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, 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 195 INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, MANAGING MORE THAN $37 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 65+ 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. IN THE WAKE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS INTENT TO WITHDRAW THE U.S. FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT, WE HELPED LAUNCH AND GROW WE ARE STILL IN INTO A COALITION OF MORE THAN 3800 INVESTORS, COMPANIES, MAYORS, GOVERNORS, COLLEGE PRESIDENT AND OTHER LEADERS COMMITTED TO U.S. ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE. 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.

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS STRATEGIES: SEE SCHEDULE OSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS STRATEGIES: CERES' COMPANY NETWORK COMPRISES 50+ COMPANIES, NEARLY 75 PERCENT OF THEM FORTUNE 500 FIRMS, SETTING THE HIGHEST BAR FOR SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP. THROUGH DIRECT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, STANDARD-SETTING, REGULAR BENCHMARKING, AND STRONG COLLABORATIONS WITH COALITIONS LIKE WE MEAN BUSINESS, CERES MOVES COMPANIES TO RAISE THEIR AMBITION ON ROBUST SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND IMPROVE RESILIENCY IN THEIR OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAINS. CERES' IN-HOUSE EXPERTISE, COMBINED WITH OUR UNIQUE ACCESS TO INVESTORS, COMPANIES AND OTHER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDES MEMBERS THE CRITICAL INSIGHTS THEY NEED TO STRENGTHEN PERFORMANCE ON KEY `MATERIAL' ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT AREAS. LEVERAGING THE CERES ROADMAP FOR SUSTAINABILITY --OUR VISION AND PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR GUIDING CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP-- CERES WORKS WITH COMPANY NETWORK MEMBERS TO MANAGE SUSTAINABILITY FROM THE BOARDROOM TO THE COPY ROOM, AND FROM FACTORIES TO FIELDS.