Gustavo Bernal Torres
GM, Ford, Google Partner to Promote 'Virtual' Power Plants
Virtual power plants pool together thousands of decentralized energy resources like electric vehicles or electric heaters controlled by...
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Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Jan 6
- 1 min
Bain's Sustainability and ESG in 2023
Looking ahead through the eyes of investors. The current debate over ESG and sustainable investing is noisy and sometimes rancorous, and...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
How the World’s Biggest Miner Hopes to Profit from the Energy Transition
A conversation with BHP chief Mike Henry “If the world said tomorrow there is no capital available for mining, decarbonization is...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
Accelerating Global Companies Toward Net Zero By 2050
Accenture's new research shows progress and key steps necessary to speed up efforts. Accenture finds that one-third of the world's...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark
Interim cycle of Benchmark assessments provides investors with timely data to inform engagement strategies ahead of upcoming proxy...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Sep 23, 2022
- 1 min
SBTi Cement Guidance
The cement sector is the third-largest industrial energy consumer and the second-largest industrial CO2 emitter. It represents about 7%...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Sep 23, 2022
- 1 min
How Amazon Became the Largest Buyer of Renewable Energy in the World
That financial and legal arrangement, known as a PPA (power purchase agreement), has been a crucial force in the U.S.’s transition to...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Sep 10, 2022
- 1 min
Missing the Mark: CDP Temperature Ratings - 2022 Analysis
No G7 country's corporate sector is aligned with the Paris agreement's 1.5°C goal. As we approach COP27, this briefing with Oliver Wyman...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Aug 12, 2022
- 1 min
Corona Announces Opening of Corona Island, World’s First Sustainable, Single-Use Plastic-Free Island
Open to the public in Summer 2023, the natural oasis achieved the highest level of sustainability verification by Oceanic Global’s Blue...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Aug 5, 2022
- 1 min
6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies
A new generation of business leaders is finding innovative and profitable ways to bring about positive change in the world. In the book...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Jul 8, 2022
- 1 min
MSC Cruises, Fincantieri to Launch World’s First Cruise Ships Utilizing Hydrogen Power
Both companies have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the construction of two of the world’s first luxury cruise ships to...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Jun 24, 2022
- 1 min
Uniting Technology and Sustainability: How to Get Full Value From Sustainable Technology Strategies
Accenture research revealed that companies with most comprehensive sustainable tech strategies perform better across the board....
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Jun 10, 2022
- 1 min
Reflections on 20 Years of McKinsey on Finance—and Three Challenges Ahead
Revolutionary innovations, brilliant ideas, and climate imperatives will change everything—except the fundamentals of finance and...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- May 13, 2022
- 1 min
SBTi Progress Report 2021
The SBTi's published its third progress report, 'Scaling Urgent Corporate Climate Action Worldwide'. In 2021, the SBTi entered a period...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Apr 30, 2022
- 1 min
Where The Rubber Meets The Road: Getting Serious About ESG In Mining
ESG commitments within the mining industry have to be about more than glossy reports and compliance metrics. That challenge is the focus...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Apr 22, 2022
- 1 min
Mastercard Links Compensation for All Employees to ESG Goals
Mastercard will begin including achievement of the company’s ESG goals in the calculation of bonus pay for all employees. The forecast...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Mar 4, 2022
- 1 min
Shell, BP and ExxonMobil Have Done Business in Russia for Decades – Here’s Why They’re Leaving Now
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has completely changed Western energy companies’ cost-benefit analysis of doing business in Russia. In...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
California Senate Passes Bill for First Law in US Requiring Companies to Disclose all GHG Emissions
By a 23-7 vote, the California Senate has passed the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (CCAA), advancing the first law in the U.S....
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Shell’s Massive Carbon Capture Facility In Canada Emits Far More Than It Captures, Study Says
The “Quest” plant in Alberta, Canada, owned by oil giant Shell, has previously been touted as a “thriving example” of how CCS is working...
Gustavo Bernal Torres
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
What is ExxonMobil’s New Climate Strategy Worth?
Big oil’s most reluctant decarboniser lays out its green plan. On January 18th Mr Woods unveiled the firm’s long-awaited update to its...
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