Allianz, Consolidated Edison, EMC, Reckitt Benckiser, Siemens along with BASF, Boeing and Cisco Systems were among the global corporations leading efforts to tackle climate change, according to this year’s Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Global 500* Report. The results were launched today in New York at an event hosted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, one of CDP’s global sponsors.
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AIR FRANCE KLM has been confirmed as air transport sustainability “Sector Leader”
for 2009 and will keep its place in both the Dow Jones DJSI World and DJSI STOXX Sustainability indexes.
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So, what’s in a name? There seems to be an endless battle over whether sustainability is merely a component of (corporate) social responsibility or whether social responsibility is simply one of the so-called bottom lines in sustainability’s triple bottom line (TBL).
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Sustainable procurement is considered “important” or “critical” by 90 per cent of buyers, according to a survey published yesterday.
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Despite countless indicators that today’s “battered consumer” is seeking deep discounts and shopping for necessities only, consumer demand for environmentally friendly products is on the rise, according to National Geographic and Globescan’s 2009 Greendex survey of consumers in 17 countries.
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Consumer perception of corporate responsibility is uncorrelated with measured rankings like the CRO 100, according to a US survey conducted by PSB in conjunction with Burson-Marsteller and Landor.
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Report by the Ethical Corporation Institute finds examples of success among industry initiatives that address CSR, but others that have yet to meet the expectations of stakeholders.
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IBM’s second annual global corporate social responsibility survey of senior business executives again shows significant gaps between their goals and their ability to attain them. Nearly all of the 224 respondents said they remain committed to incorporating CSR principles into their business strategies – despite the global recession — to improve business performance, societal contribution and reputation.
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The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) today announced proposals designed to assist directors in the inclusion of climate change-related information in companies’ annual reports.
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Countering some other research, a new study shows that consumers in the United States, UK and Japan have placed more emphasis on buying so-called “green” items than they did before the recession began, among other attributes they consider during purchasing.
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A new report released today calls for an energy revolution in the operation of electric utilities if greenhouse gas emissions are to be significantly reduced. With just 16% of utilities setting and disclosing absolute emission reduction targets, while a higher percentage are setting intensity targets that still allow greenhouse gas emissions to grow, the industry has a long way to go to transition to a lower carbon future.
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Environmental technologies have yet to prove their financial worth, despite providers’ marketing gloss. Only 16% of green IT offerings that companies use to manage their carbon footprint and sustainability performance have shown any significant sustainability benefits, a new study claims.
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