Climate Action 100+ Launches Phase 2 of Benchmarking Program Focusing on Taking Action

July 25, 2023

In June 2023, Climate Action 100+, a climate-focused investor initiative, launched the second phase of its benchmarking program to help investors assess and engage with public companies on climate-related issues. Phase 2 makes reference to Climate Action’s recent updates to its Net Zero Company Benchmark assessment tool. The Net Zero Company Benchmark uses public data, as well as self-disclosed company information, to evaluate the efforts of 166 focus companies to achieve a net zero transition. The publicly available data and self-disclosed company information will now be categorized into two types of indicators: disclosure framework indicators, evaluating the adequacy of corporate disclosure, and alignment of a company’s goals with the Paris Agreement.

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