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CEF Research Digest: 2024

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April 2024

1. Stewardship at the Source: Driving Water Action Across Supply Chains (CDP)
2. Decarbonizing Water: Applying the Voluntary Carbon Market Toward Global Water Security (The University of Colorado Boulder and Castalia Advisors, with support from the Autodesk Foundation, Gold Standard, HSBC, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the US National Science Foundation, the Resilient Water Accelerator, the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), the Walton Family Foundation, and WaterAid)
3. Renewables 2024 Global Status Report: Global Overview (REN21)
4. Investing in Climate Resilience: Unlocking a Growing Market of Adaptation Solutions (The Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), in partnership with the Bezos Earth Fund, the ClimateWorks Foundation, MSCI Sustainability Institute, and The Lightsmith Group)
5. 2024 Executive Benchmark on Integrated Reporting (Workiva, in partnership with Ascend2)
6. 2024 Global Trends in Stakeholder Incentives: What’s Next? (Farient Advisors, the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group)
7. The $44 Billion Sustainability Opportunity for Brands (Glow, 3BL, TriplePundit, Cint)

March 2024

1. Beyond checking the box: How to create business value with embedded sustainability (IBM Institute for Business Value)
2. 2023 Circular Carbon Market Report (Circular Carbon Network (CCN))
3. Addressing the Strategy Execution Gap in Sustainability Reporting (KPMG)
4. Green skills: Driving the transition to a more sustainable future (Economist Impact, supported by Iberdrola)
5. Bloom or Bust? Aligning technology and finance to address biodiversity challenges (UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute)
6. Forest 500: A decade of deforestation data (Global Canopy)
7. Global Impact at Scale: The S in ESG (Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP))

February 2024

1. Global Risks Report 2024 (World Economic Forum, in partnership with Marsh McLennan and Zurich Insurance Group)
2. PWC's 27th Annual Global CEO Survey: Thriving in an age of continuous reinvention (PwC)
3. Leading for Tomorrow: The Conference Board C-Suite Outlook 2024 (The Conference Board)
4. Embracing a brighter future: Investment priorities for 2024 (Capgemini Research Institute)
5. 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer (Edelman)
6. Transforming Energy Demand (World Economic Forum, in collaboration with PwC)
7. Circularity Gap Report 2024 (Circle Economy Foundation, in collaboration with Deloitte)

January 2024

1. The Sustainability Census 2023/24 (Acre, with support from Carstone)
2. Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2023 Edition (World Economic Forum (WEF), in collaboration with Accenture)
3. Bold Measures to Close the Climate Action Gap (World Economic Forum (WEF) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG))
4. From Risk to Reward: The Business Imperative to Finance Climate Adaptation and Resilience (Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the Global Resilience Partnership, and USAID)
5. Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2023 (Climate Policy Initiative)
6. State of Finance for Nature 2023 (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Canopy, and The Economics of Land Degradation Initiative, with support from Vivid Economics and SFN Technical Advisory Group)
7. Paying for Quality: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2023 (Ecosystem Marketplace)

CEF Research Digest: 2023

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January 2024

1. The Sustainability Census 2023/24 (Acre, with support from Carstone)
2. Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2023 Edition (World Economic Forum (WEF), in collaboration with Accenture)
3. Bold Measures to Close the Climate Action Gap (World Economic Forum (WEF) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG))
4. From Risk to Reward: The Business Imperative to Finance Climate Adaptation and Resilience (Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the Global Resilience Partnership, and USAID)
5. Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2023 (Climate Policy Initiative)
6. State of Finance for Nature 2023 (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Canopy, and The Economics of Land Degradation Initiative, with support from Vivid Economics and SFN Technical Advisory Group)
7. Paying for Quality: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2023 (Ecosystem Marketplace)
   

