Preamble ISS ESG’s Quarterly Engagement Update series highlights key trends that emerge through activities conducted on behalf of participating investors under its Collaborative Engagement Services.
Introduction As the world tries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a growing coalition of countries, cities, businesses, and other institutions are pledging to achieve Net
Introduction As a concept, Net Zero means reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any balance in emissions being
Nickel has become an important focus of the Green Transition. For most of the past few decades, nickel was arguably a metal with relatively few
ISS ESG’s Quarterly Engagement Update series highlights key trends that emerge through activities conducted on behalf of participating investors under its Collaborative Engagement Services. These
Industrialized countries around the world appear locked in a competition for finite mineral supplies critical to the energy transition. Countries and companies aim to reduce
In 2022, ISS ESG Thought Leadership publications addressed an array of ESG-related topics with significant implications for investors. These highlighted publications illustrate the breadth of
Below is an excerpt from ISS ESG’s thought leadership paper: The Debt Capital Market’s Role in Financing the Transition Towards Net Zero. The full paper
Lithium: Tech Revolution, Oversupply, and Now EV Enabler The advent of lithium batteries catapulted electrical device technology to a new level. Initially invented in 1970
In October 2020 Japan’s then-Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a national target to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. As the world’s sixth-largest emitter of
