corporate climate change News
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World`s largest corporations requested to measure and disclose greenhouse gas emissions
The Carbon Disclosure Project, a collaboration of 385 institutional investors with assets under management of $57 trillion, has issued its 2008 information request to the world's largest corporations. Companies are requested to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and report on their strategy for dealing with risks and opportunities associated with climate change. The resulting ...
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ManageCO2 Announce Carbon Disclosure Project Partnership
Today as the CDP 2012 report is launched, ManageCO2 is proud to announce its Partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project as an independently tested and Accredited Carbon Calculation Software partner. This is a significant milestone as the CDP has the world's largest collection of primary corporate climate change information, and for over a decade it has led best practice for carbon disclosure ...
By Accuvio
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Corporate executives expect climate change spending to rise dramatically
Action amid uncertainty: 70% of corporate executives plan to increase spending on climate change initiatives between 2010 and ...
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Darden restaurants ranks among top public companies for carbon-disclosure practices
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) ranks among the top 50 S&P 500 companies recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for corporate management of its climate-change disclosure practices. The CDP holds the world's largest database of primary corporate climate-change information. The independent not-for-profit organization featured Darden in its Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, a ...
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How companies develop great leaders: bloomberg businessweek compares ge and zappos
Bloomberg BusinessWeek examines how companies create a culture of leadership even during crises, chaos, and an economic downturn, using GE and Zappos as case studies. Both were named among the 20 Best Companies for Leadership in a recent BusinessWeek/Hay Group survey, and the article particularly praises GE's leadership in keeping employees engaged in a changing corporate climate. To read the ...
By 3BL Media
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World's Largest Gaming Company Recognized for Sustainability on Lake Tahoe
SOURCE: Justmeans DESCRIPTION:Caesars Entertainment Corporation, the world's largest gaming company with $8.83 billion in revenue in 2011, has been recognized for commendable environmental sustainability practices.Two of the company's casinos on Lake Tahoe, Harrah's Lake Tahoe Casino and Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino, have received the prestigious Gold Certification from Travelife, a certification ...
By 3BL Media
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Survey Korea highlights business value of corporate sustainability
Survey finds that while such issues as environmental management and supply chain management remain low among corporate priorities in Korea, climate change legislation and the outperformance of sustainable companies will lead to widespread implementation. Sixty-five percent of 187 corporate respondents to a survey conducted by SolAbility, a provider of environmental, social, and governance ...
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Green America announces `Green Grants` contest
National Nonprofit Green America has announced that it will award four "Green Grants" to local projects in the United States that support its mission of creating a socially just and environmentally sustainable economy. Green America will provide one Grand Prize of $2,500 and three First Prizes of $1,000. Projects do not need to be run by nonprofits. Nominations will be accepted through June 7 at ...
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New Caring for Climate Web Portal to Advance Business Role in Climate Change
SOURCE: United Nations Global Compact DESCRIPTION:(3BL Media) New York - September 24, 2012 – A new web-based platform was launched today to advance business efforts on climate change and enhance the private sector’s contribution to the global climate change agenda. The new website will provide a repository for business and stakeholders to access information related to Caring for Climate, a ...
By 3BL Media
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Growing interest in sustainability reports driving need for investment-grade data
The quality of sustainability and corporate responsibility data that companies disclose will need to improve to keep pace with stakeholder expectations, according to a PwC US report released today, Creating Value from Corporate Responsibility. The report goes on to note that half of the CEOs PwC recently surveyed plan to change their business strategies in the next three years because they ...
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Invitation to sustainability events this summer | CDP director to speak in New York
This summer, we at the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) invite you to join us as we host certified events for sustainability professionals. On August 27-28, the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence will be hosting its Certified Carbon Strategy Practitioner... This summer, we at the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) invite you to join us as we host certified events ...
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Carbon Disclosure Project and Accenture Release 2011 Canada 200 Report: Many Companies Now Integrate Climate Change into Strategy
Many major Canadian corporations are integrating climate change into their business strategies even though there is no regulatory requirement to do so, according to new findings published today by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Accenture. The 2011 Canada 200 study shows seventy-five percent of responding companies are already integrating climate change into ...
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Putting the green back in greenbacks: first nationwide web-based barter/currency for green businesses to be launched
The recession's squeeze on green businesses in the United States will be loosened a bit starting next week with the launch of the 'Green America Exchange' (GAEx), an enhanced barter network with a complementary currency and interest-free lines of credit designed to support a robust and sustainable business-to-business (B2B) marketplace. GAEx launches nationwide on August 10th, but will have its ...
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CRedit360 earns accreditation by the carbon disclosure project
Data management system provider CRedit360 today announced it has earned accreditation by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The CDP is an independent not-for-profit organization representing 534 global institutional investors, with more than US $64 trillion in assets under management that collects key climate change data from 2,500 major corporations around the globe. This accreditation makes ...
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New guidance makes corporate value chain accounting easier
An effective corporate climate change strategy requires a detailed understanding of a company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Until recently, most companies have focused on measuring emissions from their own operations and electricity consumption, using the GHG Protocol’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 framework. But what about all of the emissions a company is responsible for outside of its ...
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LG Electronics USA Signs Broad Environmental Agreement with U.S. EPA
SOURCE: Justmeans DESCRIPTION:LG Electronics USA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to collaborate on several environmentally beneficial initiatives. In doing so, the North American subsidiary of the world's fifth-largest mobile phone company became the first leading consumer electronics manufacturer to sign such an agreement with the EPA.Under ...
By 3BL Media
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Climate counts and blissmo partner to promote corporate climate responsibility
Climate Counts, a leading non-profit which scores companies on their commitment to addressing climate change, and blissmo, a leading provider of organic and eco-friendly deals on blissmo.com and Care2.com have partnered in support of Climate Counts’ Industry Innovators (i2) program. This partnership allows Climate Counts and blissmo to incentivize the efforts of participating i2 member ...
By 3BL Media
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Allstate recognized by CDP for climate change disclosure: named to S&P 500 leadership index
Allstate Insurance Company announced today it has been named to the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) 2011 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for its proactive approach to the disclosure of the company's climate change information. The index, a key component of CDP's annual S&P 500 report, highlights the constituent companies within the S&P 500 Index that have displayed the most ...
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CRedit360 Earns Accreditation by the Carbon Disclosure Project
CRedit360 Earns Accreditation by the Carbon Disclosure Project Web-based data management software achieves CDP Carbon Calculation Partner status by delivering measurement solutions that meet independent standards for disclosing greenhouse gas emissions, climate change risks CHICAGO, IL, JUNE 2010 - Data management system provider CRedit360 today announced it has earned accreditation by the ...
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Six things companies need to know about climate change adaptation
In a survey of global businesses, 86 percent described responding to climate risks or investing in adaptation as a business opportunity. So finds a new report jointly released yesterday by the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Oxfam and the World Resources Institute. Already, businesses worldwide are beginning to see the risks and economic impacts of more frequent and ...
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