Toray aims for carbon neutrality by 2050 but is most likely heading towards a 2°C to 3°C scenario by 2030. Without stronger absolute reduction commitments, enhanced supply chain accountability, and clearer links between incentives and Net Zero goals, Toray appears unlikely to align with the more ambitious 1.5°C target.

Analysis of 45 of the world’s largest food giants – worth USD 2.6 trillion1 – highlights inadequate environmental and financial risk disclosure related to fertiliser misuse.

Widespread misuse of synthetic fertilisers has led to a rise in fertiliser-related environmental risks. Analysis of 45 of the largest food system companies globally revealed that a third of companies are failing to acknowledge fertiliser risks at all.

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.

As we look ahead for this year, the geo-political headwinds for international climate and nature policy are all too clear. We therefore look ahead to the key issues and themes likely to determine the prospects for success or failure this year, assessing where progress will be critical, where it will be important to hold the line, and areas where climate and nature policymaking can be beneficially joined-up.

Investment Analyst

London, January 13, 2025: The Tracker Group, home to the Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker brands, is pleased to announce the appointment of inaugural CEO, Christine Chow. With a mission to transform global financial activities and reallocate capital to create a resilient, just, net zero and nature-positive future, Christine will lead the next phase of this financial think tank’s award-winning work. This follows a decision by the Board to bring Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker more closely together under a single leadership team.

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.

Last week, senior analyst Richard Wielechowski joined Jodie Roussell, global public affairs lead, packaging & sustainability at Nestlé and Ian Welsh, Innovation Forum’s publishing director, to discuss the outcomes of INC-5 and outline a roadmap towards INC-5.2.

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.