Transition Pathway Initiative

Developing TPI for Corporate Fixed Income

10/07/2020

In April/May 2020, TPI consulted on how it might develop a TPI framework for assessing corporate ...

TPI named ESG Assessment Tool of the Year

30/06/2020

We are delighted that TPI has been named ESG Assessment Tool of the Year at the Sustainable Inves...

Assessing oil and gas climate targets and next steps for engagement with the sector webinar - Monday 8 June

03/06/2020

IIGCC together with TPI would like to invite you to participate in a virtual roundtable to discus...

Oil & Gas

Mining webinar - presentation slides

27/05/2020

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) hosted a webinar (on the 4th and 6th of May 2020) on the ...

Coal Mining

Carbon Performance of European Integrated Oil and Gas Companies: Briefing paper

12/05/2020

This briefing assesses the recent climate change announcements from six European oil & gas majors.

Oil & Gas

Shell and Eni lead European oil majors’ race to net zero emissions

12/05/2020

New research from assesses the recent climate change announcements from six European oil & gas majors - press statement

Oil & Gas

Carbon Performance Assessment in the Diversified Mining Sector: Discussion paper

04/05/2020

This discussion paper proposes a methodology to assess the Carbon Performance of the diversified mining sector.

Coal Mining

New Climate Assessment of Major Mining Companies Reveals Significant Gap in Alignment to Paris Climate Goals

04/05/2020

New research from the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) reveals that just two of the ten largest mining companies are aligned with limiting climate change to 2°C. These 10 companies have a market capitalisation of over $350bn and contribute to annual carbon emissions of over 1.5 billion tonnes either directly or indirectly via their products.

Coal Mining

Corporate Fixed Income Consultation

21/04/2020

TPI is proposing to extend its analysis of management quality and carbon performance to corporate fixed income. This document outlines our proposals and invites your feedback by 14th May 2020.

State of the Transition Presentation

20/03/2020

Presentation given by Professor Simon Dietz at the Transition Pathway Initiative’s webinar on the State of Transition.

Airlines Aluminium Autos Cement Chemicals Coal Mining Consumer Goods Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas Oil & Gas Distribution Other Basic Materials Other Industrials Paper Services Shipping State of Transition Steel webinar

State of the Transition – Brunel Case study: Using the Transition Pathway Initiative to support the implementation of our Climate Change Policy

20/03/2020

Presentation given at the Transition Pathway Initiative’s webinar on the State of Transition.

Case study State of Transition webinar

FTSE TPI Climate Transition Index - Capturing the climate transition within a global equity portfolio

20/03/2020

Presentation given at the Transition Pathway Initiative’s webinar on the State of Transition.

webinar

TPI State of Transition Report 2020

20/03/2020

This 2020 State of Transition Report from the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) is the latest in a series of annual stocktakes of the progress being made by the world’s biggest and most emissions-intensive public companies on the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Sector cluster report Sector report State of Transition

State of transition 2020: Over 80% of companies remain off track for a 2°C world

20/03/2020

Flagship annual review from Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) finds scant evidence of corporate climate progress (Press release)

Transition Pathway Initiative’s webinar on the State of Transition

17/03/2020

This webinar featured the presentation of the annual State of Transition report from Professor Si...

Transition Pathway Initiative welcomes HESTA as first Australian TPI Supporter

12/03/2020

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has welcomed HESTA as its first Australian investor Suppo...

Blackrock’s declaration of intent, emboldens climate action

07/02/2020

Nadine Viel Lamare When BlackRock sneezes, the high carbon economy catches cold. That at least is...

State of Transition

Carbon performance assessment of paper producers: note on methodology

03/02/2020

By Simon Dietz, William Irwin, Bruno Rauis, Valentin Jahn and Jolien Noels

Methodology Paper

New research finds slow climate progress in high-emitting industries

03/02/2020

Press release on the new TPI report which analyses the paper, cement, steel, aluminium and chemicals sectors

Aluminium Cement Chemicals Paper Press release Steel

Management Quality and Carbon Performance of Industrials and Materials Companies

03/02/2020

By Simon Dietz, Glen Gostlow, Valentin Jahn, Michal Nachmany, Jolien Noels and Rory Sullivan

Aluminium Cement Chemicals Paper Sector cluster report Sector report Steel

TPI Industrials Webinar: February 13th, 2020

31/01/2020

Join the Transition Pathway Initiative for a webinar on our latest report covering carbon intensi...

Aluminium Cement Paper Steel

Church of England Pension Board invests £600 million in global new stock index backing the Paris Climate Agreement

30/01/2020

New generation of Index using TPI data launched at the London Stock Exchange, developed by the Ch...

