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- Thomson Reuters Launches the Diversity and Inclusive IndexNEW YORK/LONDON – Thomson Reuters has launched its new Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Index. The D&I Index ranks the top 100 publicly traded companies globally with the most diverse and ...
- Why Does South Africa Score High On Corporate Sustainability Reporting?South African companies have a remarkably high number of sustainability reports published annually.
- Why is California a safe haven for electric cars?California, presents a different automobile market altogether. The State recorded an impressive growth in the electric car market in 2014.
- Climate Change 2014: A Review2014 may be well set to be one of the hottest years in the history of mankind. With CO2 emissions set to touch a record 40 billion tonnes this year ...
- Canada, Australia Worst Climate Change Performers of All Industrialised CountriesClimate Change Performance Index 2015, published by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe, ranks climate protection performance of 58 highest emitting industrialized countries worldwide.
- Even with Emissions Cuts, Climate Adaptation Costs Likely to Hit 2-3 Times EstimatesDespite climate adaptation funding by public sources reaching $23-26 billion in 2012-13, there will be significant funding gap after 2020 unless new, additional finance for adaptation is made available.
- Risks from Extreme Weather ‘Significant and Increasing’New Royal Society report urges global financial systems to start considering the risks posed by extreme weather events to business, and factor them systematically into investors’ valuations.
- World is Locked into ~1.5°C Warming & Risks Are RisingGlobally, warming of close to 1.5°C above pre-industrial times, up from 0.8°C today, is already locked into Earth’s atmospheric system by past & predicted greenhouse gas emissions, and everyone will ...
- Deforestation in Supply Chains Leaves Business ExposedNew CDP report shows that nearly 90% of companies understand how deforestation would affect their supply chains, and see opportunities in shifting to sustainable sourcing of key commodities.
- Global Carbon Neutrality Should be Reached by Second Half of CenturyFor the world to stay within 2°C temperature limit, total greenhouse gas emissions including non-CO2 must shrink to net zero by 2070, warns UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2014.
- Water Risk Threatens Business Growth for World’s Largest CompaniesCDP’s Global Water Report 2014 finds that 2/3 of world’s largest companies are reporting exposure to serious water risks, some of which have potential to limit economic growth.
- Climate Change Threatens Irreversible and Dangerous ImpactsIPCC Synthesis Report confirms that climate change is being registered around the world and warming of climate system is unequivocal, also offers hope that options exist to limit its effects.
- Just 3% of Large Listed Companies Report on All Basic Sustainability MetricsNew report finds that only 129 of 4,069 largest companies listed on the world’s stock exchanges are disclosing the most basic sustainability information.
- CDP Reveals List of Companies Doing Most to Combat Climate Change187 businesses, including BMW AG, Centrica, Samsung Electronics and Unilever, demonstrated superior approach to climate change mitigation, and awarded ‘A’ grade in CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014.
- Solutions Still within Reach as World Biodiversity Suffers Major DeclineGlobal wildlife population has declined by more than half in just 40 years as measured in WWF’s Living Planet Report 2014, and would eventually threaten Earth’s natural systems and human ...
- Increased Fears about Environment, but Little Change in Consumer BehaviourConsumers are adopting some sustainable behaviours, but change is not keeping pace with concern for environment, finds NatGeo’s Greendex 2014, which ranked Americans last in consumer sustainability.
- World Population to Keep Growing this Century, Hit 11 Billion by 2100World population is likely to keep growing throughout the 21st century, and number of people on Earth is likely to reach 11 billion by 2100, about 2 billion higher than ...
- CO2 Emissions Set to Reach New 40 Billion Tonne Record High in 2014Remaining CO2 emission ‘quota’ may be used up in one generation, and more than half of all fossil fuel reserves may need to be left untapped.
- Economic Growth and Climate Action can Now be Achieved TogetherNew report aims to drive climate action by world leaders, business executives and investors ahead of major summit on climate change.
- Results Announced for 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices ReviewSiemens, LG Electronics, Unilever, Swiss Re and Wipro named among world’s most sustainable companies in 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review.
