Investing
How companies can align 401(k) plans with climate ambitions
Retirement funds are a lifeline for fossil fuel expansion. Here are ways to change that formula through company-sponsored plans. Read More
SEC passes new emissions rule: Here’s what you need to know
Companies will be required to report emissions for the first time but get more wiggle room than expected. Read More
Crux 2023 Clean Energy Transferable Tax Credit Market Intelligence Report
The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is expected to catalyze $3 trillion of investment in the US over the next 10 years (according to Goldman Sachs), principally through its use of clean energy tax credits, many of which are transferable for the first time. This launched a new market, which rapidly took shape in the second half of 2023, as new tax credit buyers, sellers, and intermediaries transacted billions of dollars of credits. Read More
The year in food: These trends will help define 2024
These three topics were top of mind in 2023 for sustainable food professionals — and will move the field forward in the year ahead. Read More
Emissions keep rising among world's biggest meat and dairy producers
Urgent policy is needed to combat this trend, according to an analysis led by the FAIRR investor network. Read More
Filling this 'forgotten element' of the energy transition is critical to net zero
The pipeline of investable renewable energy and low carbon infrastructure projects in developing nations needs to be up to nine times larger, warns the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Read More
'Milestone': Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures publishes final recommendations
GSK becomes the first company to pledge to officially adopt the nature risk disclosure guidance. Read More
6 ways investors can close the data, metrics gap for nature
Panelists at GreenFin23 offered guidance on how investors can identify and navigate nature dependencies and risks. Read More
Calculating Avoided Emissions With CarbonCount 2.0
First developed in 2013 by the climate investment firm HASI, CarbonCount is a decision tool that evaluates investments in U.S.-based carbon-free energy, energy efficiency, and climate resilience projects to determine how efficiently they reduce CO2 equivalent emissions per $1,000 of investment. CarbonCount scores reflect a quantitative impact assessment of the avoided emissions of a project by integrating forward-looking project assumptions, emissions factors, and capital investment. Read More
'Outsize opportunity': How investors could help slash food sector emissions and unlock a $1.5T economic boost
The financial sector holds huge potential to help build a more sustainable food and farming system worldwide, according to a new report. Read More
