Carbon Disclosure Project Announces Global 500 and S&P 500 Results

Global corporations view climate change as a driver of risk and opportunity and have cited clear regulation as key to managing the impacts, in this year’s findings from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which includes exclusive data from 1550 of the world’s major companies on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change related strategies. ... lees meer

BMW Group opnieuw uitgeroepen tot meest duurzame autofabrikant

BMW Group is op het gebied van milieuvriendelijk en duurzaam ondernemen binnen de automobielindustrie opnieuw de nummer één van de wereld. Tot deze conclusie komt SAM Group in het meest recente onderzoek voor de internationaal toonaangevende Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). Met dit resultaat kan BMW Group haar toppositie van de afgelopen drie jaar met succes continueren en is nu dus voor de vierde keer op rij brancheleider. BMW Group is de enige onderneming in de autobranche die sinds de start van de Index in 1999 zonder onderbreking in de Dow Jones Sustainability Index World en in de Europese Dow Jones Sustainability STOXX Index is vertegenwoordigd. ... lees meer

TNT blijft leider in Dow Jones Sustainability Index – TNT opnieuw bovenaan in de Industrial Goods and Services supersector

TNT handhaaft zijn leiderschap in de Industrial Transportation sector en de supersector Industrial Goods and Services van de Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). Voor het tweede achtereenvolgende jaar heeft TNT het hoogste gescoord van alle bedrijven in de DJSI. Dit zijn de conclusies uit een rapport dat vandaag in Zürich is gepresenteerd door SAM, het onderzoeksbureau dat de duurzaamheidsrapportage en -prestaties van meer dan 1.100 bedrijven heeft beoordeeld. TNT scoorde 92% uit 100 en haalde daarnaast ook nog eens de hoogste score in elk van de drie dimensies -Economisch, Milieu, and Sociaal- waaruit de Index is opgebouwd. ... lees meer

TNT, Unilever en AirFrance/KLM handhaven leiderspositie in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Uit de vandaag bekend geworden review van de Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) blijkt dat de Nederlandse ondernemingen TNT en Unilever hun wereldwijde sectorleiderschap hebben geprolongeerd. TNT blijft super sector leider voor de sector “Industrial Goods & Services” en Unilever in de sector “Food & Beverage”. AirFrance/KLM is wederom sectorleider voor de sector “Travel & Leisure”. Akzo Nobel, dat vorig jaar DSM passeerde, werd van de troon gestoten door BASF voor de sector “Chemicals”. Ook Philips moest het veld ruimen voor een Duitse onderneming. adidas AG nam namelijk de koppositie over in de sector “Personal Household & Goods”. ... lees meer

2008 World’s Most Ethical Companies

After examining 10,000 global companies, a panel of judges at the Ethisphere Institute selected 93 companies as the World’s Most Ethical Companies. Ethisphere Institute is a think tank that studies business ethics and corporate responsibility. This is the second year Ethisphere Magazine has published the list and the reasoning behind their selections, and the first year that Forbes is a partner. ... lees meer

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. ... lees meer

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. ... lees meer

SAM starts tenth annual assessment for Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

SAM, the international investment group focused on sustainability, announced the start of the annual review for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). For the tenth time since the initial assessment for the indexes in 1999, SAM has sent out invitations to the largest 2’500 companies worldwide to participate in the company’s yearly analysis. The assessment covers long-term economic, environmental and social criteria and reflects general as well as industry-specific sustainability trends. ... lees meer

Carbon Disclosure Project, The World’s Largest Investor Coalition Seeks Further Disclosure on Climate Change and Shareholder Value

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 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. This asks companies to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and report on their strategy for dealing with risks and opportunities associated with climate change. ... lees meer