December 2023

1. State of Climate Action 2023 (Bezos Earth Fund, Climate Action Tracker, Climate Analytics, ClimateWorks Foundation, NewClimate Institute, Race to Zero, Race to Resilience, World Resources Institute)
2. The Visionary CEO’s Guide to Sustainability (Bain & Company)
3. Energy Transition Outlook 2023 (DNV)
4. Pathways to Net Zero: Circular Strategies for Climate Action (Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Deloitte)
5. AXA Future Risks Report 2023 (AXA)
6. The State of Nature Tech (MRV Collective, Serena, Nature4Climate)
7. The State of Data-Driven DEI: 2023 Trends & 2024 Opportunities (Paradigm)

November 2023

1. From Sustainability to Business Strategy: How the Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer Is Evolving to Shape Business Strategies (Leonardo Centre on Business for Society)
2. High Cost of Cheap Water: The True Value of Water and Freshwater Ecosystems to People and Planet (World Wildlife Fund (WWF))
3. Corporate Climate Stocktake 2023 (We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC), supported by the UN Climate Champions team and Bain & Company)
4. Building a Nature-Positive Energy Transformation (World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Boston Consulting Group (BCG))
5. 2023 State of Climate Tech (PwC)
6. Corruption and integrity risks in climate solutions: an emerging global challenge (Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, the Environment and Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy)
7. SEC Newgate ESG Monitor 2023 (SEC Newgate

October 2023

1. 2023 Nature Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA))
2. Nature Positive: Role of the Household and Personal Care Products Sector (World Economic Forum (WEF))
3. Net Zero Roadmap: A Global Pathway to Keep the 1.5°C Goal in Reach (2023 Update) (International Energy Agency (IEA))
4. Driving Action on Embodied Carbon in Buildings (RMI and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC))
5. Rating the Raters: Assessing the quality of carbon credit rating agencies (Carbon Market Watch (CMW))
6. Sustainability Sector Index 2023 (Kantar)
7. Climate mitigation potentials of teleworking are sensitive to changes in lifestyle and workplace rather than ICT usage (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS))

September 2023

1. SBTi Monitoring Report 2022 (Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi))
2. Accelerating the Energy Transition: Global Energy Transition Report 2023 (Bureau Veritas)
3. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022 (International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA))
4. Nature in Green Finance: Bridging the gap in environmental reporting (CDP)
5. Responsible Policy Engagement Benchmarking for Banks (Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets)
6. Ready to Prefill? Market Innovation to Unlock Growth in the Reuse Market (City to Sea, Reposit)
7. Technical dialogue of the first global stocktake. Synthesis report by the co-facilitators on the technical dialogue (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC))
   

August 2023

1. Future Forces 2023 Report: The Megatrends Shaping Business Over the Next Decade (Ashurst, based on research by Economist Impact)
2. 7 Sustainability Trends 2023 (AccountAbility)
3. Four Keys to Successful Sustainability Transformation: Unleashing the Power of Digital (Fujitsu)
4. Asset Managers & Climate Change 2023 (InfluenceMap)
5. Renewables 2023 Global Status Report: Global Overview (REN21)
6. Sustainability, Communications, & Climate Confusion (FleishmanHillard Climate & Sustainability Unit)
7. 2023 Global EY DNA of the CFO Report: How Can Bold CFOs Reframe Their Role to Optimize Performance? (EY)

July 2023

1. Net Zero Stocktake 2023 (Net Zero Tracker)
2. Finance for Zero: Redefining Financial-Sector Action to Achieve Global Climate Goals (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment)
3. Global Green Skills Report 2023  (LinkedIn Economic Graph)
4. Effective Sustainability Communications: A Best Practice Guide for Brands & Marketers (NYU Stern CSB, Edelman)
5. 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy (Energy Institute, in partnership with KPMG and Kearny)
6. Global Forests Report 2023 (CDP)
7. 2023 Electric Vehicle Outlook  (BloombergNEF (BNEF))