One in three major transport firms now align with Paris pledges, but sector must rev up climate ambition to match 2020 fast track

04/12/2019

New research from $15 trillion-backed Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) analyses automotive, av...

Airlines Autos Shipping

Carbon Performance assessment of airlines: note on methodology

04/12/2019

By Simon Dietz and Rhoda Byrne

Airlines Methodology

Carbon Performance assessment of international shipping: note on methodology

04/12/2019

By Simon Dietz and Rhoda Byrne

Methodology Shipping

Carbon Performance assessment of automobile manufacturers: note on methodology

04/12/2019

by Simon Dietz, William Irwin, Valentin Jahn, Jolien Noels and Bruno Rauis

Autos Methodology

Management Quality and Carbon Performance of Transport Companies: December 2019

04/12/2019

By Simon Dietz, Rhoda Byrne, Valentin, Jahn, Michal Nachmany, Jolien Noels and Rory Sullivan

Airlines Autos Sector cluster report Sector report Shipping

Net zero thinking failing to spark in the energy sector

12/11/2019

Nadine Viel Lamare, TPI Director Net zero? That may be the new buzzword that may help us keep th...

Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas

Only 1 in 10 of the world's largest energy companies have made plans to get to net zero emissions

12/11/2019

Just 13 out of the largest 132 coal, electricity, and oil and gas companies have made commitments...

Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas

A survey of the net zero positions of the world’s largest energy companies

12/11/2019

By Simon Dietz, Valentin Jahn, Jolien Noels, Rupert Stuart-Smith and Cameron Hepburn

Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas Sector cluster report Sector report

Financing and Climate Report: A short statement

04/11/2019

TPI's research supports efforts to address climate change by helping investors across the globe t...

Oil & Gas

Investors concerned by slow climate progress in energy sector; dragged down by coal, oil & gas

18/09/2019

Just two oil and gas majors aligned with Paris climate pledgesOnly 31 of the top 109 energy compa...

Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas

Carbon Performance assessment of oil & gas producers: note on methodology

18/09/2019

By Simon Dietz, Dan Gardiner, Valentin Jahn and Jolien Noels

Methodology Oil & Gas

Management Quality and Carbon Performance of Energy Companies: September 2019

18/09/2019

By Simon Dietz, Dan Gardiner, Glen Gostlow, Valentin Jahn, Michal Nachmany, Jolien Noels, and Rory Sullivan

Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas Sector cluster report Sector report

Methodology and indicators report: Version 3.0

18/09/2019

By Simon Dietz, Valentin Jahn, Michal Nachmany, Jolien Noels and Rory Sullivan

Methodology

Simon Dietz: State of the Transition Report Presentation - video

25/07/2019

Presentation given by Professor Simon Dietz at the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) Summit 201...

State of Transition Summit Presentation

12/07/2019

View the presentation.

State of Transition

New research finds highest-emitting companies off-track to meet Paris climate goals, and puts investors on 'emergency footing'

10/07/2019

Landmark ‘State of the Transition’ research assesses 274 high-emitting companies for $14 trillion...

Airlines Aluminium Autos Cement Coal Mining Consumer Goods Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas Oil & Gas Distribution Other Basic Materials Other Industrials Paper Services Steel

TPI State of Transition Report 2019

10/07/2019

By Simon Dietz, Rhoda Byrne, Dan Gardiner, Valentin Jahn, Michal Nachmany, Jolien Noels and Rory Sullivan

Airlines Oil & Gas Sector cluster report Sector report State of Transition

TPI research on world's top airlines generates considerable global media coverage

14/03/2019

On 5 March, TPI released new research on the world’s top 20 publicly-listed airline companies. Ba...

Airlines

Leading airlines failing to plan for long haul on climate, warns influential investor initiative

05/03/2019

The airline sector makes a significant and fast-growing contribution to climate change: currently...

Airlines

Carbon performance assessment of airlines: note on methodology (note: this is an old version; a newer version exists)

05/03/2019

By Simon Dietz and Rhoda Byrne

Airlines Methodology

Management Quality and Carbon Performance of Airlines: March 2019

05/03/2019

By Simon Dietz, Rhoda Byrne, Valentin Jahn, Michal Nachmany, Jolien Noels and Rory Sullivan

Airlines Sector report

New research by the Transition Pathway Initiative on aluminium producers

20/02/2019

(20 February 2019, London). New data, launched today by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), ...

Aluminium

Management Quality and Carbon Performance of Aluminium Producers

20/02/2019

By Simon Dietz, Valentin Jahn, Michal Nachmany, Jolien Noels and Rory Sullivan

Aluminium Sector report

Carbon Performance Assessment of aluminium producers: note on methodology

20/02/2019

By Simon Dietz, Valentin Jahn and Jolien Noels

Aluminium Methodology

Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) appoints Nadine Viel Lamare as Director in newly created role

18/01/2019

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has announced today the appointment of Ms Nadine Viel La...

