LE2: ESG Leadership Commitments – Above Green

Intent

The intent of this indicator is to assess the entity's commitment to ESG leadership standards or principles. By making a commitment to ESG leadership standards or principles, an entity publicly demonstrates its commitment to ESG, uses organizational standards and/or frameworks that are universally accepted and may have obligations to comply with the standards and/or frameworks.

Requirements

Select Yes or No: If selecting Yes, select applicable sub-options.

Has the entity made a public commitment to ESG leadership standards or principles?

Yes
- General ESG commitments: (multiple answers possible)
  - Commitments that are publicly evidenced and oblige the organization to take action (multiple answers possible).
    - UN Global Compact
    - Other: ____________
  - Commitments that are publicly evidenced and do not oblige the organization to take action (multiple answers possible).
    - List commitments: ____________
- Formal environmental issue-specific commitments (multiple answers possible)
  - Commitments that are publicly evidenced and oblige the organization to take action (multiple answers possible).
    - EV100
    - Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA)
    - RE100
    - Science Based Targets Initiative
    - UNFCCC Climate Neutral Now Pledge
    - WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment
    - Other: ____________
  - Commitments that are publicly evidenced and do not oblige the organization to take action (multiple answers possible).
    - Task force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
    - Other: ____________
- Formal social issue-specific commitments (multiple answers possible)
  - Commitments that are publicly evidenced and oblige the organization to take action (multiple answers possible).
    - List commitment(s): ____________
  - Commitments that are publicly evidenced and do not oblige the organization to take action (multiple answers possible).
    - The Responsible Labor Initiative (RLI)
    - World Business Council for Sustainable Development's Call to Action
    - 30% Club
    - Other: ____________
- Formal governance issue-specific commitments (multiple answers possible)
  - Commitments that are publicly evidenced and oblige the organization to take action (multiple answers possible).
    - List commitment(s): ____________
  - Commitments that are publicly evidenced and do not oblige the organization to take action (multiple answers possible).
    - List commitment(s): ____________
No
- Provide additional context for the answer provided (not validated, for reporting purposes only)
  ________________________

Public commitment:Commitment must be public (e.g via public register) and the entity a member/signatory.

Requires action:The commitment requires the entity to take action (where participant has indicated that it does).

Validation

This indicator is not subject to automatic or manual validation.

See Appendix 4 of the reference guide for additional information about GRESB Validation.

Scoring

This indicator is not scored and is for reporting purposes only.

Terminology

EV100:

A global initiative bringing together forward looking companies committed to accelerating the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and making electric transport the new normal by 2030.

RE100:

RE100 is a global initiative uniting businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity, working to massively increase demand for and delivery of renewable energy. RE100 is convened by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP.

Powering PastCoal Alliance (PPCA):

A coalition of countries, states and business working towards the global phase-out of unabated coal power.

Science Based Targets Initiative:

The initiative is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) which has a goal of enabling companies setting science based targets to reduce GHG emissions.

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures:

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures will develop voluntary, consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures for use by companies in providing information to investors, lenders, insurers, and other stakeholders.

The Responsible Labor Initiative (RLI):

A multi-industry, multi-stakeholder collaboration stemming out of the forced labor commitments and programs of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), formerly the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC).

UNFCCC Climate Neutral Now Pledge

A pledge representing a group of signatory companies and governments taking the lead on reducing emissions and accelerating the global journey to a climate-neutral future.

UN Global Compact:

The UN Global Compact is a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to take steps to support UN goals.

UN Global Compact Our Only Future:

A global movement of leading companies aligning their businesses with the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Call to Action:

A global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world and helping member companies become more successful and sustainable by focusing on the maximum positive impact for shareholders, the environment and societies.

WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment:

The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment) challenges companies, cities, states and regions to reach Net Zero operating emissions in their portfolios by 2030, and to advocate for all buildings to be Net Zero in operation by 2050.

30% Club:

A campaign group of Chairs and CEOs taking action to increase gender diversity on boards and senior management teams.