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Monday, December 16, 2019
Responding to the climate crisis. How Philip Morris International is Reducing its Carbon Footprint
More Companies Cutting Deforestation Out of Supply Chains
Barriers remain, particularly around data; but a joint AFi-CDP report finds 7% of companies assessed have eliminated deforestation from at least one supply chain. ... View More
CDP: Water Now a Major Risk for World’s Supply Chains
With $77B under threat due to water risk in supply chains, 50% of large corporate buyers now engage suppliers on water issues; but only 14% financially incentivize senior leaders to act on water. ... View More
WWF Report Reveals Progress on Some of the World’s Biggest Brands' Plastic Footprints
While ReSource: Plastic members are demonstrating that plastic reporting is possible, voluntary corporate action is not sufficient to address the scale and urgency of the plastic waste crisis. ... View More
Record Number of Companies Recognize Biodiversity Risks, But Struggling to Turn Commitments Into Action
Self-reported data from over 7,700 companies that responded to questions on biodiversity through CDP’s climate change questionnaire shows they are ready to disclose on biodiversity, sending a powerful signal to negotiators ahead of COP15. ... View More
680+ Investors Call on Over 10K Companies to Share Environmental Data
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 disclos... View More
IPCC to Global Business and Government Leaders: The Jig Is Up
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... View More
Investors Worth $29T Urge 1,600 Companies to Set Science-Based Targets
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. ... View More
Environmental Risks to Cause $120B ‘Chain Reaction’ for Companies by 2026
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. ... View More
WEF: Decarbonizing Supply Chains Would Be Game-Changer for Fighting Climate Change
The opportunity for impact is especially high for consumer-facing companies, whose supply chain emissions far outweigh their direct emissions from manufacturing. ... View More
Companies Worth $15T Named to CDP's 2020 ‘A List’ of Environmental Leaders
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. ... View More
Science Based Targets Initiative Developing Global Standard for Corporate Net-Zero Targets
SBTi has released a new paper that lays the foundations for establishing credible, science-based net-zero targets for the corporate sector. ... View More
Environmental Data in the Time of Corona: Preparing for Shocks to the System
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 su... View More
And then there were 10 …
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. ... View More
CDP: Supply Chains Hold Key to 1GT of Emissions Savings
Over 1B metric tons of emissions would be saved if suppliers to just 125 multinationals increased their renewable electricity by 20%. Meanwhile, those suppliers reported a combined US$1T of impact from environmental risks. ... View More
285 Companies’ Science-Based Targets Signal Significant Progress Toward Paris Agreement Goals
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 powe... View More
Trending: CDP, LA, NYC Call for Radical Shift in Companies’ Treatment of Forests
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. ... View More
New Report Calls on Food Giants to Use Vanishing Water Resources More Efficiently
Third edition of Feeding Ourselves Thirsty reveals improved scores in water-management practices from industry giants such as Mars, Coca-Cola and Unilever, but finds insufficient corporate action overall in an increasingly water-stressed world. ... View More
50 Leading Mobile Operators Now Disclosing Climate Impacts Through CDP
The commitments are part of a GSMA-led climate initiative to develop a decarbonization pathway for mobile sector. ... View More
Investors Lose Patience with Companies’ Lack of Environmental Disclosure
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 pu... View More
CDP: World’s Biggest Companies Face US$1T in Climate Change Risks
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. ... View More
