Addressing ESG in Your Supply Chain
December 7, 2022
As companies approach annual contractor and vendor review meetings, we at Adamantine have new best-practice recommendations for oil and gas leaders.
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Navigating the Anti-ESG Minefield
October 12, 2022
Just when leaders have started implementation of their ESG plans, the anti-ESG movement is getting some traction. What should you do when you get contradictory ESG messages from important corners?
What in the World to Do About Scope 3?
September 7, 2022
One company’s Scope 3 emissions are another’s Scope 1. It’s tempting to throw up your hands and declare accounting for your company’s Scope 3 emissions an unreasonable, even impossible task. But who is required to account for this Scope 3?
The People of the Energy Future
June 15, 2022
I’ve talked to dozens of oil and gas executives for my upcoming book — and the more conversations I have and the deeper I get into the writing, the more I realize that every single component of your company’s energy transition strategy needs to be about people.
BlackRock’s Real 2022 Expectations, Part 1
January 27, 2022
For the last several years, BlackRock has set the pace for how investment firms will drive ESG performance at portfolio companies. (See our 2020 and 2021 notes on BlackRock.) Larry Fink’s letter to the CEOs of BlackRock’s portfolio companies in January made headlines for its focus on relationships with employees and pushback on divestiture.
Both True — SEC Climate Disclosure: Your Big Opportunity
October 14, 2021
Nothing makes me want to put my head in my hands like imagining the U.S. Security Exchange Commission’s (SEC) anticipated “consistent, comparable, and reliable” rules on climate-related financial disclosures. Yet the more our team at Adamantine digs into this, the more opportunity we see for game-changing oil and gas companies.
Both True — What if we’re not even on the menu?
September 29, 2021
When it comes to policy, we all buy into the adage, “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” But what’s worse than being on the menu? Not being in the restaurant at all. That’s what’s happening with the current opposition we’re seeing to “blue hydrogen,” which should be a stark warning to game-changing industry leaders.
Both True — Why Shared Aspirations Are Mission Critical to O&G’s Future
July 21, 2021
I repeatedly find myself in conversations where I start somewhere “in the middle” on what oil and gas companies need to do to thrive in a time of continuous disruption: engage millennials, share aspirations, take the leadership mantle. And company leaders want to do with me what they are doing with the skeptical public: explain the need for energy and why the world needs them.
Both True — Pioneer Raises the ESG Bar Quietly & Relentlessly
April 8, 2021
Several people sent me Pioneer’s 2020 Sustainability Report the day it came out — a strong indication of what it means for our industry. Pioneer has quietly, systematically, and relentlessly established itself as a leader in sustainability over the last decade (and without generating much fuss). Their low-key yet impressive style comes to life in this report, which should serve as a roadmap for your company.
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