Strong screening processes help to identify and avoid or mitigate risks associated with larger-scale investments in agriculture and food systems at the early stage of the investment assessment process ...

Assessing the credibility and robustness of companies’ transition plans remains a significant challenge for the energy transition. To address this challenge, CCSI supported the World Benchmarking ...

The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), a joint center of Columbia Law School and Columbia Climate School at Columbia University, works to strengthen the sustainable development ...

The road to a zero-carbon future is paved with mineral-intensive technologies. As we transition to renewables-based energy systems and economies globally, demand for critical minerals is projected to ...

Businesses are increasingly recognizing their responsibility to balance the needs of both stakeholders — employees, frontline communities — and shareholders. However, translating this recognition into ...

Circular economy principles minimize waste by “closing the loops” around systems of extraction, production, and consumption, whether via sourcing and design, recovery, reuse, recycling, or responsible ...