More Companies Than Ever Are Including Carbon Pricing In Their Business Plans
CDP recently released a report that looked at trends in carbon pricing, and they found that more than ever before, companies are putting a price on their own emissions.
CDP recently released a report that looked at trends in carbon pricing, and they found that more than ever before, companies are putting a price on their own emissions.
More than 150 companies have been recognized on the CDP A List for 2017 for their leading climate action, led by Unilever and L’Oréal, while 89% of companies responding to CDP now have emissions reductions targets.
Putting a price on carbon is globally becoming the new normal for major companies according to a new report from CDP, with almost 1,400 companies factoring an internal price on carbon into their forward-looking business plans.
A new report from CDP analyzes 22 of the largest global chemical companies, with a total market capitalization of $626 billion and responsible for a quarter of all emissions of the sector at 276 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.
RE100, the world’s leading 100% renewable energy target campaign, has once again made big news at Climate Week NYC 2017, announcing four more companies joining to commit to sourcing 100% renewable energy, including Citi and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
More than 300 companies worldwide have now committed to setting ambitious Science Based Targets to reduce emissions, with more than 90 new companies joining this year alone, and also now includes 50 US businesses.
One of the world’s favourite candy companies, M&M’s, has launched a new campaign called Fans of Wind energy in an effort to inform consumers of the value of renewable energy and its importance in counteracting climate change.
Companies that fail to report financial value from strong environmental performance suffer “a huge missed opportunity” according to a new report published this week which analyzed environmental performance and financial results.
CDP (formally the Carbon Disclosure Project) is the world’s largest environmental disclosure platform for cities, states, regions, and companies that want to track and manage their carbon and climate change data. I sat down with Katie Walsh, the Senior Manager of the Cities North America, to discuss the disclosure movement, and how cities around the world are taking a stand against climate change.
The world’s major publicly-listed mining companies are generating up to $16 billion in emissions costs by passing the climate risk down their value chain, and are exposed to up to 30 times more emissions by passing down the buck.