The new requirements include an anti-greenwashing rule, product label regulations, and marketing standards that will work to ensure firms are accurately representing their sustainability efforts to consumers and investors.
According to a recent report from Sustainable Fitch, maritime shipping is struggling to decarbonize as alternative fuel options are reportedly economically unviable and remain in early stages of development.
The partnership aims to leverage Clarity AI’s social and environmental analytics tools, allowing investors and consumers to measure corporate sustainability impact and support climate-friendly companies.
The tool comes as new standards for ESG reporting are making their way through regulatory bodies.
The Sixth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Ohio determined that the complaint was too broad and did not specifically link PFAS contamination to the companies.
The Carbon Accounting Alliance represents some 35 software companies, consultancies, auditors, and bodies working to measure emissions for more than 23,000 organizations.
The money will provide support to an estimated 30 local groups through NFWF’s Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund and the Northern Great Plains Program to restore and manage nearly a million acres of forests and grasslands.
A significant 94% of investors believe that corporate reporting on sustainability performance contains at least some unsupported claims, and 15% believe they are unsupported to a large extent.
The organization says the large number of returning top performing cities show climate strategies is becoming a “new norm” for many locales worldwide.
The fund has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lighthouse, a U.S. commercial and industrial solar and battery platform.