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In today’s era of rapid technological and geopolitical change, compounded by the growing impacts of the energy transition, companies’ financial statements, which are built on assumptions about the future, must be transparent and strategically aligned with existing reporting. However, the current state of climate-related information in U.S. oil and gas companies’ financial statement reporting is poor, exposing investors to unquantifiable financial and transition risks.

Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative focused on addressing climate change, has released the latest round of company assessments using the Net Zero Company Benchmark. This year, the Benchmark evaluated the performance of 164 Climate Action 100+ focus companies in line with the initiative’s three high-level goals: emissions reduction, climate governance, and climate-related disclosure.

Investors engaging RWE AG through Climate Action 100+ welcome the company’s progress on phasing out coal and the “1.5-degree” validation of its emission reduction targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in January 2025.

Discover how one of the world's largest consumer goods companies engaged in climate-related lobbying through Climate Action 100+.

March marked the end of my tenure as chair of the Climate Action 100+ global Steering Committee. As Valeria Piani, Head of Stewardship at Phoenix Group, prepares to take over as the initiative’s incoming chair, I wanted to take a moment and reflect on the past year.

In June 2023, a group of investors, members of the Italian Sustainable Investment Forum (ItaSIF - Forum per la Finanza Sostenibile*) and a select group of Climate Action 100+** investor signatories, developed three expectations for Enel.

Climate Action 100+ investors engaging Pemex are encouraged by the company’s recent GHG reduction targets and enhanced climate disclosures as set out in the company’s first Sustainability Plan. This recent progress is acknowledged with supporting statements from both the co-lead investors and Pemex's CEO.

Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, has announced the appointment of two new investor members to the global Steering Committee. 

Discover more on the recent growth behind the initiative through our latest infographic.

Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, has released the latest round of company assessments against the Net Zero Company Benchmark. The Benchmark assesses the performance – based on disclosures and alignment assessments – of 168 Climate Action 100+ focus companies against the initiative’s three high-level goals: improved governance, emissions reduction and enhanced climate-related disclosures. 

Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC), a state-owned enterprise, is the largest crude oil and natural gas company in India. In July 2024, ONGC published a Decarbonization Roadmap, outlining its strategy to achieve Net-Zero Operational Emissions (Scope 1 & Scope 2) by 2038, a move much welcomed by investors.

The European Climate Lobbying Working Group (CLWG) is a ‘thematic workstream’ of Climate Action 100+ that aims to drive Paris-aligned corporate climate lobbying. Discover how the group's members work with company co-leads to deepen engagement whilst accelerating action with selected European companies.