Sustainability
With an unwavering commitment to hope, positivity, and innovation, we create global solutions that celebrate biodiversity and ensure a positive impact on the world around us. Our integrity, inclusivity, and accountability drive everything we do, exemplified by our own net-zero emissions achievements.
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As active participants in esteemed organizations supporting responsible investment and sustainability, we align your business goals with a brighter, greener future.
GRI Reporting
Responsible Alpha reports annual our impacts using the GRI framework. GRI exists to help organizations be transparent and take responsibility for their impacts so that we can create a sustainable future GRI creates the global common language for organizations to report their impacts - which enables informed dialogue and decision making around those impacts
You can read our annual sustainability reports here.​
Why Net Positive
Both practically and morally, corporate leaders can no longer sit on the sidelines of major societal shifts or treat human and planetary issues as “someone else’s problem.” For their own good, they must play an active role in addressing our biggest shared challenges. The economy will not thrive unless people and the planet are thriving.
We believe that corporate leaders have an obligation to make the world a better place as described by Andrew Winston and former Unilever CEO Paul Polman in their Net Positive Manifesto, which describes how their vision of a “net positive” company—one that grows by helping the world flourish.
This is an aspirational goal, one that we work each day to achieve at Responsible Alpha, knowing that we are on the journey to net positive. We believe we must address climate change quickly, enable and achieve ambitious commitments for equity, inclusion, and human rights, manage our global economy within our planetary boundaries.
Climate
Responsible Alpha’s corporate sustainability strategy identifies priority sectors, technologies, and consulting opportunities that provide net-zero solutions for our clients Responsible Alpha is a member of leading technical working groups supporting the net-zero transition including:
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Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero Mobilizing Capital to Emerging Markets & Developing Economies working group.
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Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero Net-zero Transition Plan working group.
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Principles for Responsible Investment Nature Reference working group.
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Principles for Responsible Investment Circular Economy and Plastics Reference working group.
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Responsible Alpha is also a signatory to the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Responsible Alpha has set annual net-zero Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions commitments focusing on minimizing our emissions as measured versus total revenue. All of Responsible Alpha’s client engagements are assessed through a climate lens.
In 2022, Responsible Alpha co-wrote our submission letter to the U.S. SEC highlighting economic data and 12 corporate business cases directly linking climate change, negative impacts on communities, and poor investment performance. Our climate risk submission letter we submitted to the SEC was co-signed by more than 120 leading institutions. (insert link to insights page).
Responsible Alpha’s team has worked for many decades with organizations globally to reduce their emissions, with material results at clients ranging from large U.S. corporate banks to impact investing strategies conserving carbon sinks in the tropics. We currently advise organizations on their energy transition strategies.
We are also trained carbon project auditors, previously under the Climate Action Reserve and now with Plan Vivo.
Responsible Alpha actively supports global and regional agreements that align with our business operations, products, and the broader impact on people, communities, and the environment.
We report annually in our GRI sustainability report and our United Nations Global Compact annual Communication of Progress (CoP) report on our progress and alignment with interconnected sustainability goals and our transition to net-zero, emphasizing the importance of partnerships and our commitment to sustainability.
Building a sustainable business is about making a tangible difference and cultivating smarter practices for a stronger world. Responsible Alpha is dedicated to driving value and growth while strengthening our environment and society.
Our team is ready to help you build greater resilience and trust by making strategic moves to manage environmental, climate, and social impacts. We address regulations, investments, and metrics across environmental, social, and governance opportunities to support your sustainability journey.
Biodiversity
Responsible Alpha frames all of its work through a planetary boundaries lens. Responsible Alpha is an active participant in global natural capital, biodiversity, and ecological fora including:
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Membership in the PRI Nature Reference working group.
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Membership in the PRI Circular Economy and Plastics Reference working group.
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Membership in the GFANZ Nature in Net-zero Transition Plans working group.
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A signatory to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD).
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​Leadership roles advising the Ecological Society of America.
Human Rights
At Responsible Alpha, we are committed to upholding the highest standards of human and labor rights in all our operations and across our entire value chain, including our potential suppliers. Our commitment is guided by international human rights standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions, and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We believe that respect for human rights is fundamental to our mission as a sustainability consulting firm and is integral to creating a just and sustainable world.