Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Microfibre pollution

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Microfibre pollution from textiles throughout their lifecycle (manufacturing, use, disposal).

Mitigation Strategies

• Regulate textile shedding rates, use microfibre filters for laundry machines, curb microfibre releases from textile manufacturing, improve microfibre retention during wastewater treatment.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Developing low-shed textiles, implementing best practices to minimize microfibre loss during manufacturing

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Low-shed textiles

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Managing higher investment risk in lower-income countries
• Aligning national & regional sustainable finance policies with SDGs
• Clarifying the scope of Stewardship Codes in relation to SDGs
• Nurturing ownership towards the SDGs by the finance industry

Mitigation Strategies

• Collaboration with international stakeholders (ASSIST program in Indonesia)
• Holistic integration of SDGs into public policy (EU Green Deal, Canada's Federal Sustainable Development Act)
• Integrating sustainability into Stewardship Codes (UK Stewardship Code)
• Fostering a culture of bottom-up SDG commitments (Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, JFSA strategy)

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• All 17 SDGs

The report focuses on how sustainable investment can contribute to achieving all 17 SDGs.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
• Gender Equality
• Disability Inclusion
• LGBTQ+ Inclusion
• Ethnic Diversity
• Socioeconomic Inclusion

Social Achievements

• Improved understanding of DEI beyond gender.
• Provided engagement questions for investors to assess DEI practices.

Governance Achievements

• Highlighted regulatory developments and initiatives to extend DEI disclosure.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Lack of data on DEI beyond gender.
• Methodological weaknesses in some DEI studies.
• Regional variations in DEI definitions and practices.
• Challenges in measuring equity and inclusion.
• Resistance to DEI initiatives in some regions.
• Underreporting of discrimination and harassment.
• Lack of awareness and understanding of neurodiversity.
• Difficulties in collecting ethnicity data in some countries.
• Limited progress on socioeconomic inclusion.
• Persistent gender pay gap in Japan.
• Low uptake of paternity leave in Japan.
• Underrepresentation of women in management in Japan.
• Challenges for migrant workers in Japan.
• Low employment rate for people with disabilities in Japan.
• Limited progress on LGBTQ+ inclusion in Japan.

Mitigation Strategies

• Emphasis on equity and inclusion.
• Development of engagement questions for investors.
• Analysis of regional variations in DEI.
• Use of analytical proxies to overcome data limitations.
• Highlighting the moral case for DEI.
• Promoting employee network groups.
• Advocating for better data collection and disclosure.
• Providing best practices for employers.
• Highlighting the business case for DEI.
• Promoting executive allyship.
• Using benchmarks to guide DEI efforts.
• Addressing intersectionality.
• Focusing on career progression and psychological safety.
• Providing accommodations for neurodivergent employees.
• Addressing challenges in collecting ethnicity data.
• Promoting social mobility initiatives.
• Encouraging male employees to take paternity leave.
• Improving opportunities for women in full-time roles.
• Addressing challenges faced by migrant workers.
• Improving employment practices for people with disabilities.
• Promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion initiatives.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 5: Gender equality
• SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
• SDG 10: Reduced inequalities

The report's findings and recommendations contribute to achieving these SDGs by promoting inclusive workplaces and reducing inequalities.