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20 Dec 2016 Debunking 4 Myths About Sustainable Investing Enthusiasm for sustainable investing is surging. Already, more than $8.7 trillion of investment capital is managed using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in U.S. markets alone, a 184 percent increase since 2010...

23 Nov 2016 Leading the way: 200 companies commit to setting science-based targets Last week, the Science Based Target initiative hit a milestone: 200 leading companies have now committed to setting emission reduction targets that are based on climate science...

04 Nov 2016 Walmart’s Science Based Target: A Game Changer This week Walmart became the 26th company to successfully set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets that are in line with what climate science says is necessary to keep global warming below two degrees centigrade...

31 Oct 2016 As the Paris Agreement Takes Effect, 3 Action Items for Business On October 5, the Paris Agreement on climate change cleared the final hurdle to go into full effect. This required at least 55 countries representing at least 55 percent of emissions to join–as I write this post, WRI’s real-time Paris Tracker shows that 84 countries representing 61 percent of emissions have now joined the Agreement...

28 Oct 2016 Post Paris, the spotlight shines bright on business climate action With the Paris Agreement – unprecedented in speed of ratification – came a clear message for businesses worldwide: the transition to a low carbon economy is inevitable and accelerating; adapt and thrive or continue with business as usual and face serious business risk...

25 Oct 2016 How Mars and WRI developed science-based sustainability targets Surely you have considered how the foods you buy take a toll on the environment. But have you ever thought about how that toll is multiplied by everyone around the world who buys food?...