Articles from Vim Aeris on corporate carbon footprints, how to calculate them by scope, and what reporting frameworks require.
Climate change is a problem of enormous scale, and global progress against it has been disappointing. It is easy to slide into despair. Still, climate optimism with a sense of urgency is what gives us a real chance of hitting the targets we need, in time to avoid the worst effects. It takes the crisis seriously while…
A corporate carbon footprint is the baseline metric for any company’s climate action. It quantifies the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that the company’s operations and value chain produce. With that data, the company can make decisions to cut emissions and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 13 on climate action. It’s also…
Limited vs reasonable assurance is the key choice a company faces when it wants outside proof that its carbon footprint deserves trust. More and more companies now measure their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and frameworks such as the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1 explain how to do it. However, a GHG inventory pulls together large…
A climate transition plan is a strategic document. It shows how a company will move from its current emissions to net zero. However, it is neither a statement of intent nor a list of efficiency projects. Instead, it ties together reduction targets, committed investments, business model changes, governance, and progress reporting. For most U.S. companies,…
Climate action is the set of measures—political, business, technological, and social—aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting human systems to the impacts of climate change that are already inevitable. It is not an abstract concept: it has international frameworks that define it, metrics that measure it, and specific actors who implement it or evade…