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Monday, 16 December 2019
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680+ Investors Call on Over 10K Companies to Share Environmental Data
2 months ago - While more companies are reporting through CDP every year, many still do not disclose enough data on their environmental impact. Non-disclosure will not be an option for many companies for much longer, with a series of mandatory environmental disclosure requirements coming this year around the world.
IPCC to Global Business and Government Leaders: The Jig Is Up
2 months ago - The latest IPCC report provides further detail about just how far we’re careening off the proverbial rails and our ever-narrowing window for getting back on a habitable track. But it also provides deeper insight into a potential path forward — if we take definitive, collective action immediately.
Investors Worth $29T Urge 1,600 Companies to Set Science-Based Targets
7 months ago - 220 global financiers holding $29.3 trillion in assets call on world’s highest-impact companies to set science-based emissions-reduction targets ahead of COP26; they are joined this year by 26 CDP supply chain member companies.
Environmental Risks to Cause $120B ‘Chain Reaction’ for Companies by 2026
1 year ago - The findings are a stark warning of the financial impact of environmental risks for both companies and consumers, as firms rally around the need for better management of environmental risks in product supply chains.
WEF: Decarbonizing Supply Chains Would Be Game-Changer for Fighting Climate Change
1 year ago - The opportunity for impact is especially high for consumer-facing companies, whose supply chain emissions far outweigh their direct emissions from manufacturing.
Companies Worth $15T Named to CDP's 2020 ‘A List’ of Environmental Leaders
1 year ago - Over 300 companies have today been named on this year’s A List by environmental non-profit CDP. This is a major increase on last year, despite the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19.
Science Based Targets Initiative Developing Global Standard for Corporate Net-Zero Targets
1 year ago - SBTi has released a new paper that lays the foundations for establishing credible, science-based net-zero targets for the corporate sector.
Environmental Data in the Time of Corona: Preparing for Shocks to the System
2 years ago - It has been heartening to see major organisations doing the right thing when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus: Follow the science. Although the COVID and climate crises are profoundly different, the parallels are obvious — and the key to surviving both is to use data-driven strategies to improve resilience to future shocks.
And then there were 10 …
2 years ago - In the case of the climate crisis, we’re not facing one tipping point, but two. The hard part: These two tipping points would tilt us in opposite directions! But our current situation doesn’t mean it’s game over — it means it’s game on.
CDP: Supply Chains Hold Key to 1GT of Emissions Savings
2 years ago - New report finds that over a billion metric tons (equal to emissions of Brazil and Mexico combined) of emissions would be saved if suppliers to just 125 multinationals increased their renewable electricity by 20%.
285 Companies’ Science-Based Targets Signal Significant Progress Toward Paris Agreement Goals
2 years ago - New report reveals that by meeting their science-based targets, these companies — with more GHGs than France and Spain, combined — will eliminate 265 million metric tons of emissions from their operations, equivalent to closing 68 coal-fired power plants.
Trending: CDP, LA, NYC Call for Radical Shift in Companies’ Treatment of Forests
2 years ago - New CDP research says industry 2020 zero-deforestation commitments are now impossible; and Councilmembers and Indigenous activists in New York and LA call for a boycott of Brazilian meat companies and a shift toward plant-based diets.
New Report Calls on Food Giants to Use Vanishing Water Resources More Efficiently
2 years ago - Third edition of 'Feeding Ourselves Thirsty' reveals improved water-management scores from industry giants such as Mars, Coca-Cola and Unilever, but finds insufficient corporate action overall in an increasingly water-stressed world.
50 Leading Mobile Operators Now Disclosing Climate Impacts Through CDP
2 years ago - The commitments are part of a GSMA-led climate initiative to develop a decarbonization pathway for mobile sector.
Investors Lose Patience with Companies’ Lack of Environmental Disclosure
2 years ago - Investors with nearly $10 trillion in assets are targeting over 700 companies that are not transparent enough about their environmental impact, and pushing them to disclose this information through CDP. This is the first time that CDP is reporting publicly on its Non-Disclosure Campaign.
CDP: World’s Biggest Companies Face US$1T in Climate Change Risks
2 years ago - Study finds that financial sector companies see the most potential revenue (US$1.2T) from sustainable products & services, while also being exposed to almost 80% of all financial risk value.
Quantis Guidance Ushers in New Era for Industry Land Use, Forestry
3 years ago - More than 40 organizations banded together to develop a solution to a major challenge: how to effectively and reliably account for GHG impacts from land and land-use change to prevent deforestation and promote soil restoration.
ESG Evaluation Tool Sets Holistic Benchmark for Sustainability Performance
3 years ago - New market offering seeks to improve transparency, disclosure and private-sector engagement with rising environmental, social and governance risk concerns.
Trending: World Water Day Illustrates Flow, Ebb of Corporate Progress
3 years ago - This year, WWD is typically awash in announcements of commitments and advancements in preserving our most precious resource, but new CDP data on the subject feels like a wet blanket.
EDF Unveils Crowdsourced Platform to Accelerate Sustainable Supply Chains
3 years ago - Site offers tools to help supply chain professionals meet corporate environmental targets.