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The Sustainability Pay Gap: An Analysis of Executive Compensation in the Chemicals, Consumer Goods and Transport Sectors

Report Emissions, Petrochemicals, Thought Leadership Financial Risk & Reward, Shareholder Engagement, Transparency & Traceability Equity PT0122

This report highlights that although sustainability is often mentioned as a significant risk to corporates in the Chemicals, Transport and Consumer Goods sectors, addressing this risk is often not incorporated into how executives are incentivised. When sustainability targets are included in executive compensation setting, investors should not assume it is material until a more detailed analysis has been undertaken. They can rightly ask whether the targets are merely greenwashing if they can easily be rendered irrelevant.

Missing the 1.5°C Paris Alignment could cost chemical giants an extra USD 2.7 billion

Press Release Emissions, Petrochemicals Financial Risk & Reward, Shareholder Engagement, Transparency & Traceability Equity

New research from Planet Tracker finds that six out of eight major chemical companies do not have credible climate transition strategies aligned with a 1.5°C pathway by 2030.

Lessons in Chemistry: Climate Action Giants

Report Emissions, Petrochemicals Air Liquide, BASF, Bayer, Dow, Incitec Pivot, SABIC, Toray Industries Inc Financial Risk & Reward, Shareholder Engagement, Transparency & Traceability Equity PT0121

This report benchmarks the climate transition performance of eight of the world’s top chemical companies: BASF, Bayer, Dow, Incitec Pivot, Air Liquide, LyondellBasell, SABIC, and Toray Industries. It evaluates them across emissions performance, value chain engagement, governance and remuneration, capital allocation, and policy advocacy.

Major European banks failing to address plastic problem despite widespread discussion of risk

Press Release Emissions, Plastic Financial Risk & Reward, Shareholder Engagement, Transparency & Traceability Equity

Analysis of over 4,000 corporate reports and investor communications from 30 leading European banks reveals widespread failure to address financial risks from plastic pollution.

Plastic Banks

Report Emissions, Plastic Financial Risk & Reward, Shareholder Engagement, Transparency & Traceability Equity PT0119

Companies in the plastic industry should have one of the longest risk registers of any sector. European retail banks financing plastics, along with their investors are financially exposed to these plastic-related risks. In this report, we use natural language processing to examine how major European retail banks talk about plastics and whether they consider plastic pollution risk as part of their lending criteria.

Incitec Climate Transition Analysis Update

Report Emissions, Petrochemicals Incitec Pivot Chemicals, Financial Risk & Reward, Shareholder Engagement, Transparency & Traceability Equity PT0118

Incitec Pivot is on track for a 1.5°C pathway by 2030. While Incitec Pivot demonstrates credible initiatives, such as technological innovation and strategic partnerships, certain transparency gaps remain.

Deep Sea Mining: A Policy Guide

Report Deep Sea Mining Financial Risk & Reward, Shareholder Engagement, Transparency & Traceability Equity PT0115

Financial institutions are exposed to significant economic risks from deep sea mining. Planet Tracker provides financial institutions with recommendations on how to develop investment and financing policies on this issue.

BASF CTA Update

Report Emissions, Petrochemicals BASF Financial Risk & Reward, Shareholder Engagement Equity PT0114

Planet Tracker’s latest analysis reveals critical gaps in BASF’s climate transition strategy. Whilst the company may be on track for a 2°C pathway by 2030, significant challenges remain to achieve the more ambitious 1.5°C target.

Investors urged to advocate for standardisation of chemical industry regulations

Press Release Emissions, Petrochemicals, Plastic Transparency & Traceability Equity

Planet Tracker’s latest research highlights inconsistencies between U.S. and EU toxic release reporting requirements, exposing corporates and financiers to growing regulatory and litigation risks.

A Tale of Two Systems

Report Emissions, Petrochemicals, Plastic Transparency & Traceability Equity PT0113

Planet Tracker’s latest report presents a comprehensive comparison of U.S. and EU chemical regulations, revealing significant differences between the two regions’ regulatory frameworks. These discrepancies hinder accurate assessments of toxic footprints and increase future risks for companies and investors.

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