June 2023

1. Deep Green: How Data, Technology, and Collaboration Will Drive the Next Phase of Sustainability in Business (Cognizant)
2. The MSCI Net-Zero Tracker  (MSCI)
3. Data as the Key: Essential Steps for Decarbonizing Private Equity  (Ceres)
4. State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2023  (World Bank)
5. Turning off the Tap: How the World Can End Plastic Pollution and Create a Circular Economy  (UN Environment Programme (UNEP))
6. The State of Clean Technology Manufacturing  (International Energy Agency (IEA))
7. 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Business and Racial Justice  (Edelman)

May 2023

1. The ESG Conundrum  (IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV))
2. Google Cloud Sustainability Survey 2023  (Google Cloud, conducted by The Harris Poll)
3. The State of ESG & Sustainability Reporting  (BARC)
4. Impact of IRA, IIJA, CHIPS, and Energy Act of 2020 on Clean Technologies  (Boston Consulting Group (BCG))
5. Tackling Inequality: An agenda for business action  (The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI))
6. Future of Jobs Report 2023  (World Economic Forum)
7. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: Partnerships and Cooperation for Water  (UNESCO, UN-Water)

April 2023

1. The Breakthrough Effect: How to trigger a cascade of tipping points to accelerate the net zero transition  (Systemiq, in partnership with the University of Exeter, Simon Sharpe, and the Bezos Earth Fund)
2. Global Supply Chain Report 2022: Scoping Out—Tracking Nature Across the Supply Chain  (CDP)
3. Global Water Report 2022  (CDP)
4. Financial Markets Roadmap for Transforming the Global Food System  (Planet Tracker)
5. 2023 Weinreb Group Chief Sustainability Officer Report  (Weinreb Group)
6. 2023 Global Climate Survey  (Robeco)
7. Rate the Raters 2023: ESG Ratings at a Crossroads  (The SustainAbility Institute by ERM)

March 2023

1. The Ongoing Evolution of Sustainable Business: 2023 Trends Report  (The SustainAbility Institute by ERM)
2. Systems Change for a Sustainable Future: Rethinking corporate climate action in an era of rapid disruption (Deloitte, RMI)
3. Are companies developing credible climate transition plans? (CDP)
4. Point of No Returns 2023: Part I — Ranking and General Findings (ShareAction)
5. Forest 500 Annual Report 2023: A watershed year for action on deforestation (Global Canopy)
6. The Moving World Report: 2023 Macro and Micro Trends in Mobility (UP.Partners)
7. 2023 Net Positive Employee Barometer: From Quiet Quitting to Conscious Quitting (Paul Polman)

February 2023

1. Global Risks Report 2023  (World Economic Forum)
2. State of Green Business 2023   (GreenBiz Group, with data and commentary from S&P Global Sustainable1 and LinkedIn)
3. Deloitte 2023 CxO Sustainability Report: Accelerating the Green Transition   (Deloitte)
4. State of Climate Tech: Overcoming inertia in climate tech investing  (PwC)
5. 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer  (Edelman)
6. Polestar and Rivian pathway report   (Polestar, Rivian, supported by Kearney)
7. Energy Transition Investment Trends 2023  (BloombergNEF)

January 2023

1. Points of Progress: An Introduction to RMI’s Global Energy Transformation Guide: Electricity   (RMI)
2. Fossil Fuel Transition Strategies  (RMI)
3. Understanding Corporate Climate and Nature Strategies and the Role of Tropical Forest Protection   (Emergent)
4. State of Finance for Nature 2022  (UNEP, Economics of Land Degradation Initiative, with support and analysis from Vivid Economics)
5. Biocredits to finance nature and people: emerging lessons   (International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Shaping Sustainable Markets Group, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Irish Aid, and the Swedish Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA))

CEF Research Digest: 2022

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December 2022

1. A World in Balance: Why sustainability ambition is not translating to action (Capgemini Research Institute)
2. Nature Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA))
3. Nature in the Balance: What companies can do to restore natural capital (McKinsey & Co.)
   
