Climate Change

Ceres mobilizes the most influential investors and companies in tackling climate change as a sustainability issue that must be addressed at every level of business and investment planning and operations. We work with investors and companies to ramp up global sustainable investments in clean energy and sustainable food and water systems. Our investor network members also advocate for robust climate disclosure in financial filings and engage directly with companies to improve sustainability performance. This work is done across key sectors affected the most by climate change, including electric power, oil and gas, transportation, insurance and agriculture.

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Environment

Ceres Commends the ISSB on Finalizing Its Comprehensive Sustainability and Climate Disclosure Standards
Ceres welcomes the announcement today that the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has finalized its first two sets of reporting standards, one for general sustainability and the other for climate-related reporting.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ceres Releases New Report To Help Private Equity Investors Measure and Report Portfolio Emissions
For the global economy to reduce emissions in half by 2030, as scientists say is necessary to avert irreversible climate catastrophe, it cannot be only publicly traded companies that decarbonize.

Green Infrastructure

Major Corporate and Public Fleets Offer Recommendations to State Leaders for the Deployment of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
A letter sent today to state departments of transportation on behalf of the Ceres Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance and NAFA Fleet Management Association urged state officials to strongly consider commercial and public fleets in their plans for electric vehicle charging

Environment

Ceres Commits To Support the Expansion of Fleet Electrification as Part of the Biden Administration’s Plan To Accelerate Electric Vehicle Growth
Ceres announced today a new commitment to expand its work to support major companies in the transition to electric vehicles (EV), as part of its participation in the White House’s EV Acceleration Challenge.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

As 2023 Proxy Season Begins, Investors Seek To Deepen Corporate Engagement on GHG Targets, Governance, Lobbying and Just Transition
With the 2023 proxy season underway investors are highlighting proposals and other votes at North American and European focus companies to inform their fellow shareholders about priority issues at companies that are lagging behind peers

Research, Reports & Publications

U.S. Banks Set to Fall Short of Global Oil and Gas Emissions Reductions Goals by 2030, New Analysis Finds
With just seven years to go to meet 2030 climate goals, none of the biggest U.S. banks are on track to align their oil and gas targets with a scenario that limits average global temperature rise to no more than 1.5° Celsius

Environment

EPA Decision Paves Way for Dramatic Growth in Clean Truck Production and Sales
Ceres applauds the Biden administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for taking decisive action to accelerate the growth of clean truck sales in states across the country

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

President Biden’s Veto Will Protect U.S. Retirement Savings From Undue Restrictions and Confusion
Ceres applauds President Joe Biden’s decision to veto a House resolution that would have struck down a new U.S. Department of Labor rule that allows retirement plan fiduciaries to consider all financially relevant factors in investment decisions.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ceres Opposes Congressional Review Act’s Challenge to New DOL Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule, Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights, “levels the playing field so fiduciaries can consider all financially relevant factors in making investment decisions,” Ceres said in a statement today.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Labor Department’s New Rule Levels the Playing Field for Retirement Plans
The new rule that the Department of Labor (DOL) issued last month that allows climate-aligned funds in 401(k) retirement plans is an important step in ensuring a more secure fiscal future is possible for America’s workers.
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