Ceres Inc

CERES IS A SUSTAINABILITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. CERES WORKS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP AMONG INVESTORS, COMPANIES AND CAPITAL MARKET INFLUENCERS TO DRIVE SOLUTIONS AND TAKE STRONGER ACTION ON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES, INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER SCARCITY AND POLLUTION, NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS, AND INEQUITABLE WORKPLACES.

SUSTAINABLE CAPITAL MARKETS: SEE SCHEDULE OSUSTAINABLE CAPITAL MARKETS: CERES MOBILIZES INFLUENTIAL FINANCIAL MARKET ACTORS TO ENGAGE AND COLLABORATE ON ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES TO ADVANCE LEADING INVESTMENT PRACTICES, CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND POLICY SOLUTIONS THROUGH WORKING GROUPS AND SHARED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS WEBINARS AND EVENTS. CERES WORKS WITH INVESTORS SPECIFICALLY TO BETTER MANAGE CARBON, WATER AND SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS, AND RAMP UP GLOBAL INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND WATER SYSTEMS. CERES DIRECTS THE CERES INVESTOR NETWORK ON CLIMATE RISK AND SUSTAINABILITY WHICH INCLUDES MORE THAN 220 INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, MANAGING MORE THAN $44 TRILLION IN ASSETS, ADVANCING LEADING INVESTMENT PRACTICES, CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, AND KEY POLICY AND REGULATORY SOLUTIONS. OUR KEY GLOBAL INVESTOR COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE THE CLIMATE ACTION 100+ INITIATIVE, THE INVESTOR AGENDA, THE PARIS ALIGNED INVESTMENT INITIATIVE AND THE NET ZERO ASSET MANAGERS INITIATIVE. INFLUENTIAL INVESTORS FROM LEADING ASSET MANAGEMENT FIRMS, PUBLIC PENSION FUNDS, LABOR AND SOCIALLY-RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, FOUNDATIONS, ENDOWMENTS AND FAMILY OFFICES MAKE UP THE CERES INVESTOR NETWORK.

POLICY: SEE SCHEDULE OPOLICY: THE CERES POLICY NETWORK, KNOWN AS BICEP, COMPRISES 80+ COMPANIES, INCLUDING DOZENS OF LEADING CONSUMER BRANDS AND FORTUNE 500S, ADVOCATING FOR STRONG CLIMATE, CLEAN ENERGY AND WATER POLICIES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS THE CERES BICEP NETWORK HELPS COMPANIES VOICE THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE POLICIES OUR ECONOMY URGENTLY NEEDS TO PREVENT THE DIRE FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL RISKS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS, WHILE UNLEASHING NEW INDUSTRIES, JOBS, AND GROWTH AS PART OF THE SOLUTION. THESE COMPANIES ARE RESPECTED LEADERS IN THEIR INDUSTRIES, AND THEY RECOGNIZE THAT TRANSITIONING TO A JUST AND INCLUSIVE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY IS WIN-WIN FOR THE PLANET AND FOR BUSINESS. CERES BICEP NETWORK MEMBERS HAVE WEIGHED IN ON A RANGE OF STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY ISSUES TO FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS, TO VARIOUS CLEAN AIR ACT MEASURES TO THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT. THESE FORWARD-THINKING COMPANIES ARE RESPECTED LEADERS IN THEIR SECTORS WHO RECOGNIZE THAT THE LOW-CARBON ECONOMY WILL CONTINUE STIMULATING GROWTH AND CREATE NEW JOBS, WHILE STABILIZING OUR CLIMATE.

CLIMATE AND ENERGY: SEE SCHEDULE OCLIMATE AND ENERGY: CERES MOBILIZES THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INVESTORS AND COMPANIES IN TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE AS A SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE AND FINANCIAL RISK ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED AT EVERY LEVEL OF BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT PLANNING AND OPERATIONS. WE WORK WITH INVESTORS AND COMPANIES TO RAMP UP GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND WATER SYSTEMS. OUR INVESTOR NETWORK MEMBERS ALSO ADVOCATE FOR ROBUST CLIMATE DISCLOSURE IN FINANCIAL FILINGS AND ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH COMPANIES TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE. THIS WORK IS DONE ACROSS KEY SECTORS AFFECTED THE MOST BY CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING ELECTRIC POWER, OIL AND GAS, TRANSPORTATION, INSURANCE AND AGRICULTURE. SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE AND CLEAN ENERGY WILL HELP BUILD A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY WHILE PROTECTING OUR PLANET FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.