings per year for the countries most dependent on mining copper, cobalt, manganese and nickel on land.
The Deep Sea Mining Policy Guide provides financial institutions with recommendations on how to develop investment and financing policies on this issue, highlighting some of the key sectors involved and additional resources that financial institutions can use.
(650) SII/FSI: RFP on Anthropogenic methane emissions – opportunities for investor action
SII/FSI: RFP on Anthropogenic methane emissions – opportunities for investor action
SII/FSI seeks a research provider to conduct research and produce a report outlining key sector-specific drivers of anthropogenic methane emissions and investor-relevant mitigation pathways.
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This report will provide a high-level, investor-relevant analysis outlining the opportunities and challenges to methane mitigation in key contributing sectors, including:
- oil and gas
- coal mining (open-cut and underground)
- agriculture
- waste/landfills
[... and address ...] policy and regulatory frameworks; and identifying avenues for investor action.
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Proposal guidelines:
In your proposal, please include the following information:
- Proposed research methodology
- The proposed scope of the research
- Proposed relevant publications to be used as literature review
- Proposed report structure
- Proposed timetable for execution of the project, including intended interaction with the Institute and report reviews. Please indicate the earliest project complication.
- Proposed fees and costs
- Short biographies or skills profile of the proposed team members
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Proposed timelines:
- This RFP is issued on 26.03.2025
- Any questions or feedback regarding the brief should be submitted by 04.04.2025
- Answers to any questions will be provided by 11.04.2025
- Proposal should be submitted to the Institute by 18.04.2025 together with availability for a 1 hour call to discuss the proposals in the week of 21.04.2025
- Target for notifying the successful tenderer by 02.05.2025
(633) TPI: State of transition in the banking sector report 2024
TPI: State of transition in the banking sector report 2024
The State of transition in the banking sector report assesses the climate ambitions of 26 major international banks, ten US super-regional banks, and two custodian banks.
The TPI Centre began assessing the banking sector’s progress on the low-carbon transition with a pilot study in 2022. This 2024 assessment includes an evaluation of 26 major international banks, 10 US super-regional banks and two US custodian banks, on two elements:
- Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework (NZBAF)
- Carbon PerformanceThe results of our 2024 assessment send a clear message: the overwhelming majority of banks are still in the early stages of their transition to a low-carbon economy. This is despite the fact that most banks we assess are now publicly disclosing some of their financed emissions and half are committing to reducing them to net zero by 2050. Yet, banks score poorly on both the NZBAF and Carbon Performance assessments.
(598) William Blair: The Energy Transition: Fueling Tomorrow’s Economy
William Blair: The Energy Transition: Fueling Tomorrow’s Economy
Over time, the forces behind the energy transition have become deeper and the motivations more diverse.
A longstanding catalyst of the energy transition has been the adverse impact of burning fossil fuels on the climate. Globally, there has been a consensus that the world needed to shift away from a scarce, expensive, inefficient, and volatile commodity-based fossil fuel system to a cheaper, cleaner, and leaner technology that is readily available and exposed to falling costs.
The shift from hydrocarbons to electrons has resulted in greater electrification and digitalization within the power space. The commercialization of electric vehicle (EV) technology is directly linked to these initiatives as transportation is a huge contributor to emissions. Electrifying transport is, and will continue to be, beneficial from an emissions reduction perspective.
But recently, new energy transition catalysts have emerged, such as national security (particularly as importing fuel through pipelines that could potentially be compromised has emerged as a threat) and the deglobalization of supply chains. As reshoring and nearshoring accelerate, there is a need for countries in both emerging and developed markets to dramatically increase investment in their capacity to generate, transmit, and distribute power, which is also providing momentum to the energy transition...
(573) Planet Tracker: Food Giants & Fertiliser Risk
Planet Tracker: Food Giants & Fertiliser Risk
(https://planet-tracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Food-Giants-and-Fertiliser-Risk.pdf)
Planet Tracker: Food Giants & Fertiliser Risk
Widespread misuse of synthetic fertilisers has led to a rise in fertiliser-related environmental risks. Planet Tracker searched the company filings of 45 of the largest food system companies globally for evidence that food producers, manufacturers, and food retailers are highlighting fertiliser-related risks to investors and other stakeholders.