New research by the Transition Pathway Initiative on automobile manufacturers and paper companies

28/11/2018

New data, launched today (28 November 2018) by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), examine h...

Autos Paper

Management Quality and Carbon Performance of paper producers: November 2018 update

28/11/2018

By Simon Dietz, Margarita Grabert, Valentin Jahn, Michal Nachmany, Jolien Noels, Rory Sullivan, Patricia Yagüe

Paper Sector report

Carbon Performance Assessment of Paper Producers: Note on Methodology (note: this is an old version; a newer version exists)

28/11/2018

Simon Dietz, William Irwin, Bruno Rauis, Valentin Jahn and Jolien Noels

Paper

Management Quality and Carbon Performance of automobile manufacturers: November 2018 update

28/11/2018

By Simon Dietz, Valentin Jahn, Michal Nachmany and Jolien Noels

Autos Sector report

Carbon Performance Assessment of automobile manufacturers: Note on Methodology (note: this is an old version; a newer version exists)

28/11/2018

By Simon Dietz, William Irwin, Bruno Rauis, Jolien Noels and Valentin Jahn

Autos Methodology

The state of climate action by high-carbon global corporations

19/11/2018

A full public access version of this article is now available hereThe Transition Pathway Initiati...

Autos Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Steel

New research shows only two large oil & gas companies have long-term, low-carbon ambitions

08/11/2018

Innovative new research assesses the carbon performance of the world’s ten largest public oil and...

Oil & Gas

Carbon Performance Assessment in Oil and Gas: Discussion paper

08/11/2018

By Simon Dietz, Carlota Garcia-Manas, Dan Gardiner, William Irwin, Adam Matthews, Michal Nachmany, Rory Sullivan, Faith Ward

Oil & Gas Sector report

Award recognition for TPI's academic partner at global Finance for the Future Awards

18/10/2018

We are delighted to share that at the Finance for the Future Awards held on 16th October in Londo...

Cement and steel companies moving slowly in transition to low-carbon economy

18/09/2018

New research by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) shows that cement and steel companies hav...

Cement Steel

Management Quality and Carbon Performance of steel makers: update

18/09/2018

By Simon Dietz, Dan Gardiner, Margarita Grabert, Michal Nachmany, Rory Sullivan, Emily van der Merwe, Patricia Yagüe

Sector report Steel

Management Quality and Carbon Performance of cement producers: update

18/09/2018

By Simon Dietz, Dan Gardiner, Glen Gostlow, Margarita Grabert, Michal Nachmany, Rory Sullivan, Emily van der Merwe

Cement Sector report

Carbon performance assessment of cement producers: note on methodology – Updated version, July 2018

17/09/2018

By Simon Dietz and Dan Gardiner

Cement Methodology

Carbon performance assessment of steel makers: note on methodology – Updated version July 2018

17/09/2018

By Simon Dietz and Dan Gardiner

Methodology Steel

Business strategies failing to keep pace with the need to decarbonise

02/07/2018

Transition Pathway Initiative new analysis of the electricity, coal and oil and gas sectorsThe Tr...

Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas

The State of Transition in the Coal Mining, Electricity and Oil and Gas Sectors: TPI’s Latest Assessment – Presentation Slides

02/07/2018

By Simon Dietz

Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas Sector cluster report Sector report State of Transition

The state of transition in the coal mining, electricity and oil and gas sectors

02/07/2018

By Simon Dietz, Carlota Garcia-Manas, Dan Gardiner, William Irwin, Augustin Lion, Michal Nachmany, Bruno Rauis, Rory Sullivan

Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas Sector cluster report Sector report State of Transition

State of Transition Climate Summit for Asset Owners - Agenda Released

19/06/2018

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) released today the agenda for its Asset Owners State of T...

Coal Mining Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas

Methodology and indicators report: Version 2.0 (note: this is an old version; a new one was published in 09/2019)

31/05/2018

By Simon Dietz, Carlota Garcia-Manas, William Irwin, Bruno Rauis, Rory Sullivan

Methodology

Carbon performance assessment of electricity utilities: note on methodology

31/05/2018

By Simon Dietz, Dan Gardiner, William Irwin and Bruno Rauis

Electricity Utilities Methodology

TPI to partner with Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

13/04/2018

The PRI and the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) are delighted to announce a partnership that ...

Carbon performance assessment in oil and gas: discussion paper

19/03/2018

By Simon Dietz, Carlota Garcia-Manas, William Irwin, Adam Matthews, Rory Sullivan, Faith Ward

Oil & Gas Sector report

8 of the top 20 car manufacturers align to the transition to low carbon economy

14/02/2018

Paper companies fall short in climate transitionThe asset owner backed Transition Pathway Initiat...

