ESG By EDF: Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World
ESG By EDF is an insights platform that empowers investor action to accelerate climate and sustainability solutions.
Building a thriving net zero future for people and the planet is the defining challenge of our time. ESG By EDF leverages EDF’s world-leading expertise in climate science, economics, and public policy to inform rigorous assessment and constructive engagement with companies in carbon-intensive industries. We equip the financial community with the independent analysis and tools needed to manage climate risk, assess opportunities, and accelerate urgent action in the sectors that matter most.
Sector Coverage
Oil & Gas
From flaring and methane management to new hydrogen pathways, how companies are taking on the energy transition
Resources
Report
Plugging the Leaks: An Investor Guide to Oil and Gas Methane Risk
Report
MethaneSAT: A New Era of Transparency for Methane Measurement
Blog
Companies Show Historic Levels of Support for EPA Methane Rules
Report
Tackling Transferred Emissions: Climate Principles for Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions
Report
Joint Action: Catalyzing Methane Emission Reduction at Oil and Gas Joint Ventures
Brief
The Quest for Cleaner Gas: Engaging the Ecosystem
Blog
5 questions investors should ask about LNG projects
Report
Investor Guide to Company Comments on Proposed EPA Methane Standards
Report
Flaring Flatline: Commitments on Natural Gas Flaring Outpace Progress
Report
Transferred Emissions: How Risks in Oil and Gas M&A Could Hamper the Energy Transition
Blog
Oil and Gas M&A is Undermining the Energy Transition. It's time to act.
Blog
Hydrogen Is Booming: 3 Things Investors Need To Know To Reduce Their Risk
Blog
Methane policy is a test of investors’ post-COP climate commitment. Will they pass?
Report
Investor Guide to Proposed EPA Methane Regulations
Report
The Burning Question: How To Fix Flaring
Blog
An Investor’s Guide to the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership
Blog
Five key climate metrics for the oil and gas sector's next five years
Report
Emission Omission: A Shareholder Engagement Guide to Uncovering Climate Risks from Non-Operated Assets in the Oil and Gas Industry
Blog
Climate, Capital And COVID: What’s An Energy Executive To Do?
Report
Tackling Flaring: Learnings from Leading Permian Operators
Transportation
Fleet management, shipping & logistics, charging infrastructure and more on the road to zero-emission transport
Resources
Report
Maritime Makeover: The Role for Investors in Decarbonizing Global Shipping
Report
Into the Fast Lane: Investing in the future of zero emission trucking
Blog
Gearing up for electric trucks: How investors can tackle transport emissions
White Paper
Clean Trucks, Clean Air, American Jobs
Report
Financing the Transition: Unlocking Capital to Electrify Truck and Bus Fleets
Report
Accelerating Zero-Emissions Delivery: An innovative approach to transforming the last mile
Blog
EDF analysis finds American fleets are embracing electric trucks
Blog
4 things every utility, fleet and energy regulator should know about heavy-duty truck charging
Blog
DOE’s SuperTruck 3 can help us reach a zero-emission future – if we have the right clean truck standards too
Financial Services
The shifting landscape as rising demand for ESG and climate-aligned investing reshapes financial flows
Resources
Report
Tackling Transferred Emissions: Climate Principles for Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions
Blog
Banking regulators take critical steps to account for climate-related financial risks
Blog
EDF and LGIMA share successes, learnings, and what’s next for the partnership.
Report
How climate change creates risks and opportunities for agricultural finance
Webinar
Unpacking the Proposed SEC Rule on Climate Risk Disclosure
Report
Stakeholder Guide to the SEC’s Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosure
Blog
Reflections on the Future of ESG: 5 Takeaways from the GreenBiz 2022 Conference
Blog
Private equity enters the race to net zero
Blog
Big banks are making big climate promises. 3 ways to tell who will deliver.
Blog
It's time for climate change investing to be put into action
Blog
New Engine No. 1 ETF builds momentum for climate-aligned proxy voting
Blog
Strong SEC climate risk disclosure rules are good for business, investors
Blog
Asset managers: It’s time for a new era of climate leadership
Blog
How Wall Street can win on climate in 2021
Blog
Access to capital shrinks if oil and gas companies ignore methane, says Quantum private equity
Decarbonization Pathways
Resources
Blog
Key insights for business from COP27
Report
Pathways to Net Zero: The Innovation Imperative
Blog
The 3 big wins for businesses in the Inflation Reduction Act
Blog
In Sunny Florida, NextEra Must Step up on Climate
Blog
Hydrogen Is Booming: 3 Things Investors Need To Know To Reduce Their Risk
Blog
Carbon Credit Quality Initiative
Blog
Three ways to turn net zero plans into progress
Our Team
Lea Borkenhagen
Dr. Borkenhagen is the senior vice president of EDF+Business, directing EDF’s strategy to catalyze private sector action that accelerates the transition to net zero emissions, creates safer products, and feeds the world without warming the planet. Lea’s leadership experience spans food, fashion, retail, tech, and the non-profit sector, and includes roles at the Earthshot Prize, Nike, and Oxfam. She holds a doctorate in Environmental Science, Policy and Management and was a Fulbright Scholar in Côte d’Ivoire.
