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Report: To Address Climate Change, Significant Effort Still Required from World’s Biggest Companies

October 2, 2019November 1, 2019 by Emily Holbrook

A new report from Climate Action 100+ states that more effort is needed by the world’s biggest companies if the fight against climate change is ever going to make an impact.

Major Investor Divests from 5 Companies for ‘Unsatisfactory’ Climate Efforts

June 21, 2019December 13, 2019 by Jennifer Nastu

Companies across the six largest sectors improved their efforts to address the risks and opportunities presented by climate change over the last year, according to Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)’s second annual ranking — but more work remains to be done, and five new companies will be voted against ... Read more »

Contaminated Sludge Rushes toward Drinking Water, Irrigation Supplies in Five Brazil States

January 30, 2019August 5, 2020 by Jennifer Nastu

The collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed at least 84 people — with hundreds still missing — is sending contaminated water toward a large river that provides drinking water to communities in several states. The dam storing iron ore waste from Brazilian mining company Vale SA was breached ... Read more »

As Major Companies ‘Fail’ on Human Rights, CHRB Urges Investors to Take Note

November 14, 2018 by Jennifer Nastu

About 40% of major extractive, agricultural and clothing or footwear companies ranked by the 2018 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) are failing to demonstrate respect for human rights, on paper or in practice – and investors should take notice, the organization says. CHRB measures how companies perform across 100 indicators based ... Read more »

The Future of Natural Gas Depends On How Well the Industry Can Capture Methane Releases

July 13, 2016July 13, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

With the world focused on reducing greenhouses gases that most scientists say are tied to global warming, the regulators are looking closely at natural gas. Why? It releases about half the heat-trapping emissions as does coal, which is why a lot of people see it as the "bridge fuel" to a future comprised mostly of sustainable fuels.

How Unilever, GE, Ikea Turn a Profit from Sustainability

January 7, 2016November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

At least nine companies globally generate a billion dollars or more in revenue annually from sustainable products or services — those that focus on sustainable living and/or are produced sustainably, according to The Guardian. The nine companies are: Unilever, General Electric, Ikea, Tesla, Chipotle, Nike, Toyota, Brazilian beauty company Natura ... Read more »

GE Partners with Walmart, Intel, Statoil, 5 Others on Water, Energy Efficiency

November 2, 2015November 4, 2015 by Karen Henry

General Electric Ecomagination is partnering with BHP Billiton, Goldman Sachs and MWH, Intel, Masdar, Statoil, Total and Walmart to accelerate innovation in water and energy efficiency. The partners have taken on the following initiatives to improve productivity, reduce impact and increase returns: GE and BHP Billiton will work jointly to ... Read more »

68 Major Companies Join Climate Action Pledge

October 20, 2015October 19, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

As the UN climate talks in Paris near, 68 additional companies have joined the White House-led American Business Act on Climate Pledge. Companies making the pledge have set greenhouse gas reduction and renewable energy sourcing goals for 2020 and beyond, and are focusing on increasing energy efficiency, boosting low-carbon investing. ... Read more »

Major Firms Call for Climate Agreement in Paris

October 16, 2015November 12, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Fourteen major companies based or with large-scale operations in the US have voiced strong support for a new global climate agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year. In a statement organized by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), the companies — Alcoa, Alstom, ... Read more »

Oil Giants Form Climate Lobbying Group

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 by Karen Henry

Shell, Schneider Electric and the Rocky Mountain Institute introduced the Energy Transitions Commission at the Fortune Brainstorm E Conference in Austin, Texas. The commission was formed to develop actionable insights to help energy decision-makers sustain economic growth while also mitigating climate change. Commissioners come from the following energy companies, renewable ... Read more »

New Climate Change Index Series Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices

September 18, 2015September 17, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Three new climate change index series — S&P Global 1200 Carbon Efficient Index Series, S&P Global 1200 Carbon Efficient Select Index Series and S&P Global 1200 Fossil Fuel Free Index Series — have been launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices. All three index series are derived from the constituents of the ... Read more »

DJSI: Which Firms Made the Cut?

September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Bank of America, Telefonica and BHP Billiton are the three largest additions to the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices while Cisco Systems, PepsiCo and Royal Bank of Canada are the three largest deletions (by free-float market capitalization) to the DJSI World this year. S&P Dow Jones Indices and investment specialist ... Read more »

Report: To Address Climate Change, Significant Effort Still Required from World’s Biggest Companies

Major Investor Divests from 5 Companies for ‘Unsatisfactory’ Climate Efforts

Contaminated Sludge Rushes toward Drinking Water, Irrigation Supplies in Five Brazil States

As Major Companies ‘Fail’ on Human Rights, CHRB Urges Investors to Take Note

The Future of Natural Gas Depends On How Well the Industry Can Capture Methane Releases

How Unilever, GE, Ikea Turn a Profit from Sustainability

GE Partners with Walmart, Intel, Statoil, 5 Others on Water, Energy Efficiency

68 Major Companies Join Climate Action Pledge

Major Firms Call for Climate Agreement in Paris

Oil Giants Form Climate Lobbying Group

New Climate Change Index Series Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices

DJSI: Which Firms Made the Cut?

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