Reporting & Disclosure
Appetite for Change: Global business perspectives on tax and regulation for a low carbon economy
This report examines attitudes in the international business community towards environmental regulation, legislation and taxes based on nearly 700 interviews. Read More
A Buyer’s Guide to GHG Accounting Tools
The market for tools measuring corporate greenhouse gas emissions has nearly doubled since 2008 as an increasing number of customers, investors, and regulators pressure companies to report on their climate impacts. This guide will help you examine the tools on the market and choose the solution that works best for your company’s needs. Read More
Beyond Business as Usual: Investigating a Future without Coal and Nuclear Power in the U.S.
This report from Synapse Energy Economics and Civil Society Institute explores how the U.S. can move away from a fossil fuel-based electricity sector in the absense of a federal climate change bill. Read More
Walmart's Sustainability Report Reveals Successes, Shortcomings
In its 2010 Global Sustainability report released Tuesday, the company described its efforts over the course of a year in which it made a slew of notable headlines. The company has improved fleet efficiency by 60 percent and reduced facility greenhouse gas emissions by 5 percent, but faces challenges in reducing packaging and eliminating PVC. Read More
Tying Compensation to CSR Performance
We need to tie compensation to sustainability performance in every company, across every sector, and ensure the incentives deliver tangible performance improvements in order to effectively deal with today's global realities: a changing climate, rapidly emerging economies, and the expected arrival of some two billion additional humans. Read More
S&P 100 Carbon Chasm
This report examines the performance of S&P companies in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, finding these companies will not only miss President Barack Obama's 2020 climate goal, their absolute emissions will actually increase if trends continue. Read More
Enviance and FirstCarbon Expand Their Carbon Software Lineups
Enviance and FirstCarbon Solutions unveiled newly enhanced carbon accounting software products this week aimed at helping a growing number of companies in a variety of sectors measure and manage their carbon footprints. Read More
Greenwashing is Only Getting Worse
Yes, many businesses are taking green to heart, but even those corporations that are leading the charge are still conducting toxic business as usual behind the scenes. Read More
Tropicana Shrinks Juice Boxes Due to Orange Crop Failure
Tropicana is shrinking its most popular size of orange juice by five ounces due to freezes in January that put the squeeze on orange crops. Read More
4 Keys to a Successful Sustainability Strategy
If you're of the mind that the global economy is an Energizer battery that will simply go, go, go -- without needing outside attention -- think again. Read More