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This report by RMI uses polyester as a case study to analyze how product definitions and demand from retail sectors can accelerate the market for low-emissions chemicals. It identifies specific technological pathways to reduce the lifecycle emissions of polyester t-shirts and argues that setting emissions reduction thresholds at upstream stages (such as the PET resin step) is more effective at driving chemical industry decarbonization than setting them at the finished fabric stage.

A survey of 23 companies by RMI and the Mission Possible Partnership indicates that airlines and corporate customers are willing to pay a 'green premium' for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and SAF certificates (SAFc). The findings suggest that waste-based feedstocks and shorter contract durations are preferred, and that current willingness to pay (WTP) could make certain SAF production pathways, particularly HEFA, financially bankable.

The NewClimate Institute criticizes a revised proposal by the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative (VCMI) regarding a 'Scope 3 Claim'. The Institute argues that allowing companies to use carbon credits to bridge the gap between target trajectories and actual emissions until 2038 would weaken corporate accountability, discourage immediate emissions reductions, and disadvantage companies already implementing genuine climate strategies.

This guide by RMI outlines the business case for commercial real estate developers to reduce embodied carbon—the emissions from material production and construction—which accounts for an estimated 11% of global emissions. It presents nine specific investment strategies divided into building-level and corporate-level actions to mitigate transition risks, reduce development costs, and create competitive advantages.

This guide by RMI explains the importance of integrating embodied carbon reporting into Scope 3 climate disclosures for the real estate industry. It details the regulatory and investor pressures driving this shift, provides a framework for categorizing and calculating embodied emissions, and outlines a path toward net-zero targets.

This guide explains the 'book and claim' model, a chain of custody system designed to decarbonize heavy industry and transport by decoupling the environmental benefits of low-emissions fuels and materials from their physical delivery.

This guide by RMI explores renewable energy (RE) procurement strategies for the Indian real estate sector, using the developer Lodha as a primary example. It details how different stakeholders—developers, co-operative societies, residential users, and commercial tenants—can utilize mechanisms such as net metering, green tariffs, open access, and virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) to reduce Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions and align with India's national net-zero goals.

This discussion paper by the Climate Bonds Initiative proposes a framework for credible transition finance in the agri-food sector. It argues that current transition instruments, such as Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs), often lack ambition and fail to account for scope 3 emissions. To address this, the paper applies five 'Credible Transition Principles' and five 'Hallmarks' for transforming companies to ensure alignment with 1.5°C climate targets, science-based pathways, and broader sustainability goals including biodiversity and just transition.

The Global Shipping Watch is an open access platform designed to link maritime emissions to specific supply chain actors by matching cargo records with vessel movements from the AIS system. It aims to overcome barriers to decarbonization by providing data-driven analysis of which companies own cargo and which products are linked to emissions on specific routes.

This policy brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the UK's reliance on soy imports, primarily for livestock feed, and the associated risks of deforestation and supply chain instability.

The Net Zero Stocktake 2022 executive summary analyzes the status of net zero target setting across 4,000+ entities, including national governments, sub-national governments, and companies. While the report notes a surge in the quantity of targets and an increase in domestic legislation, it highlights a widespread lack of credibility and robustness in these pledges, particularly regarding the use of external offsets and the inclusion of Scope 3 emissions.

This fact sheet describes Global Shipping Watch (GSW), an open-access demonstration platform developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute to link maritime emissions with specific supply chain actors, including traders, carriers, and consumers.

The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2022, published by the NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market Watch, evaluates the climate strategies of 25 major global companies. The report finds that most corporate net-zero pledges lack integrity, with aggregate emissions reductions often limited to 40% rather than 100%, and a heavy reliance on contentious offsetting practices and low-quality renewable energy certificates.

This RMI briefing proposes a standard, open-source, blockchain-based technical architecture to transform greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting. The goal is to move from static, average-based reporting to a system using primary data at the product level, enabling better procurement decisions to lower Scope 3 emissions through a verifiable, digital audit trail across supply chains.

This briefing by RMI and the Coalition on Materials Emissions Transparency (COMET) proposes three changes to carbon accounting principles to better drive emissions reductions in supply chains. The authors argue that current corporate-level reporting is insufficient for procurement decisions and advocate for a shift toward product-level disclosure based on primary data, fixed boundaries for comparison, and market-driven measurement incentives.

The RMI report 'COP26 Action Plan: Three Urgent Steps to Standardize Emissions Reporting' proposes a 'digitally native' GHG Protocol to improve the visibility and traceability of scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions across supply chains. The author argues that current accounting systems rely too heavily on approximations and spreadsheets, which hinders the ability to compare companies and incentivize decarbonization. The plan outlines a three-step transition: establishing unified accounting principles that prioritize primary data over averages, building a technical architecture based on distributed ledger technology to track embodied carbon at the product level, and evolving the market so that carbon emissions become a digital 'unit of trade' integrated into corporate financial disclosures.

The World Resources Institute's (WRI) 2011 Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Sustainability Report details an 18 percent increase in GHG emissions for fiscal year 2011 (October 2010 to September 2011) compared to 2010, driven by organizational growth. To address this, WRI has established absolute reduction targets for 2020 and a three-part plan focusing on reducing existing emissions, avoiding future emissions during growth, and improving data collection through primary sources and sub-metering.

The Mining and Environmental Justice Community Network of South Africa (MEJCON-SA) and Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) have lodged an appeal to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to set aside an environmental authorisation (EA) granted by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on 09 May 2025 to Tetra4 (Pty) Ltd. The EA allows Tetra4 to extend its production right to incorporate 18 additional wells across 80 farm portions in the Free State Province. The appellants argue that Tetra4 used a Basic Assessment Report (BAR) process under section 102 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) to circumvent a previous ministerial order from 01 August 2024, which had set aside a larger 'Cluster 2' expansion due to inadequate climate and groundwater assessments.

The Agrifood Transition Plan Assessment Framework, published by the Climate Bonds Initiative, provides guidance for financial sector stakeholders to evaluate the transition strategies of agrifood companies. It establishes a tiered assessment structure—categorizing companies as 'committed' or 'advanced'—across three pillars: ambition (performance targets), action (delivery strategies), and accountability (governance and reporting). The framework emphasizes a holistic approach that integrates climate mitigation with nature protection, social considerations, and the elimination of deforestation across the value chain.

This guidance document from the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a framework for companies in the Low-carbon Buildings Sector to account for and report Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It aligns the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain Standard with the specific needs of the building and construction value chain, identifying target reporting categories for various stakeholders such as developers, asset managers, and architecture firms.