Definition This metric tracks the mass of Scope 1 greenhouse gases emitted by the company, as measured in metric tons (t) of…
Definition This metric tracks the mass of Scope 2 emissions attributable to the company, as measured in metric tons (t) of carbon…
Definition This metric tracks the mass of Scope 3 Emissions attributable to the company, reported in metric tons (t) of carbon dioxide…
Definition This metric tracks whether the company has set a date by which it plans to reach net-zero GHG emissions. Expanded Definition…
Definition This metric tracks the total energy consumption of the entities owned or controlled by the organization in the last calendar year….
Definition This metric tracks the percentage of total energy consumed by the entities owned or controlled by the organization that is from…
Key events from 2020 have brought racial inequality to the forefront across the globe. Racial/ethnic diversity on boards is coming under increased…
For this series of articles on water management, Novata spoke with Gonzalo Muñoz about global trends, opportunities, and risks. Gonzalo, a member…
In May, I represented Novata at the Sustainable1 Conference in Paris. The panel I participated in, ”Completing Data Gaps: Transparency Matters,” was…
Are you new to the term “ESG”, wondering what it is, and what you should be doing? Are you getting what seems…
The SEC recently issued a new proposal to add standardized climate reporting to required disclosures by public companies. This reporting includes disclosing…
In March 2022, Novata’s Chief Impact Officer and Head of ESG Lorraine Wilson moderated a panel at the Private Equity International’s Responsible…
Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it both challenges and opportunities for the world of work, and…
In recent years, the mounting urgency of climate change has called for a clear understanding of businesses’ impact on our planet’s warming….
Coauthored by: Lorraine Spradley Wilson, Chief Impact Officer and Head of ESG Methodology, Novata, and Margot Brandenburg, Novata Advisory Committee member, Senior…
Driven in large part by the COVID-19 pandemic, twenty million people in the U.S. left their jobs in the second half of 2021.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a vital tool in combating climate change. Achieving carbon neutrality – net zero carbon emissions through overall…
Our goal is to help avoid fragmentation of ESG standards and better enable firms to assess their ESG performance—because a company can’t…
