What is the High Ambition Coalition? The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) is an informal alliance of countries within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), set up to promote strong climate action. Established by The Republic of the Marshall Islands in the lead-up to COP21 — the summit that produced the Paris Agreement — […]
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Finance takes centre stage at COP26 climate conference in Glasgow
How COP26 Could Transform Business
The UN’s annual flagship meeting on climate change, which kicked off this week, could yield major agreements on net-zero emissions targets, climate finance, carbon trading, and more. All could change the ways in which companies do business What is COP26? The signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) gather annually to […]
What makes a ‘good’ transition plan?
A new framework by the Climate Safe Lending Network doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges facing banks when it comes to developing net zero transition plans There’s a crude adage popular with the military known as ‘The 7Ps’ : “Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance”. It conveys an important truth which banks are being forced to […]
CSA Proposes Mandatory TCFD-aligned Reporting Rules
Corporate leadership on climate has never been more vital. The Government of Canada endorsed the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in 2019 and took steps to promote its adoption across the country. On October 18, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) — the umbrella organization of Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators — published […]
TCFD 103: How to Get Climate Metrics and Targets Right
October 19, 2 pm EDT In August, we hosted a 101 session on the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). In September, we took a closer look at the form and function of the TCFD, focusing on the first three pillars: governance, strategy, and risk management. In October, we present the […]
Manifest Climate: Top 20 Clean Tech Start-Up
Getting it Right: How to Measure Climate Change Risks Effectively
In the market today, climate metrics, and targets based on these metrics, are the most underutilized and underreported pillar of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). In fact, a survey the TCFD ran in 2019 found that 75% of supporters found implementing these recommendations somewhat or very difficult. Both non-financial and financial companies […]
TCFD 102: Not a Checkbox Reporting Tool
September 22, 2021 In August, we hosted a 101 session on the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Following that introduction, our September webinar takes a closer look at the form and function of the TCFD, to show why it is so much more than a checkbox reporting tool. The TCFD […]
Climate Disclosure and TCFD in the UK
Mandatory disclosure of climate-related financial information is soon to be the reality for a large number of companies in the United Kingdom. The country is one of the first to codify reporting requirements built around the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and is certainly one of the most ambitious in […]