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June 2024 – The Carbon Markets Issue

Climate Connect

Welcome to our newsletter on key insights for sustainability-minded companies.

In this issue, we explore carbon markets: How to navigate them intelligently and understand their impact for companies and investors. We also share findings from a recent survey showing how the biggest investors on Earth factor sustainability into their decision-making.

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Carbon markets for companies

Nearly 3,400 listed companies1 – from every sector of the economy – have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with science-based pathways for preventing the worst global warming. But how will they reach that goal?

Carbon trading may provide an answer, offering a cost-effective complement to emissions reduction as companies grapple with decarbonizing non-negotiable aspects of their supply chain.

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10 Charts to explain sustainability criteria

78% of the world’s biggest institutional investors say they now consider climate change in their investment decisions, yet only 4% think that climate risk is adequately reflected in stock prices.

Learn what sustainability factors move the needle for the most influential pools of capital.

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PODCAST

Step into the voluntary carbon market

We look at how voluntary carbon markets are allowing companies to meet their climate commitments and impacting our future.

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3 need-to-knows about SBTi’s stance on carbon credits

Companies may get a green light to use carbon credits to offset more of the emissions from their value chains. That’s according to the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi), whose board of trustees said recently it would broaden uses for carbon credits in the next edition of SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard.

We take a look at what the announcement could mean for companies that are mapping out sustainability strategies.

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Better insight into your ESG Rating

Every year, companies receive an upgrade, downgrade or maintain status to their ESG Rating. We’ve introduced our new Ratings Change Attribution Tool that aims to help you better understand what’s behind any changes.

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