These questions come from a desire for institutional investors to contribute to climate solutions: the systemic risk / fiduciary duty framing is intended to persuade institutional investors to take ...

Compass-FRWD is a six-step asset allocation framework designed to guide strategic capital investment across multiple portfolios. It does so by setting financing targets relative to real-world emission ...

Screening for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems: Guidance and Tools for Government Officials ...

Assessing the credibility and robustness of companies’ transition plans remains a significant challenge for the energy transition. To address this challenge, CCSI supported the World Benchmarking ...

The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), a joint center of Columbia Law School and Columbia Climate School at Columbia University, works to strengthen the sustainable development ...

The road to a zero-carbon future is paved with mineral-intensive technologies. As we transition to renewables-based energy systems and economies globally, demand for critical minerals is projected to ...

Businesses are increasingly recognizing their responsibility to balance the needs of both stakeholders — employees, frontline communities — and shareholders. However, translating this recognition into ...

Circular economy principles minimize waste by “closing the loops” around systems of extraction, production, and consumption, whether via sourcing and design, recovery, reuse, recycling, or responsible ...