Amazon announced the launch of the Sustainability Exchange, a new platform offering free access to sustainability tools and resources used by the company to decarbonize its operations, aimed at sharing its learnings and experiences to help other companies – particularly those in its supply chain – to address their climate footprint. The launch of the new platform follows Amazon’s co-founding,…
Amazon announced that it has set climate-related expectations for key suppliers, including providing decarbonization plans, and that it will prioritize working with suppliers committed to reaching net zero, as part of the company’s efforts to tackle its value chain emissions. The new requirements form part of Amazon’s initiatives to reach its goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040….
The market for environmental and climate solutions, or “Green Economy” has grown substantially faster than the broader market, both in terms of revenue and valuation, and if treated as a standalone sector, has outperformed all other industries except for the technology sector over the past ten years, according to a new study released by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)….
By: Jamie C. Smith, EY Americas Center for Board Matters Investor Outreach and Corporate Governance Specialist Investors are continuing to hold fast to their conviction that environmental and social factors can materially impact long-term financial value. Heading into the 2024 proxy season, nearly all – 98% − of the 50 investor stewardship leaders representing $50 trillion in assets under management…
Amazon announced today that it has achieved its goal to power its global operations with 100% renewable energy, hitting the milestone in 2023, 7 years ahead of its initial target. Amazon first announced its clean energy goal in 2019, pledging to match all of the electricity consumed across its global operations, including data centers, corporate buildings, stores and fulfillment centers,…
Real estate and infrastructure-focused ESG data provider GRESB announced the launch of its new Transition Analytics solution, a new set of emissions and activity analytics aimed at helping asset managers and owners to manage transition risk, engage their portfolio companies with detailed insights, and meet environmental commitments and reporting requirements. According to the company, Transition Analytics provides users with a…