Greenhouse gas emissions continue to be the leading contributors to climate change, which is having devastating effects on our planet. As investors, we seek clear and consistent greenhouse gas emissions disclosures, along with strategies to reduce emissions, from the companies within our portfolios. We ask that companies assess their scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions to capture both direct and indirect releases, that they set GHG reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement, and that their internal business practices also mirror a commitment to net zero emissions. As Meredith Benton, Founder and Principal at Whistle Stop Capital stated, “Long term investors, like Nia, want to hold stocks that will outperform in the future. Future outperformance requires the ability to operate in a low carbon economy.”
OraSure Technologies
The resolution requested that OraSure Technologies, within a year, issue near and long-term science-based GHG reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement’s ambition of maintaining global temperature rise to 1.5 °C and summarize plans to achieve them. The targets should cover the Company’s full range of operational and supply chain emissions.
TBD