Explainer: What Does Carbon Accounting Add Up to Today?

Published on April 28, 2023

With the proliferation of net-zero pledges, these commitments have become a new criterion for businesses that only a few understand but many proffer as an appeal to investors. But how can an investor or a customer know how much greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions a soap maker or bank really dumped into the atmosphere? Carbon accounting, the system behind accurately counting, tracking, and communicating the emissions of an organization, tackles this question. The practice integrates the natural world with capital markets, underpinning the climate transition.

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