4. Work Toward Net Zero: The rise of the Green Collar workforce in a just transition (Deloitte)
5. Closing the Sustainability Skills Gap (Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group (BCG))
6. Renewables 2022: Analysis and forecast to 2027 (International Energy Agency (IEA))
7. Zero-Emission Vehicles Factbook (BloombergNEF, in cooperation with the Accelerating to Zero Coalition and in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies)

November 2022

1. State of Climate Action 2022 (Bezos Earth Fund, Climate Action Tracker, Climate Analytics, ClimateWorks Foundation, NewClimate Institute, the United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champions, and WRI (published under Systems Change Lab)) 
2. Integrity Matters: Net Zero Commitments By Businesses, Financial Institutions, Cities And Regions (The United Nations High Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities)
3. Net Zero and Beyond: A Deep-Dive on Climate Leaders and What’s Driving Them (South Pole)
4. An Investor’s Guide to Net Zero by 2050 (BNY Mellon Investment Management, Fathom Consulting)
5. The Global Commitment 2022 Progress Report (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
6. Global Hydrogen Flows: Hydrogen Trade as a Key Enabler for Efficient Decarbonization (Hydrogen Council, McKinsey & Co.)
7. 2022 Climate and Energy Benchmark on the Transport Sector (World Benchmarking Alliance)

October 2022

1. The Breakthrough Agenda Report 2022: Accelerating Sector Transitions Through Stronger International Collaboration  (International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions)
2. Decarbonisation Tracker: Progress to Net Zero Through the Lens of Investment  (Swiss Re Institute)
3. Investment Requirements of a Low-Carbon World: Energy Supply Investment Ratios   (BloombergNEF)
4. EY Global Climate Risk Barometer 2022  (Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY))
5. Forests for Climate: Scaling up Forest Conservation to Reach Net Zero  (World Economic Forum)
6. Consumers Are the Key to Taking Green Mainstream  (Boston Consulting Group)
   
7. Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage  (International Labour Organization, Walk Free, International Organization for Migration)

September 2022

1. Capital as a Force for Good: Capitalism for a Secure and Sustainable Future  (Force for Good Initiative)
2. Carbon Pricing, In Various Forms, Is Likely To Spread In The Move To Net Zero  (S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Commodity Insights, S&P Global Sustainable1)
3. The Carbon Capture Crux: Lessons Learned   (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis)
4. Measuring Progress Towards a Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain  (CDP)
5. 2022 Water Report   (Black & Veatch)
6. Boosting Business: Why Investing in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Pays Off  (Water Aid, in cooperation with Diageo, Gap, HSBC, Twinings, and ekaterra)
7. Edelman Trust Barometer 2022 Special Report: Trust in the Workplace  (Edelman)

August 2022

1. Race in the Workplace: The Frontline Experience (McKinsey & Co., in collaboration with Walmart, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, PolicyLink, the People & Organizational Performance Practice at McKinsey, and the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility)
2. The US Corporate Response to Recent Supreme Court Decisions  (The Conference Board)
3. Preliminary Report: The Climate and Energy Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022   (REPEAT Project)
4. Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2022 Edition   (World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Accenture and with input from over 40 corporations (including CEF member BASF), nonprofits, NGOs, and trade associations)
5. The Macroprudential Challenge of Climate Change  (European Central Bank (ECB)/European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) Project Team on climate risk monitoring)
6. Electricity Market Report—July 2022  (International Energy Agency (IEA))
7. Why Net Zero Needs Zero Deforestation Now  (UN Climate Change High-Level Climate Champions, Global Canopy, The Accountability Framework
   initiative, WWF, and the Science Based Targets initiative)

