Climate Change
A strong economy needs a healthy planet. Ceres works with investors, companies, and policymakers to advance climate solutions and achieve a just and sustainable future where people and the planet prosper.
Our work with investors
Our work with companies
Our policy advocacy
Investors
Investors recognize their fiduciary duty to address systemic climate risks and capture the economic opportunities of the transition to a clean economy. Through the Ceres Investor Network, we support investors advancing responsible investment practices and policies that protect both the planet and their portfolios.
Our investor climate initiatives
As co-founders of several global initiatives, we support investors to drive change within their own portfolios and scale up investments aligned with a cleaner, more resilient economy.
Climate Action 100+ is for investors to engage many of the largest corporations to act on the financial impacts of climate risk to ensure long-term value.
Food Emissions 50 is for investors to engage companies in the food sector to support the business transition toward a low-carbon economy.
The Investor Agenda is a global forum of organizations supporting investor and government actions towards the goals of the Paris Agreement, including reaching a net zero emissions economy.
Net Zero Asset Managers initiative is a voluntary initiative for asset managers to support them in setting and achieving net zero goals, consistent with their fiduciary duty.
Paris Aligned Asset Owners is a voluntary initiative for asset owners to support them in setting and achieving net zero goals, consistent with their fiduciary duty.
Support our work to stabilize the climate
With data-driven research and expert analysis, we inspire investors and companies to advocate for market and policy solutions to address climate change. Our work to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, more just, and resilient economy depends on contributions from our generous supporters.
Companies
To succeed in today’s rapidly evolving business environment, companies must address global systemic risks that threaten the health and prosperity of the economy and the planet. We engage with companies in key sectors of the economy to ratchet up the ambition of their climate goals, create transition action plans, and provide disclosure about how they’re achieving their goals.
Ceres Company Network
The Ceres Company Network includes 50 major corporations committed to responsible business leadership by taking action to stabilize the climate, protect water and natural resources, and promote a just and inclusive economy.
Ceres Ambition 2030
The Ceres Ambition 2030 initiative advances efforts to reduce emissions in six of the economy’s most polluting sectors - banking, electric power, food and agriculture, oil and gas, steel, and transportation.
Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance
The Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance speeds up the transition to electric vehicles by supporting companies in making electric fleet commitments.
Learn How to Create a Transition Plan
Broad commitments and long-term goals for stabilizing the climate, protecting water, and conserving and restoring nature aren’t enough. The next step for investors and companies is to develop and publicly disclose a concrete plan for moving from commitment to impact.
Policy
Leading investors and companies know they need ambitious policies at all levels of government to meet their own bold climate targets, reduce climate risk, and build a sustainable economy. We support investors and companies to engage with key lawmakers and regulators to make the economic case for innovative climate and energy policies at all levels of government.
Financial Regulation
Through the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, we support federal and state regulators to act on climate change as a systemic financial risk and implement systems-level change.
Federal Policy
By making the business case for new economic opportunities to address the climate risk, we bring a powerful voice to Washington, D.C.
State Policy
We support investors and companies who are advocating for ambitious climate and clean energy policies in states across the U.S.
Our commitment to advocacy
Ceres is a long-time advocate for strong climate and clean energy legislation—and for standardized, mandatory climate disclosure. We rally company and investor support, and engage directly with U.S. policymakers and regulators, to achieve historic victories. Below are a few of our priorities.
National Climate Disclosure Rule
After more than two decades of Ceres and our members calling on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to mandate robust climate reporting, publicly listed companies are now required to disclose their climate impacts and transition plans.
California Climate Disclosure Legislation
Ceres co-sponsored two historic bills, SB 253 and SB 261, which will require thousands of public and private companies to report their climate risks and emissions across their supply chains.
Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act marked a culmination of more than a decade of advocacy for federal climate legislation by Ceres and the companies we work with.
Advocate with Ceres
The Ceres Policy Network represents some of the most recognizable brands in the U.S. who have become leading advocates for climate and clean energy policy solutions at both the state and federal levels.
Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets
Our center of excellence aims to improve the practices and policies that govern capital markets by engaging federal and state regulators, financial institutions, investors, and corporate boards to act on climate risk as a systemic financial risk.
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