Green buildings have saved the U.S. billions of gallons of water and enough energy to avoid the burning of 1.3 million tons of coal for electricity since the development of the LEED standards.
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Fortune partnered with AccountAbility, Csrnetwork and Asset4 to rank the world’s 100 largest corporations by the quality of their commitment to social and environmental goals.
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While 43 percent of respondents to the BSR/Cone 2008 Corporate Responsibility survey say their corporate responsibility budget will stay the same in the face of the current economic conditions, 31 percent say it will decrease and 26 percent say it’s too early to determine.Still, 77 percent remain optimistic that global business will embrace responsible business practices as part of their core strategies and operations over the next five years.
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has updated its 11-year-old guide for addressing environmental issues in product standards.
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Climate change is perceived as a major driver of new business opportunities in areas including emissions trading and low carbon solutions by the majority of Dutch corporate respondents to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) 2008 Questionnaire.
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Most people in the UK (53 per cent) think tackling climate change will boost the economy, according to new consumer research published today by leading NGO The Climate Group, in partnership with brand strategy and design consultancy Lippincott and the UK’s leading entertainment and communications company, Sky.
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It can sometimes take a while for new concepts and ideas to become integrated into the business psyche. Anyone involved with promoting a sustainability or Corporate Social Responsibility agenda in recent years may be justified in feeling they have certainly served their time in this regard.
Now though, evidence of the complete acceptance of the sustainability concept may be coming from an unexpected quarter; the ruthlessly hard-nosed and commercial world of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). Eric Collard of KPMG’s Advisory practice explains.
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Industries that have been under high levels of government regulation and public scrutiny have the most effective sustainability communications, according to a review of S&P 100 companies.
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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.
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A new survey from EcoSecurities and ClimateBiz released today shows how large, multinational corporations are addressing their carbon footprints from within, and what strategies they’re using to offset the emissions they can’t avoid.
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After changing the world of computers, ‘open source’ is helping companies in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and creating social entrepreneurs who are determined to take on the challenges that face the world.
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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”.
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