Network Resources

One member asks the following about experiences with ESG Ratings from organizations such as MSCI, Sustainalytics, etc.: • Does your company have an ESG rating? • If yes, which agency? Do you have a rating from more than 1 agency? • What value do you see from the rating? • What resources does it take to manage / improve/ etc.? Read More

One member asks, "We are looking to buy SRECs and are wondering if you’ve asked members who they use to purchase RECs. If so- could you pass that list along to us as we want to focus on the most reputable REC companies for our RFP." Anyone want to help us build this list? Read More

One of our members has asked what sorts of pricing schemes members have used for setting an internal price on carbon. Whether it's a shadow price or some other mechanism, let us know if you're using one. Read More

One member writes, "I am looking to develop a supplier code of conduct and sustainable supply chain standards for my company and I was curious for those that have started from scratch, what consultants have they used?" Read More

One member writes, "Our business is looking for people who can advise, or we can collaborate with on renewables? Specifically, we need to learn more about how other organizations approaching this, how they are they managing risk, what technologies, etc." Read More

One member asks, "Are you actively engaged with the Environmental Justice community? If so, how do you engage (locally, nationally?) and through which entities (NGOs, US EPA, etc.)? Does anyone have a statement on EJ – either public or as a standby?" Read More

One member asks, "We are considering (confidentially) a corporate foundation. I just got the question from some of our leaders if we could use funds from the foundation to offset our carbon footprint, or if that would be considered not kosher. I'm interested to find out if any other corporations have asked this question before, or looked into this." Read More

One member asks, "How are companies utilizing their materiality assessments? Primarily for reporting alone? Or is it also playing a role in determining priorities and setting strategy/goals? If so, how much of a role? Also - How are companies doing re-assessments? Are they doing it mostly in house or hiring consultants? If consultants, then which ones would they recommend? Is how a company is utilizing materiality (reporting only vs reporting + strategy) influencing their approach?" Read More

One of our members asks, "I’ll be in NYC for Climate Week and it would be great to know if any GBEN members are going and know of (or are hosting) events that would be good to attend, or any other useful information." Read More

In a related question, one member asks, "How do you think that your company will be handling the Global Climate Strike in September? For employees who wish to participate? Are you potentially going to encourage participation? Would welcome thoughts on what people have heard that others are doing as well!" Read More