Investment & Portfolio Emissions Reporting
Emissions reporting allows Investment Mangers to mitigate greenwashing risk and guarantee regulatory compliance in a rapidly changing and increasingly stringent landscape.
Emissions measurement and disclosure enables portfolio managers to drive assets toward net-zero and increase their ESG value.
Accurate emissions measurement allows Investment Managers to market and transact equities with the highest value potential.
Emissions reporting allows Investment Mangers to mitigate greenwashing risk and guarantee regulatory compliance in a rapidly changing and increasingly stringent landscape.
Emissions measurement and disclosure enables portfolio managers to drive assets toward net-zero and increase their ESG value.
Accurate emissions measurement allows Investment Managers to market and transact equities with the highest value potential.
The conversation around ESG, it seems, is always shifting underneath the feet of organisations looking to do the right thing. First there was a rush to set targets, then, without proper measurement in hand, many organisations found themselves gobbling up offsets to meet their ambitious goals. Now, we learn, that even these are faulty, and many organisations might be scratching their heads thinking, “what’s next?” or more frightfully “why bother?”, all fair questions.
Here at Carbon Responsible we have never encouraged or advised our clients to buy offsets, and we’ve been talking about the right way to set targets and pre-empt claims of greenwashing for years. We’ve always taken a long-term value approach to advising our clients on their sustainability journeys and that has won us accolades and a durable client book.
Our Private Equity and Investment Management clients are particularly sensitive to these shifts in the marketplace and conversation. That is why our work with them is geared toward maximal depth in measurement, honest, transparent reporting, and achievable target setting. With our tools, processes and expertise, we can steward any firm through a sustainability journey.
Case Study
Harmonising a private equity portfolio and driving down emissions
Situation
As a signatory of the PRI, Horizon Capital knew that decarbonisation and ESG metrics where high on the list of strategic initiatives the firm needed to accomplish. Yet, the emissions calculations at each of their portfolio companies differed, not only in ambition but also in methodology. This made reporting for PRI and disclosing emissions publicly somewhat risky. Seeking a partner to harmonise reporting, develop decarbonisation strategies and expand reporting categories, Horizon Capital retained Carbon Responsible.
Solution
Carbon Responsible worked directly with each portfolio company to develop and align new reporting streams, consistent data methodology, and up-skilled portfolio colleagues in carbon management, ensuring highly accurate and reliable data was collated and that ownership for carbon reduction was driven into portfolio companies. Carbon Responsible aggregated and reviewed all emissions data across the entire portfolio and verified its accuracy. We also developed forward year data gap analysis that help portfolio companies develop a journey toward self-sufficient and broad emissions reporting.
Value Delivered
After verification of all data, Carbon Responsible issued portfolio company level reports to each asset, as well as an overall corporate and portfolio emissions report to Horizon Capital. This reporting satisfied multiple regulations and frameworks, namely SECR and PRI. Post-reporting workshops helped to keep up momentum within portfolio companies to drive adherence to decarbonisation plans and reporting requirements.
reduction in total emissions since 2021 (including investment emissions).
increase in Scope 3 category reporting across all portfolio companies.
Portfolio companies measured and reported on