Overall, this report found that a third of companies are failing to acknowledge fertiliser risks at all. Many risk disclosures are still superficial, and more companies need to provide evidence that they assess the risks associated with fertiliser misuse in their own operations and value chains, such as the potential financial cost and declining agricultural yields from fertiliser overuse.
(545) Allianz SE: What to watch: The climate cost of defense spending
Allianz SE: What to watch: The climate cost of defense spending
The climate taboo: the silent cost of war. Increasing military spending could have major climate consequences as the defense sector already accounts for 5.5% of global emissions, and wars often generate as much emissions as entire nations.
In this context, ramping up defense spending to 3.5% of GDP could send emissions surging by 38 MtCO2e and 65 MtCO2e within a year. This would set France and Germany back by five and three years, respectively, in their paths to reaching net-zero by 2050. To offset this, Europe will need to increase the defense reliance on renewable energy while improving efficiency in military infrastructure and vehicles, besides developing a comprehensive strategy that integrates defense and climate considerations, upgrading military buildings and facilities to be more sustainable and embedding sustainability principles in procurement and research.
(537) Transition Pathway Initiative: Setting the Standard: Assessing oil and gas companies’ transition plans
Transition Pathway Initiative: Setting the Standard: Assessing oil and gas companies’ transition plans
The TPI Centre has assessed the transition plans of 10 of the world’s largest, publicly listed oil and gas companies (five from Europe and five from North America) using the new Net Zero Standard for Oil & Gas.
The Standard is designed to provide a more in-depth, sectoral analysis of oil and gas companies’ transition plans compared with frameworks available previously. Uniquely, it focuses on comprehensiveness and alignment with limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, investigating aspects of transition planning disclosure that were historically not possible to assess due to low data availability. It therefore offers investors new, sector-specific insights into the ambition and robustness of transition plans, and the net zero transition risks faced by companies in a highly exposed sector.
The Standard was developed by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) with support from the TPI Centre.
Key findings- Companies assessed on the Standard score on only 19% of applicable metrics, on average. Such weak results provide evidence that transition plans within the oil and gas sector are still insufficiently detailed for investors to accurately assess transition risk.
- Scoring on the Standard varies widely between companies. The best performing company scores on more than 50% of applicable metrics, while the worst performing scores on none. The substantial variation in companies’ ambition demonstrates that progress in transition planning is possible among oil and gas companies but is not currently being achieved by most.
- More disclosure is required on the central aspects of transition planning, including measures to neutralise emissions, and production forecasts. Most companies are missing out these crucial elements, with companies failing to score on 87% of metrics related to the quantification of emissions reductions and on 89% of metrics relating to future oil and gas production.
- There are significant differences in approach to transition planning between European and North American companies. European companies, on average, score highest on ‘Solutions’ metrics, which assess whether a company is diversifying into low-carbon energy products. European companies score on 46% of Solutions metrics while, in contrast, North American companies score on 3% of Solutions metrics, leaving them exposed to future demand fluctuations.
Most viewed job posts
(927) JobPost: 2 @ TikTok (London)
JobPost: 2 @ TikTok (London)
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(921) JobPost: GE Aerospace - Sustainability & ESG Ratings Lead (Various locations)
JobPost: GE Aerospace - Sustainability & ESG Ratings Lead (Various locations)
JobPost: GE Aerospace - Sustainability & ESG Ratings Lead (Various locations)
(916) JobPost: Chanel - ESG Due Diligence & Governance Manager (Paris | Close Unknown)
JobPost: Chanel - ESG Due Diligence & Governance Manager (Paris | Close Unknown)
JobPost: Chanel - ESG Due Diligence & Governance Manager (Paris | Close Unknown)
Most viewed organisations
- (88) abrdn
- (46) Aviva Investors
- (35) X-AM-Test
- (12) Planet Tracker
Most viewed users
- (33) Mike Tyrrell @ SRI-CONNECT
- (14) Corinne Yates @ X-AM-Test
- (12) Bob Yavin-Jones @ X-AM-Test
- (4) Hannah Rojas @ Morningstar
