LyondellBasell could align with a below-2°C pathway by 2030. The company aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with interim targets to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% and Scope 3 emissions by 30% by 2030, from a 2020 baseline. However, total GHG emissions rose 7.6% between 2020 and 2024, driven by Scope 3 growth linked to higher production volumes. Achieving the planned reductions will therefore require accelerated mitigation measures and full delivery of planned mitigation initiatives.

Hidden toxicity poses risk to human health, biodiversity and investment portfolios.

The growing focus on the health and environmental impacts of plastics is a ticking timebomb for corporates using plastics and their investors. One challenge for investors in pricing in this risk is understanding how different corporates are exposed to potential risk from their product portfolios. This lack of transparency creates a blind spot for investors seeking to understand the risk to their portfolio companies.

Not just a significant source of ecological damage, FAD-caught tuna represents a financial and legal risk for investors in Princes’ IPO, who should ask the company to reinstate its previous commitment to not source FAD-caught tuna.

London, October 16, 2025 – A new study from Planet Tracker and the MSCI Institute finds that companies with weak plastic-related governance – such as poor or absent packaging-related targets and lack of comprehensive strategies to address waste – face heightened financial risks, from lawsuits and compliance costs to reputational damage and potential share price declines.

In the best case scenario, BASF is expected to align with a 2°C pathway by 2030. The company’s pathway to 2030 is now better evidenced, supported by tangible actions in renewable sourcing, efficiency, and pilot-scale low-carbon technologies. However, reliance on post-2030 technological deployment, weak Scope 3.1 targets with incomplete coverage, and modest transition capex commitments mean that BASF is not aligned with a 1.5°C pathway.

Microplastic pollution is no longer a marginal concern; it is quickly becoming a major legal, environmental, and financial risk that directly affects how companies perform and what investors can expect. Investors should treat packaging governance as a key ESG risk, actively engage with the companies they invest in about their sustainability efforts and use this information to make smarter risk and investment decisions.

Bayer is projected to align with a 2°C warming scenario by 2030. Emissions trends have been inconsistent year-on-year, and key downstream categories, such as product use, remain excluded from Scope 3 disclosures, resulting in a likely underestimation of Bayer’s climate footprint.

The Tuna 30 Dashboard accompanies the report “Tuna Turner: Investors must turn up transparency in the tuna industry”. It assesses the transparency of the 30 largest tuna harvesters globally, which together account for an estimated 46% of global tuna catch

Planet Tracker has traced 2,153 fishing vessels to the world’s largest tuna harvesting companies – revealing, for the first time, their catch volumes by stock in the absence of adequate reporting from companies.

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