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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 ...

Oct. 11, 2012

By Accuvio

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 ...

Feb. 7, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

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 ...

May 26, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

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 ...

Sep. 21, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Carbon disclosure project drives forward carbon management globally

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) today announced its eighth annual request for information on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies to over 4,500 companies globally. Companies this year will report to CDP through an upgraded system, developed with Accenture, Microsoft and SAP, that will for the first time utilise the full power of online analysis tools to drive improved carbon ...

Feb. 18, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

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 ...

Mar. 3, 2011

By 3BL Media

Measuring the investment risks of climate change

New Carbon Strategy Indices for Australia, Europe and Japan have been launched by global index provider the FTSE Group, in partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project and ENDS Carbon. The indices are designed to help investors reduce the long-term investment risks associated with climate change and related regulation in these markets. David Harris, ...

Feb. 28, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Corporations with climate change strategies perform better

For the first time in its ten year history, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Global 500 survey report reveals the majority of the world's largest public corporations have climate change actions embedded as part of their business strategies. The survey also finds that companies with a strategic focus on climate change provided investors with approximately double the average total return on ...

Sep. 16, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

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 ...

May 13, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

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 ...

Sep. 24, 2012

By 3BL Media

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 ...

Jul. 6, 2012

By Centre for Sustainability and Excellence

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 ...

Apr. 25, 2013

By World Resources Institute WRI

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 ...

Oct. 12, 2011

By Carbon Disclosure Project - CDP Worldwide

Kingspan Recognised for Corporate Action on Climate Change

Kingspan has been identified as a global leader for its actions and strategies in response to climate change and has been awarded a position on The Climate “A” List by CDP, the international not-for-profit that measures environmental impact of thousands of companies around the world. 113 “A Listers” appear on the 2015 list, which has been produced at the request of 822 ...

Nov. 5, 2015

By Kingspan Water & Energy

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 ...

Feb. 2, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

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 ...

Jan. 11, 2010

By SolAbility Sustainable Inteligence

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 ...

Jun. 21, 2011

By World Resources Institute WRI

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 ...

Jan. 21, 2013

By 3BL Media

Committee’s sustainability strategy published in annual report & accounts 2009-2010 - 15 July 2010

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today published its Annual Report & Accounts for 2009-10. These were formally laid before Parliament this morning, and were given an unqualified opinion by the National Audit Office. Included in the report is a new sustainability strategy for the organisation, and results from monitoring of emissions over the past year. Chief Executive of the Committee ...

Jul. 15, 2010

By Committee on Climate Change (CCC)

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 ...

Jul. 6, 2010

By cr360, part of UL EHS Sustainability - a UL Company