Tyson Timmer

Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Ph. D. candidate

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Tyson Timmer is a Ph.D. student interested in corporate sustainability governance, measurement and accountability. Timmer holds an MS degree in Natural Resources and the Environment from the University of Michigan, where he studied sustainable systems and industrial ecology at the School of the Environment and Sustainability, and a BS degree in Industrial Technology from Western Washington University, where he studied hybrid vehicle design at the Vehicle Research Institute.

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3 Articles

A black and white image of a teenager sitting on a floor with clouds covering their head. Research Brief / Disclosure

A Guide for Companies That Want to Restore Credibility to Climate Disclosures

Identify and come clean about the layered uncertainties, both in measurement and in outcomes

Global warming vector illustration. Environmental conservation is shield, protecting fragile ecosystem from arrows co2 emissions Co2, silent intruder in atmosphere, weaves narrative global warming Research Brief / Sustainability

Climate Disclosures by the S&P 500: Separating Corporate Action From the Political Environment

In a challenging time, collecting and analyzing actual performance data become even more crucial

Aerial view of Los Angeles at sunset. Research Brief / Global Warming

Assessing Climate Disclosure as U.S. Drops Scope 3 Requirement

What emerges is a fragmented view of corporate contribution to global warming