Clearyst Newsletter
May 2024
Updates from Clearyst and Across the Sustainability World
Stay informed with the latest insights and developments from Clearyst, alongside updates shaping the landscape of sustainability worldwide.
Clearyst Updates
Clearyst at San Francisco Climate Week Recap
For the second year running, Clearyst° hosted a panel at The Wharton School San Francisco Campus as a part of SF Climate Week , gathering experts in sustainability across the business, financial and technology ecosystem. A big thank you to our knowledgeable panelists for providing the audience with such excellent insights as well as everyone who joined us in person and virtually!
Click here to review a few main takeaways and watch the full recording.
20 Initiatives for Your Sustainability Journey
Jumpstart your sustainability program with these 20 easy-to-implement initiatives covering energy, water, consumption, waste, transportation, community and workplace culture. From switching to LED bulbs to encouraging employee carpools, these actions make an immediate impact on sustainability without requiring extensive resources. Learn more.
GBB Product Release Update
Get ready for an entirely new Green Business Benchmark° experience. With a revamped app featuring an upgraded dashboard, streamlined navigation menu and standout public profile, making a real impact is easier than ever. Stay tuned for the big reveal coming in mid-Q2!
Celebrating and Taking Care of Our Planet
In honor of Earth Day, members of the Clearyst team gathered virtually to share our efforts to live more sustainably, all while picking up trash around our neighborhoods.
Recent News
- DOE Details Its Path Forward for AI to Enhance the Grid - The energy agency is contemplating applying AI to improve the productivity and efficiency of the electrical grid, more effectively anticipate problems, and speed up the permitting process - all in an effort to bolster a more reliable, cleaner grid.
- Executives, Directors Highlighting Sustainability in the Boardroom - 42% of executives view sustainability as a top three issue, with 1 in 5 seeing it as their organization’s highest priority; and while building a more sustainable business requires long-term investment, measurement and accountability, an accelerated net zero transition presents $43T in potential global economic gains by 2070.
- ISSB, ESRS Interoperability Guidance Published - In a helpful step towards reduced complexity, fragmentation and duplication, the IFRS Foundation and EFRAG recently released materials on how a company aligning to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) can apply both, including detailed analysis on climate-related disclosures.
- Climate Change to Cost $38 Trillion by Mid Century - With increasing frequency and severity of climate change impacts, the global economy is already heading for 19% loss of income per capita in the next 26 years via damages to agriculture, labor productivity and infrastructure
- Heavy Industry, the Next Big Climate Problem - Despite energy and transportation emission reductions from significant subsidies and credits via the Inflation Reduction Act, industrial emissions are set to remain high - presenting a sizable market for innovative climate solutions.
- Activated Teams Outperform - Organizations with activated employees - those intrinsically motivated and emotionally engaged - experience heightened performance and security.
Events
- Transition-AI: Can the Grid Handle AI’s Power Demand? Wednesday, May 8, 1pm ET | Virtual | Register here
- PRI Minimum Requirements For Investor Signatories in the 2024 Reporting Cycle: Tuesday, May 21, 9am ET | Virtual | Register here
- Circularity: Accelerating the Circular Economy: Wed. May 22 - Fri. May 24, All Day | In-Person in Chicago (Paid)| Register here
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