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  • Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure for HVAC/R Pros

    When it comes to sustainability reporting and disclosure, there is a patchwork of frameworks to choose from for your climate related financial disclosures. While there is some overlap between them, each has its own philosophy and requirements for the sustainability disclosure that asset managers and other stakeholders are looking for.

  • Fugitive Emissions are the Future of ESG Reporting

    Companies are becoming more comfortable with reporting on greenhouse gases in their ESG reporting, including carbon dioxide, air pollution, and natural gas. However, there is still one area that many companies aren’t reporting on – fugitive emissions, especially as they relate to refrigerant emissions.

  • Why HVAC/R Pros Need Corporate Governance Software

    A business entity that isn’t properly attending to risk management through corporate governance used to be acceptable. It was alright to have business processes that relied on a lot of policies without having enterprise wide subsidiary governance for business conduct.

  • US GHG Inventory Updates

    The US GHG Emissions and Sinks Report for the US GHG Inventory provides the official annual United States government data on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage. Greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse gases in general, including carbon dioxide, sulfur hexafluoride, nitrous oxide, natural gas, gases from fossil fuel combustion and petroleum systems, refrigeration, and electric…

  • ESG Reporting With the Trakref-Darden Matrix

    ESG (environmental social and governance) reporting and climate related financial disclosures are becoming more mainstream. Ten years ago, corporate ESG data reporting was done by only the most progressive companies, but now, it is not only expected but becoming required. The SEC is moving forward to make certain ESG reporting important and required for publicly…

  • HVAC News Roundup May 2022

    May was a busy month in the HVAC/R world. Between conferences, legislative and government updates, and new reports, there was a lot to stay on top of. At Trakref, we’ve been tracking the latest and have the run-down to share with you.

  • ESG Reporting Study With Darden School of Business

    Not only are investors increasingly showing that ESG reporting important information is needed to make financial decisions, but governments are also beginning to require this information. The SEC recently moved forward rulemaking to make elements of corporate ESG data reporting required for publicly traded companies, and California’s senate passed SB 260 which will make climate…

  • Where ESG Reporting Still Falls Short

    In a perfect world, investors, board members, and executives would have full confidence in companies’ environmental social and governance (ESG) reporting and see it as an effective way to fight climate change as well as have a sound business strategy with strategic importance.

  • What the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities Means for HVAC/R Pros

    There has been an increased focus on environmental objectives and environmentally sustainable economic activities in the business world. Climate change mitigation, sustainable finance, and sustainable investment used to be something that was only talked about in the realm of idealists.