Sustainability Reporting 27 Oct 2017

How do I influence and inspire stakeholders in their approach to sustainability?

Catherine Radojcin 3 Min Reading Time
Successful engagement with customers, employees and suppliers is one of the key areas we assessed in our 2017 report on the Sustainability Reporting Performance of Europe’s largest companies. Engagement schemes can bring about huge business benefits, including supply chain efficiency, improved customer loyalty and increased employee satisfaction.
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Non-financial reporting 19 Oct 2017

How do I align sustainability metrics with business strategy to drive change?

Catherine Radojcin 4 Min Reading Time
In today’s complex business landscape, companies are expected to focus on improving their non-financial performance in response to a variety of stakeholders. This non-financial performance may cover a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors depending, on company operations, from addressing modern slavery in the supply chain to managing water use in production. One ...
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Carbon management 10 Oct 2017

How do I increase the scale and ambition of carbon and energy reductions?

Rachel Hunter 3 Min Reading Time
Recent news stories have focused on the rise and rise of renewable energy. The International Energy Agency in its assessment of renewable energy states ‘we see renewables growing by about 1,000 gigawatts by 2022, which equals about half of the current global capacity in coal power’. Renewable energy use and generation is one of the key trends ...
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Climate Risk 4 Oct 2017

Understanding the risks of climate change through scenario analysis

Catherine Radojcin 4 Min Reading Time
Assessing and acknowledging the risks and opportunities of climate change has been on the agenda of forward-thinking companies for some time. However, we believe that there is a more robust approach to impact assessment that considers possible risks and opportunities and acts as a lens through which to view future business operations – climate scenario ...
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The Sustainability Reporting Performance 26 Sep 2017

Taking Stock of Sustainability: The Sustainability Reporting Performance of the FTSE 100, IBEX 35 and CAC 40

Joe (ATOS ADMIN) 2 Min Reading Time
Today Carbon Clear publishes the results of the 2017 Sustainability Reporting Performance of the FTSE 100, IBEX 35 and CAC 40. The report highlights trends and leadership in environmental sustainability within Europe’s largest companies.
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CDP 24 Aug 2017

Re-imagining disclosure: Changes to CDP

Catherine Radojcin 4 Min Reading Time
CDP 2017 wrapped up at the of July. With the end of reporting season, focus now turns to next year’s disclosure. Each year CDP updates questionnaires in an effort to increase the quality and transparency of company disclosures, as well as to keep up with changing best practice in sustainability reporting.
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Climate Change 8 Aug 2017

4 ways the Paris Agreement is being put into action

Rachel Hunter 3 Min Reading Time
Media headlines about climate change are largely focused on problems, obstacles and challenges. Bad news sells, right? One of the most covered news story of 2017 is Donald Trump withdrawing from the Paris Agreement – and it’s right that it should get so much attention because it’s a big deal.
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Climate Change 28 Jul 2017

The Impact of Brexit on Environmental Policy in The UK

Catherine Radojcin 4 Min Reading Time
Michael Gove made his first keynote speech as Environment Secretary. What does his first speech tell us about his intentions for his new role and the impact of Brexit on environmental policy in the UK?
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Climate Change 13 Jul 2017

Climate-Related Financial Disclosures – 3 Things you Need to Know

Catherine Radojcin 3 Min Reading Time
In 2015 G20 countries asked the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to review how the financial sector can better take account of climate-related issues. The FSB established the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to develop consistent and coherent guidance for companies to disclose their climate-related risks. Last month the TCFD released its final “recommendations for consistent and voluntary ...
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