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?...
28 Jun 2016 The business end of climate change We established CDP – then the Carbon Disclosure Project – over 15 years ago with a vision that one day businesses would be playing an active leadership role in combating climate change. Last December’s historic Paris Agreement set an unequivocal new direction for corporate climate action, and today our vision is becoming reality...
21 Jun 2016 Five reasons why setting science-based targets makes business sense We interviewed sustainability professionals at leading companies that have had their science-based emissions reduction targets approved. The resulting case studies of Dell, Kellogg’s, Pfizer, PostNord and Sony reveal lots of common themes, in spite of the businesses’ different activities and emission profiles...
05 May 2016 What do companies that listen to climate science have in common? More than 150 companies have committed to use climate science to set targets for reducing corporate greenhouse gas emissions, in line with the international effort to keep global warming below 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) over pre-industrial levels as set out in the Paris Agreement. Our interviews with sustainability leaders at five companies that have science-based targets in place show they share important characteristics that drive their ambition and underpin their success...