Autos Paper

Carbon performance assessment of paper producers: note on methodology (note: this is an old version; a newer version exists)

14/02/2018

By Simon Dietz, William Irwin and Bruno Rauis

Methodology Paper

Carbon performance assessment of automobile manufacturers: note on methodology (note: this is an old version; a newer version exists)

14/02/2018

By Simon Dietz, William Irwin and Bruno Rauis

Autos Methodology

Management quality and carbon performance of paper producers: a commentary

14/02/2018

By Simon Dietz, Carlota Garcia-Manas, William Irwin, Bruno Rauis and Rory Sullivan

Paper Sector report

Management quality and carbon performance of automobile manufacturers: a commentary

14/02/2018

By Simon Dietz, Carlota Garcia-Manas, William Irwin, Bruno Rauis and Rory Sullivan

Autos Sector report

Steel and cement companies falling short in transition to low-carbon economy

27/09/2017

New research by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) on the cement and steel sectors shows tha...

Cement Steel

Carbon Performance Assessment of cement producers: Note on Methodology (note: this is an old version; a newer version exists)

27/09/2017

By Simon Dietz, Emma French and Perry Jackson

Cement Methodology

Management quality and carbon performance of cement producers: a commentary

27/09/2017

By Simon Dietz, Emma French, Carlota Garcia-Manas, William Irwin, Perry Jackson, Bruno Rauis, Rory Sullivan and Jeremy Sung

Cement Sector report

Management quality and carbon performance of steel makers: a commentary

27/09/2017

By Simon Dietz, Carlota Garcia-Manas, William Irwin, Bruno Rauis, Rory Sullivan and Jeremy Sung

Sector report Steel

Carbon Performance Assessment of steel makers: Note on Methodology (note: this is an old version; a newer version exists)

27/09/2017

By Simon Dietz, Bruno Rauis and Jeremy Sung

Methodology Steel

Overview: 2017/2018 Enhancements to the FTSE Russell Climate Change Research Methodology

20/09/2017

In the wake of the final recommendations from the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB’s) Task Force ...

Aluminium Cement Consumer Goods Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas Paper Steel

New research shows specialist coal mining companies falling short in their ability to manage carbon emissions

17/07/2017

Many of the world’s leading coal mining companies are failing to manage effectively the business ...

Coal Mining

Management quality of coal mining companies: a commentary

11/07/2017

By Simon Dietz, Emma French, Carlota Garcia-Manas and Rory Sullivan

Coal Mining Sector report

Latest results: electricity utilities need to be more ambitious to meet 2'C target

27/06/2017

The Transition Pathway Initiative, launched in January 2017, analyses how companies are preparing...

Electricity Utilities

Enhancing long-term investment decision-making

19/06/2017

Liz Fernando, USSUSS Investment Management is the in house manager for the Universities Superannu...

An Asset Manager's Perspective on the Transition Pathway Initiative

19/06/2017

Helena Vines FiestasHead of Sustainability Research at BNP Paribas Investment PartnersThe Transit...

European electricity utilities lead the way but more action needed to hit Paris pledges

07/06/2017

New funds join the Transition Pathway InitiativeThe Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), backed b...

Electricity Utilities

Carbon performance assessment of electricity utilities: a commentary

05/06/2017

By Simon Dietz, Emma French and Bruno Rauis

Electricity Utilities Sector report

Carbon performance assessment of electricity utilities: note on methodology (note: this is an old version; a newer version exists)

04/06/2017

By Simon Dietz, Emma French and Bruno Rauis

Electricity Utilities Methodology

Introducing The Transition Pathway Initiative

02/06/2017

Introduction to TPI.

TPI submission to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures consultation

10/04/2017

Read the document for more information.

Early analysis: TPI toolkit shows companies are building capacity to manage transition risk

09/03/2017

The Transition Pathway Initiative, launched in January 2017, analyses data on how companies are p...

Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas

Thirteen leading international asset owners launch major initiative to embed climate concerns in investment decisions

11/01/2017

Preliminary results released for oil and gas and electricity utilities sectorsThirteen leading in...

Electricity Utilities Oil & Gas

Launch press release

11/01/2017

Read our press release.

How can investors use The Transition Pathway Initiative?

10/01/2017

By Rory Sullivan, Simon Dietz, Carlota Garcia-Manas, Adam Matthews and Faith Ward

The Transition Pathway Initiative Methodology and Indicators Report (note: this is an old version; a new one was published in 09/2019)

10/01/2017

By Rory Sullivan, Simon Dietz, Carlota Garcia-Manas, Adam Matthews and Faith Ward

Methodology

Transition Pathway Initiative – Tutorial

10/01/2017

By Carlota Garcia-Manas

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