July 2022

1. Net Zero Stocktake 2022  (Net Zero Tracker (NZT))
2. CSR Insights Survey  (Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP), Rocket Social Impact)
3. Tackling Inequality: The Need and Opportunity for Business Action  (Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI))
   
4. bp Statistical Review of World Energy 2022  (bp)
   
5. World Energy Investment 2022  (International Energy Agency (IEA))
   
6. Special Report on Solar PV Global Supply Chains   (International Energy Agency)
   
7. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022  (United Nations)

June 2022

1. Own Your Impact: Practical Pathways to Transformational Sustainability   (The IBM Institute for Business Value, with Oxford Economics)
   
2. Investing in Society: 2022 Edition  (CECP)
   
3. Costs and Benefits of Climate-Related Disclosure Activities by Corporate Issuers and Institutional Investors  (The SustainAbility Institute by ERM)
   
4. Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Annual Progress Report, 2021   (SBTi)
   
5. Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI): 59th Edition   (EY)
   
6. The Value of Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency   (International Energy Agency (IEA))
   
7. Global EV Outlook 2022   (International Energy Agency (IEA), Electric Vehicles Initiative)

May 2022

1. CEOs Are Ready to Fund a Sustainable Transformation  (The Harris Poll, conducted for Google Cloud)
2. State of the Profession 2022  (GreenBiz, in partnership with Weinreb Group Sustainability Recruiting, the Global Reporting Initiative, the Environmental Defense Fund, and LinkedIn)
3. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace: The Journey to Leading Practice  (WBCSD, Korn Ferry)
4. Navigating America’s Net-Zero Frontier: A Guide for Business Leaders  (McKinsey’s Sustainability Practice leaders)
5. Circular Carbon Market Report: 2021 Research Results  (Circular Carbon Network)
6. Global Assessment of Private Sector Impacts on Water   (Ceres, Valuing Water Initiative)
7. The Impact of Electric Vehicles on Climate Change  (ICF Climate Center)

April 2022

1. ESG Executive Survey: Preparing for High-Quality Disclosures   (Deloitte)
2. Are Companies Being Transparent in Their Transition? 2021 Climate Transition Plan Disclosure   (CDP)
3. G-20 Zero-Carbon Policy Scoreboard 2022   (BloombergNEF)
4. World Energy Transitions Outlook 2022: 1.5°C Pathway  (International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA))
5. Sustainable Energy in America 2022 Factbook   (BloombergNEF, in partnership with the Business Council for Sustainable Energy)
6. Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap   (Google, in partnership with AFARA and with data from IHS Markit)
7. Mind the Gap: How Carbon Dioxide Removals Must Complement Deep Decarbonisation to Keep 1.5°C Alive  (Energy Transitions Commission)

March 2022

1. 25th Annual Global CEO Survey  (PwC)
2. Winning the Race to Net Zero: The CEO Guide to Climate Advantage   (World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group)
3. CDP Global Supply Chain Report 2021  (CDP, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group)
4. The Net-Zero Transition: What It Would Cost, What It Could Bring  (McKinsey Global Institute, in collaboration with McKinsey Sustainability, McKinsey’s Global Energy and Materials Practice, and McKinsey’s Advanced Industries Practice)
5. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Key Action Areas for Investors   (Principles for Responsible   Investment)
6. Global Green Skills Report 2022   (LinkedIn Economic Graph)
7. Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022  (BloombergNEF) 

February 2022

1. The Global Risks Report 2022   (World Economic Forum, in partnership with Marsh McLennan, SK Group, and Zurich Insurance Group)
2. State of Green Business 2022  (GreenBiz Group, in collaboration with LinkedIn and S&P Global Sustainable1)
3. 2022 CxO Sustainability Report: The Disconnect Between Ambition and Impact   (Deloitte)
4. Measuring Sustainability. Creating Value   (Accenture)
5. Edelman Trust Barometer 2022  (Edelman)
6. The Young Consumer and a Path to Sustainability   (Credit Suisse Research Institute)
7. Forest 500 2022 Annual Report  (Global Canopy)

