Ceres
Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization working with the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through powerful networks and advocacy, Ceres tackles the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses.
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10-25-19
Ceres Launches New Center to Accelerate Efforts to Transform Capital Markets and Drive Wholesale Action on Climate Crisis
The nonprofit organization Ceres announced today it is launching a new multi-million dollar center to ramp up efforts to transform the practices and policies that govern capital markets in order to accelerate wholesale action on reducing the worst financial impacts of the global climate crisis an...
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10-17-19
Major Environmental Groups Call on Businesses to Lead on Climate Policy
Eleven leading environmental and sustainable business organizations published an open letter in the New York Times today, urging the CEOs of Corporate America to step up their engagement on climate policy. Signatories include the heads of BSR, C2ES, CDP, Ceres, Conservation International, Environ...
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09-25-19
Here's to 30 Years!
We welcome you to join Ceres as we mark our 30th anniversary on Monday, October 21 in New York City with a special celebration and sustainably-sourced dinner at Pier Sixty. You'll hear from
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09-24-19
Investor Calls for Climate Action Grow Louder as World Leaders Set to Convene in New York City
With Climate Week NYC and the United Nations Climate Action Summit set to kick off on Monday (Sept. 23), investors are stepping up like never before to demand bold and urgent action from private and public sector leaders on climate change.
This week alone,...
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09-24-19
Record 515 Institutional Investors Managing $35 Trillion in Assets Urge Governments to Step up Ambition to Tackle Climate Change
Ahead of next week’s United Nations Climate Action Summit, a record 515 institutional investors managing $35 trillion in assets urged governments worldwide to step up action to tackle climate change and achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals.
The
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09-24-19
230 Investors With USD $16.2 Trillion in AUM Call for Corporate Action on Deforestation, Signaling Support for the Amazon
Today, 230 institutional investors representing USD $16.2 trillion in assets under management are calling on companies to take urgent action in light of the devastating fires in the Amazon, which have been fueled in part because of the deforestation happening at an alarming rate in Brazil and Bol...
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09-04-19
Dangerous, Short-sighted Methane Rollback Proposal Puts Oil and Gas Companies on the Spot
The Trump administration’s proposed rollback of federal methane regulations is “another dangerous, ill-advised maneuver that aims to sabotage climate action while flying in the face of investor concerns,” said Andrew Logan, senior director of oil and gas at Ceres, adding that “all eyes are now sq...
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08-20-19
New Ceres Analysis Calls on Power Sector to Decarbonize Before 2050
A newly updated climate scenario analysis framework released today underscores the need for the U.S. power sector to completely decarbonize before 2050 in order to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius and stave off the worst impacts of climate change.
The framework,
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08-19-19
Adoption of Zero Emission Vehicle Program Will Drive Colorado’s Transition to a Clean Transportation Future
Influential investors and companies commend the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission today on their decision to adopt the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program and increase the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on Colorado’s roads.
“A strong ZEV program is a critical tool to accelerate t...