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Edison International Sustainability Report Highlights Clean Energy Progress
Edison International has released its 2018 Sustainability Report reflecting its sustainability strategy and 2018 sustainability performance. The report shows how the company is leading the transformation of the electric power industry and operating its business with excellence by focusing on customers, communities and employees, with safety as its top value.“We're creating a future where ...
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Giving Back to the Environment and Community: Sustainable Mining Summit in Toronto to Engage Key Players in the Industry
Being held in Canada on 28-29 May 2013, the 2nd Annual Global Sustainable Mining Summit will gather sustainability and CSR specialists from mining firms around the globe to discuss how the mining industry can improve it's ethical practices and build a better sustainability portfolio. Deloitte recently reported that mining companies are looking at attaining a new level of responsible behaviour, ...
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CRedit360 Partners with Urjanet to Embed Utility Data into CRedit360’s Sustainability Management Platform
CRedit360, a leading supplier of sustainability management software, and Urjanet, the world’s first provider of automated utility data, today announced a strategic partnership that enables CRedit360 users to receive automatically collected and standardised utility data from over 1,700 internationally-dispersed utility providers. Urjanet’s data seamlessly integrates directly into ...
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Duke Energy's latest Sustainability Report details cleaner energy investments and an aggressive goal to reduce carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030
A modernized generating fleet and additional investments of $11 billion in cleaner energy are spurring Duke Energy to establish an aggressive carbon dioxide reduction goal: 40 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The goals are spelled out in the company's 2016 Sustainability Report, which was issued on 4/27. View it online. "As technology and customers' expectations evolve, Duke Energy is ...
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Investors Secure Groundbreaking Corporate Commitments to Protect Forests, Reduce Carbon Emissions
In response to nearly 150 climate-related resolutions filed by institutional investors during the 2014 proxy season, 20 major international corporations have committed to set goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or sustainably source palm oil –a leading driver of global deforestation, which causes nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions according to the Environmental ...
By Ceres
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Jones Lang LaSalle`s Global Sustainability Perspective Highlights Trends in Corporate Energy and Carbon Reporting
The emergence of international guidelines on sustainability reporting for real estate companies is one of several key global trends in corporate sustainability and responsibility reporting, executives of Jones Lang LaSalle reveal in Global Sustainability Perspective, the firm's quarterly online research report on legislative and market forces pertaining to energy, sustainability and climate ...
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Shareholder resolutions spur U.S. companies to act on sustainability during 2012 proxy season
During the 2012 proxy voting season, investors successfully used shareholder resolutions to spur action on corporate sustainability challenges such as climate change, hydraulic fracturing and supply chain and water availability risks. Of the nearly 110 resolutions tracked by Ceres in 2012, 44 proposals resulted in U.S. companies making commitments to tackle environmental and social risks in their ...
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Duke Energy Issues Sustainability Report
Duke Energy recently released the company’s 13th annual Sustainability Report – a report card on the company’s progress at meeting its sustainability goals. The report can be found here – and a PDF copy for download can be found here.“Duke Energy is successfully reducing our environmental impact while keeping electric prices low for customers,” said Cari Boyce, senior vice president, stakeholder ...
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France Posts Report on Nanomaterials Reported as of June 2014
The Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Energy published a report, available only in French, concerning the second round of mandatory reporting of nanomaterials. Under Decree No. 2012-232, companies that manufacture, import, and/or distribute a “substance with nanoparticle status” in an amount of at least 100 grams per year must submit an annual report with substance ...
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Duke Energy releases 2012 Sustainability Report
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has released its 2012 Sustainability Report, a comprehensive overview of the company's social, environmental and financial performance. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130322/CL81938LOGO ) It is available at: http://sustainabilityreport.duke-energy.com It marks the first report since the merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy in July 2012. It also ...
By Duke Energy
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Yingli Green Energy Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Report
BAODING, China, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), the world's largest photovoltaic ("PV") manufacturer, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", today announced it has published its first Corporate Sustainability Report (the "Report"). The Report provides a comprehensive overview of ...
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DNV GL Publishes Energy Transition Framework for Cities
DNV GL recenlty (3/7) published a new report into the activities of cities around the world that are driving the global transition to a sustainable, decarbonized energy future. The report “Energy Transition Framework for Cities” finds that while megacities attract the headlines, significant innovation and leadership is occurring in mid-size cities, which are more numerous and comprise ...
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Enterprises Embrace Smarter Carbon Management With SAP and the Carbon Disclosure Project
SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and the not-for-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) are experiencing increasing demand for CDP Reporter Services. The services include solutions based on sustainability software from SAP, enabling companies to access both advanced analytics and industry data required to benchmark their energy and carbon footprints. Since its debut in 2010, the software has been adopted by ...
By SAP SE
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Sustainable energy budgets must increase, says report
Global investments in sustainable energy must increase by US$500 million a year to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to a report launched in Rio this week. The report, 'Global Energy Assessment – Towards a Sustainable Future', was formally launched on 19 June on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). ...
By SciDev.Net
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Power sector speaks up on climate technology
A group of CEOs from some of the world's best-known electricity companies has released a detailed report showing that enough low-carbon technologies exist to help the world avert damaging climate change, but that strong policy is needed to support their rapid deployment. The business leaders, all members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's Electricity Utilities Sector ...
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NRG Issues Corporate Responsibility Report, “Growing Sustainably”
NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has issued its “Growing Sustainably” annual Corporate Responsibility Report. The report focuses on NRG’s three-pronged strategy—to enhance its core generation fleet, expand retail operations, and invest in and grow new, innovative and cleaner energy businesses—and how it drives the Company to be more ...
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RWE AG publishes sustainability report for 2014
8.7 million-tonne reduction in CO2 emissions compared to previous year "Partnerships are the key to success" RWE AG has published its sustainability report for 2014. In the report, the energy utility emphasises its commitment to sustainable business operations. "Sustainable alignment of the company is essential – especially in these times of constant change", says Peter Terium, CEO of ...
By RWE AG
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Despite Growing Engagement, Corporate Environmental Impacts Continue To Grow, Says Study
The most comprehensive assessment of corporate sustainability activity to date shows that while companies around the world engage in a wide range of sustainability initiatives, the costs to the environment continue to grow. The sixth annual “State of Green Business” report (download free at greenbiz.com/stateofgreenbusiness), published by GreenBiz Group in association with Trucost, ...
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Ernst & Young LLP Expands Its Americas Climate Change and Sustainability Services Team with Key Leadership Appointments
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP announced today the appointment of Brendan LeBlanc as an Executive Director in Americas Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) and Chris Walker as an Associate Director. Based in the firm's Boston and New York offices, LeBlanc and Walker bring valuable experience in areas such as sustainability reporting and ...
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E.ON advocates uniform global carbon trading with a phased auctioning scheme
For E.ON, a uniform global carbon trading system and carbon pricing mechanism is the most powerful and market-oriented tool for effective climate protection. 'If a climate agreement was to help us come closer to establishing a single carbon market, then that would be a huge success for the Copenhagen Climate Conference,' said E.ON CEO Wulf Bernotat. Prerequisites would be clear emission caps, a ...
By E.ON AG
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