January 2022

1. The Rise and Role of the Chief Integrity Officer  (World Economic Forum)
2. The Intersection of Business and Politics  (Brunswick Group)
3. 2022 ESG Trends to Watch  (MSCI)
4. Nature-Positive Business Solutions: Perspectives in the Food and Beverage Sector in North America  (World Economic Center, UNEP North America, Miridae Natural Capital)
5. State of Climate Tech 2021   (PwC)
6. Renewables 2021  (International Energy Agency)
7. 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study   (Deloitte)

CEF Research Digest: 2021

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CEF Research Digest: 2020

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December 2020

1. The Global Commitment: 2020 Progress Report (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
2. Leading with a Sustainable Purpose (University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership)
3. Institutional Investor Survey 2020 (Schroders)
4. Giving in Numbers: 2020 Edition (CECP)
5. A Time for Transformative Partnerships: How Multi-stakeholder Partnerships Can Accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (WRI)
6. New Energy Outlook 2020 (BloombergNEF)
7. Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2020 (World Economic Forum)

November 2020

1. Reporting Matters 2020 (WBCSD)
2. Foundations for Science-Based Net-Zero Target Setting in the Corporate Sector (CDP)
3. Climate Insights 2020 (Resources for the Future)
4. Pledges and Progress: Steps Toward Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in the 100 Largest Cities Across the United States (Brookings)
5. From System Shock to System Change: Time to Transform (Forum for the Future)
6. Financing a Net-Zero Economy: Measuring and Addressing Climate Risk for Banks (Ceres)
7. Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2020 (International Renewable Energy Agency)

October 2020

1. Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism: Towards Common Metrics and Consistent Reporting of Sustainable Value Creation (World Economic Forum)
2. Valuing Nature Conservation (McKinsey & Co.)
3. The State of Climate Tech 2020 (PwC)
4. Making Mission Possible — Delivering a Net-Zero Economy (Energy Transitions Commission)
5. Energizing America: A Roadmap to Launch a National Energy Innovation Mission (Columbia University SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy)
6. Infrastructure, Technology and Mayors’ Priorities for Confronting a Health, Economic and Societal Crisis (United States Conference of Mayors, Siemens USA, and the Harris Poll)
7. 2020 Goalkeepers Report (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)

September 2020

1. The 2020 Sustainability Leaders Survey (GlobeScan and SustainAbility)
2. Financing the Circular Economy: Capturing the Opportunity (Ellen MacArthur Foundation
3. Living Planet Report 2020: Bending the Curve of Biodiversity Loss (WWF)
4. COVID-19 and the Push for Gender Equality (McKinsey Global Institute)
5. Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System (Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee, Market Risk Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
6. Energy Technology Perspectives 2020 (International Energy Agency)

August 2020

1. The Future of Nature and Business (World Economic Forum)
2. Troubled Waters: Water Stress Risk to Portfolios (BlackRock Investment Institute)
3. Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution (SYSTEMIQ and The Pew Charitable Trusts)
4. How Corporations are Managing Risk, Resiliency and Sustainability (GreenBiz Group and NRG Energy)
5. Blueprint for Responsible Policy Engagement on Climate Change (Ceres)
6. Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2020-2023 (American Council on Renewable Energy)
7. Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation (Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School, and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy)

July 2020

1. Responsible Business Tracker 2019/20 Insights Report (The Prince’s Responsible Business Network)
2. Does It Pay for Firms to Go Green (The London School of Economics Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment)
3. ESG and the Earnings Call: Communicating Sustainable Value Creation Quarter by Quarter (NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business & CEO Investor Forum)
4. Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters (McKinsey & Co.)
5. Improving Supply Chain Resilience to Manage Climate Change Risk (The Sustainability Consortium and HSBC)
6. Waste & Opportunity 2020: Searching for Corporate Leadership (As You Sow)
7. Social Impact Stats 2020: A Compendium of Cause Marketing, CSR and Purpose Data (For Momentum)

