Trucost Blog
What do LCA, input-output modelling and the Statue of David have in common?
06 August 2010
Annabelle Bennett: I'm often asked about life cycle analysis (LCA) vs input output methodology, when measuring an organisation's supply chain emissions. Is one better than the other? So in response I have come
Investment needed to cut carbon in schools
20 July 2010
Liesel van Ast: UK Government plans to scrap investment in refurbishing schools could force local authorities to spend money on carbon permits and penalties instead of energy efficiency in buildings.
Mandatory environmental reporting needed to manage financial risk
15 July 2010
Liesel van Ast: Businesses will find it increasingly difficult and more costly to access "free" materials, commodities, freshwater supplies, food, fibre and fuels delivered through ecosystem
So what makes a good sustainability report?
14 June 2010
Paul Druckman: As a general rule, we tend to trust the financial information published by companies. Aside from the obvious regulatory and compliance issues, responsible companies recognise that it's in their
Trucost clients underweight BP in the Oil & Gas sector
11 June 2010
Simon Thomas: Since I founded Trucost over a decade ago I have often feared that it would take an environmental disaster for capital markets and society in general to start taking the environmental impacts of
Proposed Amendment US EPA Rule on Mandatory GHG Reporting - useful for both shareholders and stakeholders
26 May 2010
James Salo: Reported data of little value to investors, companies, stakeholders, without company identifiers June 11th is the deadline for comments on the EPA's proposed ‘Subpart A'
CalPERS to hire Trucost
20 May 2010
Neil McIndoe: We put an awful lot of effort into our proposal to be included in CalPERS pool of research organisations. So we were absolutely delighted when the $200bn pension fund announced we were one of only 2
US climate bill to set slow path to low-carbon economy
13 May 2010
Liesel van Ast: The bill for an American Power Act is full of compromise. Earlier plans for a cap-and-trade program - a tool designed to achieve emission reductions at the lowest economy-wide cost - have been
Tories to speed up mandatory carbon reporting rules
13 May 2010
Liesel van Ast: The Conservative Party now leading the UK Government believes that carbon disclosure by the largest UK companies would be a big driver of carbon cuts. And that it would create competitive
Carbonated business applications – why are they so flat?
10 May 2010
Sarah Wainwright: Trucost invites Jyoti Banerjee, director of KiteBlue and industry expert, to share his views on how software applications are responding to "green" challenges:
Oil spill casts shadow over plans to expand risky production
06 May 2010
Liesel van Ast: Soon after oil started washing up on the Louisiana shore, Moody's revised its outlook for BP to negative. As the company braces itself for US$ billions in costs for the oil spill in
Indirectly speaking
28 April 2010
Cary Krosinsky: There remains one very powerful, and largely unexplored, way for the world to move towards maximizing carbon and environmental efficiency: we need a general recognition of the embedded carbon and
Barclays Responsible Banking Review
19 April 2010
Liesel van Ast: Barclays Responsible Banking Review, AKA sustainability report launch. Good on Barclays for highlighting its failure to meet carbon emissions, energy and water targets, rather than trying to hide
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