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Industry slams UK government over mandatory reporting delay
27 March 2012The UK government has ducked a decision on whether to introduce mandatory carbon reporting – generating criticism from both business and environmental groups.
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Forest Footprint Disclosure Project brands oil sector disclosure as 'shameful'
09 February 2012The oil and gas sector remains a black hole in terms of disclosure around its use of commodities that can lead to deforestation, such as biofuels, according to the latest report from the Forest Footprint Disclosure Project (FFDP).
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Multinationals failing to push emissions reductions down supply chain
01 February 2012Multinational companies are failing to encourage similar levels of emissions reductions in their supply chains as they are managing in their own operations – despite high levels of supply-chain climate risk.
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Recycling fund delivers 50% return since 2008
26 January 2012A UK recycling fund has reached £100 million ($157 million) in assets and delivered an almost 50% return since its launch in 2008.
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Gucci follows Puma's footsteps in costing environmental impact
17 November 2011France's PPR group, which includes luxury brands Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, is to calculate the environmental cost of its operations, following the lead of its Puma sportswear division.
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Waste-to-energy firm plans project fund
15 November 2011A UK firm with a novel technology for turning waste into energy is proposing to raise a fund to finance installations across the country.
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UK government seen backing mandatory carbon reporting
14 November 2011The UK government is to decide by the end of the year whether to make greenhouse gas emissions reporting mandatory – and observers are hopeful that it will compel at least the largest companies to report on their carbon emissions.
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GRI launches sustainability disclosure database
10 November 2011The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched an online database to allow users to analyse the degree to which companies report on sustainability indicators.
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Value-chain emissions reporting to become norm in five years – Simpson
04 October 2011Reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from a company's value chain will become standard practice within three to five years, predicted Paul Simpson, CEO of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
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Moving up the corporate value chain
04 October 2011For many companies, the bulk of their climate impact is to be found outside their operations – making the launch of the Scope 3 reporting and accounting standard a vital step in helping them take a broader view of emissions reduction. Cynthia Cummis explains