June 2020

1. Transparent 2020: Mapping Corporate Actions on Plastic Waste (World Wildlife Fund)
2. Morgan Stanley Sustainable Signals: Asset Owners See Sustainability as Core to Future of Investing (Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and Morgan Stanley Investment Management)
3. Future Forces That Will Disrupt Sustainable Business (GEMI)
4. Rebuilding a More Sustainable Fashion Industry After COVID-19 (Boston Consulting Group, Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Higg Co)
5. Carbon Performance of European Integrated Oil and Gas Companies: Briefing Paper (Transition Pathway Initiative)
6. Falling Short: Why Environmental and Climate-Related Disclosures Under the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive Must Improve (Climate Disclosure Standards Board)

May 2020

1. State of the Profession 2020 (GreenBiz Group)
2. The World Remade by COVID-19: Planning Scenarios for Resilient Leaders (Deloitte and Salesforce)
3. Global Energy Review 2020 (International Energy Agency)
4. State of Transition Report (Transition Pathway Initiative)
5. Global Renewables Outlook: Energy Transformation 2050 (International Renewable Energy Agency)
6. The Social Contract in the 21st Century (McKinsey Global Institute)

April 2020

1. Outbreak Readiness and Business Impact: Protecting Lives and Livelihoods across the Global Economy (World Economic Forum)
2. Banking on Climate Change: Fossil Fuel Finance Report (Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, et al.)
3. Drawdown Review: Climate Solutions for a New Decade (Project Drawdown)
4. COVID-19: Global Health and Crisis Response (McKinsey & Company)
5. Managing Supply Chain Risk & Disruption (Deloitte)
6. Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 (United Nations)
7. COVID-19 and Its Impact on ESG (State Street Corporation)

March 2020

1. The ESG premium: New perspectives on value and performance (McKinsey)
2. The Climate Decade: Ten Years to Deliver the Paris Agreement (GlobeScan & SustainAbility)
3. Tackling Climate Change: The role of banking regulation and supervision (OMFIF & Mazars)
4. Global Futures: Assessing the Global Economic Impacts of Environmental Change to Support Policy-Making (WWF)
5. Learning from consumers: How shifting demands are shaping companies’ circular economy transition (ING)
6. The women changing California boardrooms: A look at the early impact of California’s board diversity mandate (KPMG)
7. Forest 500 Annual Report 2019: The companies getting it wrong on deforestation (Global Canopy)

February 2020

1. 23rd Annual CEO Survey: Navigating the rising tide of uncertainty (PwC)
2. The Global Risks Report 2020 (World Economic Forum)
3. 2020 ESG trends to watch (MSCI)
4. Sustainable Investor Poll on TCFD Implementation (Global Sustainable Investment Alliance)
5. State of Green Business 2020 (GreenBiz Group & TruCost ESG Analysis)
6. The Circularity Gap Report 2020 (Circle Economy)
7. The Oil and Gas Industry in Energy Transitions (International Energy Agency)

January 2020

1. Raising the Bar: Exploring the Science Based Targets initiative’s progress in driving ambitious climate action (Science Based Targets)
2. Accelerating America’s Pledge: Going all-in to build a prosperous, low-carbon economy for the United States (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
3. Understanding Climate Risk at the Asset Level: The Interplay of Transition & Physical Risks (TruCost, part of S&P Global)
4. Changing the Chain: Making environmental action in procurement the new normal (CDP)
5. Inclusive Business Reimagined (Accenture)
6. Running the Risk: How Corporate Boards Can Oversee Environmental, Social and Governance Issues (Ceres)
7. Management Quality and Carbon Performance of Transport Companies (Transition Pathway Initiative)

CEF Research Digest: 2019

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CEF Research Digest: 2018

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