Sustainable Performance Delivered
A new study by Arthur D. Little reveals how to unlock value through the Sustainability Value Formula – “Integrity + Innovation = Sustainable Performance”
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Leaders and laggards – FTSE100 snapshot reveals mixed performance on corporate social responsibility
Global responsible investment specialists EIRIS today released research charting the progress FTSE100 companies have made on key environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues over the last five years.
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Equator Principles Celebrate Five Years of Positive Environmental Impact and Improved Business Practices
Sixty of the world’s leading financial institutions today mark the fifth anniversary of the Equator Principles (EPs), voluntary standards for financial institutions to manage environmental and social risk in their project finance transactions.
The EPs have become the global standard for project finance and have transformed the funding of major projects globally. In 2007, of the US$74.6 billion total debt tracked in emerging markets, US$52.9 billion was subject to the EPs, representing about 71 per cent of total project finance debt in emerging market economies, according to Infrastructure Journal.
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Carbon Disclosure Project announces findings in supply chain carbon emissions
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the world’s largest investor collaboration on climate change, with 385 institutional investors holding assets under management of US $57 trillion, today announced the first ever findings of its Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration. Cadbury Schweppes, Dell, HP, Imperial Tobacco, L’Oréal, Nestlé, PepsiCo UK & Ireland, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, Tesco and Unilever all work through CDP’s Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration to measure carbon risks and liabilities in the supply chain.
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Companies from Brazil and India scoop most awards at inaugural GRI Readers’ Choice Awards for sustainability reporting.
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today announced the winners of the GRI Readers’ Choice Awards for sustainability reporting at the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency.
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Global standard for beverage industry to measure and manage carbon emissions
The Carbon Action Plan (CAP), a global initiative to provide the beverage industry with a quick, accurate and flexible tool for measuring carbon footprints, was launched today at the InnoBev Global Soft Drinks Congress in Moscow. Beverage companies which take part in the CAP program for the measurement and independent verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will, for the first time, have a tool to monitor and manage carbon emissions along their entire supply chains.
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New guide urges companies to take responsibility for their actions
A new guide has been published today, urging UK plc to recognise the impact of their actions on the three R’s – recruitment, retention and reputation. Calling on organisations to take corporate responsibility seriously, the guide encourages employers to look beyond statutory obligations. It also outlines how businesses should report on Corporate Responsibility.
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Green buildings: EU must get private sector involved, says report
Financial barriers, including high initial cost barriers and an inadequacy of traditional financing instruments, are a key element preventing private actors from engaging further towards making the residential building sector more energy efficient, according to a study from the International Energy Agency (IEA) published on 20 March.
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Chemical Week en SRI Consulting werken samen aan duurzaamheid
In a ground-breaking initiative, Chemical Week (CW) and lead sponsor SRI Consulting (SRIC) today unveiled www.chemsustainability.com, a new web presence providing authoritative information on sustainability and greenhouse gas issues for the chemical industry.
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UN Global Compact launches self assessment tool
The United Nations Global Compact launched the GLN OpenAccess tool, an interactive self-assessment tool to support Global Compact participants with the implementation of the ten principles as well as with the Communication on Progress. The GLN OpenAccess tool can assist companies to improve their understanding of how the management of social, environmental and governance issues impact the business and its stakeholders.
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New European Commission funding programme on CSR
The European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) has announced a new funding programme entitled “Responsible Competitiveness: fostering CSR in European industrial sectors”. The overall objective of this call for proposals is to improve the CSR performance of European industry, thereby improving its contribution to sustainable development and enhancing its competitiveness.
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Investors Want Companies to Disclose Climate Change-Related Impacts
U.S. investors filed nearly twice as many shareholder resolutions with companies that will likely encounter business impacts from climate change.
There were 54 climate change-related resolutions filed in the 2008 proxy season that targeted companies in the electric power, oil, coal, aviation and construction businesses, according to Ceres, a coalition of investors, environmental groups and NGOs working with companies to address sustainability issues.
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