Ahead of critical COP26, which businesses will make the top 10 corporate climate ranking
EcoAct’s upcoming annual climate reporting and performance report will look at corporate climate progress following a global pandemic, rising climate impacts and a stark warning from scientists that the window for climate action is rapidly closing. Global context: The significance of reporting climate action in 2021 For more than a decade EcoAct has assessed corporate […]
CDP 2021 FAQs: Your 15 top questions answered
CDP is one of the largest internationally recognised climate and sustainability reporting frameworks. During our recent webinar, we received lots questions about the 2021 disclosure cycle. In this post we aim to answer them to help you to prepare. General questions about CDP Disclosure 1. Why disclose to CDP? There are two main advantages to […]
Are you ready for mandatory TCFD?
Mandatory TCFD reporting now applies to UK premium listed companies. EcoAct’s TCFD expert, Sarah McGaw explains TCFD alignment and how best to be ready for mandatory reporting By 2025, it will be mandatory for organisations across the UK economy to align their financial risk disclosures to the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures […]
Climate and sustainability in 2020: Clear signs of change in corporate action
As 2020 draws to a close, we reflect on what has undoubtedly been a surreal and challenging year, but ultimately a positive one for corporate sustainability and climate action.
EcoAct’s FTSE Sustainability Reporting Research Warns Many UK Companies Lack Strategies to Reach Net Zero
45% of FTSE are committed to Net Zero transition by 2050, but only 16% have a strategy to realistically meet the commitment. Top scoring companies include Unilever, BT, Landsec, SSE and NatWest Group. Investor pressure is having a significant impact on corporate sustainability reporting. Overall performance of index is pulled up by high performers exposing […]
Who will be the top 10 sustainable business leaders in 2020?
This year marks EcoAct’s 10th annual ranking of FTSE 100 sustainable business leaders based on their sustainability reporting performance. Ahead of the release of this year’s report, we look back at the trends across the last decade in corporate climate reporting and sustainable business leadership. 2020 is the beginning of the final decade when we […]
CDP FAQs: your questions answered
CDP is one of the largest internationally recognised climate and sustainability reporting frameworks. During our webinar a few weeks ago, we received many questions about the 2020 disclosure cycle. In this post we aim to answer them to help you to prepare. Why report to CDP? 1. What is the benefit of voluntary CDP […]
5 reasons why sustainability software should be on your procurement list
Sustainability is, as much as anything else, a complex data management exercise. And a never-ending one at that. The demands for more transparency, better sustainability reporting, accurate carbon footprints and emissions reduction targets is growing. For all of this you need a lot of data, from a lot of sources, with a lot of time […]
Inspiring change: positive stories in sustainability
The headline news from our Sustainability Reporting Performance reports this year was that corporate action on climate change is simply not happening fast enough. While this is sadly true, the purpose of our research is not to simply cast another cloud over the climate crisis. The objective is really to recognise the action that is […]
