Our thoughts on net zero targets
This week I want to discuss corporates’ net zero targets. This year a bunch of companies and even countries (notably, the US) have become more aggressive with their climate change strategies and have announced to the world they are targeting to reach a state of net zero GHG emissions at a given date in the […]
What do you know about world hunger?
Today we observe World Hunger Day, an initiative from The Hunger Project to raise awareness on what hunger really means and how it is not just about the lack of access to food. The Hunger Project is a global movement of both organizations and individuals founded in 1977. Its footprint spreads through 23 countries globally […]
Do you recycle?
This week, we celebrated the International Recycling Day. Because of it, this week we would like to share some interesting data on the subject. In particular, I want to discuss 6 potential benefits that could come from reutilizing the 12.2 billion tons of waste we humans generate every year. Reduce resource exploitation: Manufacturing new products […]
The Mexican private sector and the SDGs
Earlier this year, the UN Global Compact’s Mexican Chapter published a roadmap for Mexican corporates to help them understand where we the local private sector currently stands in terms of commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as how this can be improved. You can read the full […]
ESG and its media coverage
This week we wanted to call your attention to a report we found interesting on ESG and its media coverage from Cognito, a communications agency. Below are what we think are the key highlights, but if you want more data, we encourage you to read the full report. Top 10 Snippets for us: “Coverage of ESG investment […]
Happy Earth Day!
Today we celebrate Earth Day, and because of it I want to talk about the story of Earth Day and why we still need to celebrate it. The first Earth Day happened on April 22nd, 1970 in the United States. Inspired by the bestseller Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, and then the push for environmental […]
Learning about ESG?
This week, I want to answer a question we frequently get: where can someone learn about ESG and the right way to think about sustainability? Clearly this question has a different answer depending on who is asking (a corporate, an investor, or only a curious person) and how much time they want to dedicate to […]
Is climate risk well understood in Mexico?
This week, I want to talk about how well understood climate change risks are within Mexican corporates. For starters, only 15 companies (or 26% of the publicly traded Mexican companies who have carried out materiality assessments) have “designing a strategy for climate change” as a material topic among their analyses’ results. Granted, 33 (or 58% […]
Top 10 Must Know Facts of the new PRI reporting process
This week, I want to share with all the UN PRI Signatories who are in the middle of the annual reporting season (and potential future signatories who want to better understand what they would have to report if they become signatories) the Top 10 Must Know Facts of the new reporting process. It is mandatory for […]
4 interesting highlights from Mexican materiality matrices
This week, I want to share with you 4 interesting highlights after analyzing all the publicly available materiality matrices of publicly listed companies in Mexico. We were able to find 57 materiality matrices in the market (out of 162 listed companies and REITs in both stock exchanges). This means a little over 35% of the market […]