Andrew Howell
Andrew is the director of investor influence, leading EDF’s work with the finance community to accelerate the energy transition. He oversees the ESG By EDF research and insights platform and engages with financial sector players including asset managers, asset owners, and banks. Andrew was previously an Institutional Investor-ranked strategist and research analyst with Citi. He is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania and INSEAD, and is a CFA charterholder.
Andrew Baxter
Andrew is the director of energy transition, leading collaboration with investors on methane emission technology, best management practices and disclosure, and manages collaborative projects with leading companies, innovators, and civil society groups. An engineer by training, Andrew has managed teams in the oil and gas sector in Europe and the Middle East. He graduated from Imperial College London and Harvard Business School.
Michael Panfil
Michael is the senior director and lead counsel for climate risk and clean power, leading EDF's development and implementation of climate risk management and resilience strategy. Michael is a graduate of College of Wooster and Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Jake Hiller
Jake leads strategic planning, operations, and partnership exploration for EDF’s Investor Influence team. A veteran of EDF+Business since 2010, Jake is a graduate of Princeton University and holds a Certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy from Yale School of Management.
Jenny Mandel
Jenny manages ESG By EDF investor research, guiding the development of publications that translate EDF scientific and policy knowledge into actionable insights for investors. She was previously a reporter with E&E News covering oil and gas, energy infrastructure, biofuels, emerging technologies, and state and federal energy policy. Jenny graduated from Stanford University.
Kristin Lorenzo
Kristin leads EDF's engagement with investors, including asset managers, banks, private equity, and asset owners, to inform their decarbonization strategies and near-term action. She has worked in relationship and product management with asset management firms, and most recently was Head of Investor Relations for a Chilean-based real estate company. Kristin attended Wake Forest University and Babson College, and is a CFA charterholder.
Fiona Liao
Fiona leads work on business strategy for MethaneSAT, spearheading finance and industry engagement in advance of the 2023 launch that will monitor and share data on global methane emissions. Prior to EDF, Fiona held roles at international development nonprofit GiveDirectly and Deloitte Consulting. She graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Business School.
Dominic Watson
Dominic manages corporate and investor engagements on oil and gas energy transition issues to help companies and investors reach ambitious emissions targets, engage meaningfully on public policy, and transparently disclose their performance. Prior to joining EDF, Dominic researched environmental commodity markets for S&P Global Platts. He attended the University of Pennsylvania.
Stephanie Jones
Stephanie leads EDF's legal and regulatory efforts to reduce climate-destabilizing emissions and reveal the consequences of climate change across the U.S. economy, with a focus on regulation in the financial and energy sectors. Stephanie is a graduate of St. Olaf College and New York University School of Law.
Clare Staib-Kaufman
Clare generates data-driven research to support ESG By EDF products, identifying complex datasets and translating them into engaging analysis and visuals to promote EDF’s work on the energy transition. She graduated from Yale University.
Deanna Coleman
Deanna Coleman analyzes transportation issues through an ESG lens, working with industry experts to develop data-driven insights to accelerate decarbonization in this high-emissions sector. She is a graduate of the University of St. Andrews and the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs.
Elizabeth Arenz
Elizabeth engages the financial sector on net zero emissions goals, with a focus on private equity. She previously worked as a private equity investment professional and in investment banking across CPG manufacturing, air pollution control, business services, and technology. Elizabeth graduated from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Business School.
Maximilian Schreck
Maximilian conducts research and analysis to improve financial sector net-zero transition plans. He works with a variety of stakeholders to develop tools that manage climate risks and opportunities, and tracks the evolving landscape of voluntary and regulatory ESG frameworks. He is a graduate of Yale School of the Environment.
Sudhanshu Mathur
Sud develops research, analysis, and thought leadership to support decarbonization in the oil and gas sector. He supports a range of projects, with a particular focus on methane, and works with investors and corporate partners. He graduated from Northeastern University.
Shruti Chowdhary
Shruti leads and manages marketing and communications for ESG by EDF, and facilitates partnerships with the private sector and civil society in the financial industry and net-zero transition. She graduated from Louisiana State University.
Tori Yauch
Tori is the financial analyst for the Investor and Energy Transition teams within EDF+Business. She provides report creation, budget tracking, fund management, contract support, and serves as liaison between the program and operations staff. She is a graduate of North Carolina State University and Virginia Tech.
Bridget Killian
Bridget is the program coordinator for the Investor Influence and Energy Transition teams within EDF+Business. She provides logistical, administrative, and operations support for both these teams and the wider EDF+Business team. She is a graduate of University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.