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Business Urges Governments to Step Up Fight Against Climate Change

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Heads of 50 major global businesses (including 8 Dutch companies) representing more than $1.5 trillion in total revenue today publish an open letter to world government leaders urging greater collaboration to accelerate outcomes in the race against climate change. Leaders from the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of Climate Action CEOs are committed to using their […] ... lees meer

Business leaders launch plan to cut industry emissions to zero

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Reaching net-zero carbon emissions from heavy industry and heavy-duty transport sectors is technically and financially possible by 2060 and earlier in developed economies and could cost less than 0.5% of global GDP, according to the report this week by the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC). The report Mission Possible: Reaching net-zero carbon emissions from harder-to-abate sectors […] ... lees meer

Leading business urge EU to show ambition on climate change

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Leading international companies with operations in Europe have written to European environment, climate and energy ministers ahead of the June Environment and Energy Council meetings, urging them to support a continued focus on action to tackle climate change. The letter, sent today, says that the EU must continue to demonstrate leadership on climate change in […] ... lees meer

Global CEOs call for greater disclosure of climate risks and opportunities

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Global business leaders representing companies with US$4.9 trillion in assets under management and US$700 billion in revenue have joined together to urge G20 governments to formally accept and act on the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. The CEOs span financial services and industrial sectors and have a collective greenhouse gas footprint […] ... lees meer

Over 150 Companies Commit to Set Ambitious Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets

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On the eve of the Climate Action Summit in Washington, DC the Science Based Targets initiative announced that 156 companies have committed to set emissions reduction targets in-line with the global effort to keep warming well below 2°C. These commitments form the foundation of a credible corporate climate action strategy as the world transitions to […] ... lees meer

ING, Philips en BAM behoren tot de best presterende klimaatleiders wereldwijd

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Beursgenoteerde ondernemingen in de Benelux zijn afgelopen jaar transparanter gaan rapporteren over hun CO2-doelstellingen en klimaatimpact. De prestaties op het gebied van klimaatverandering blijven echter gelijk aan 2014. Dat blijkt uit het nieuwe Climate Change Report 2015 van het CDP (voorheen Carbon Disclosure Project), een internationale NGO in opdracht van internationale investeerders. Elk jaar doet […] ... lees meer

Carbon Disclosure Project Global 500 report: published

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The 2011 edition of the annual Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Global 500[1] report, published today, which examines carbon reduction activities at the world’s largest public corporations, has found for the first time in the ten year history of the survey, that the majority have climate change actions embedded as part of their business strategy. The report, written by global professional services firm PwC on behalf of CDP, attributes this to growing board-level awareness of the link between energy efficiency and increased profitability. ... lees meer