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Plastic Disclosure Project to launch next month
17 August 2011An initiative designed to encourage companies to report on their plastics use and recycling is due to go live next month, with the completion of an online form allowing respondents to submit information on governance, strategy, and risks and opportunities around plastics use.
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Raters under review
26 July 2011The Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings aims to do for ratings what the Global Reporting Initiative did for sustainability – and forge consensus from cacophony. Mark Nicholls reports
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Landfill pressure boosts waste fund returns
21 July 2011Growing demand for waste management solutions has helped a UK-focused recycling fund achieve returns of more than 40% over three years and is spurring its expansion plans.
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Corporate governance for a carbon-constrained world
12 July 2011Rory Sullivan examines what defines corporate leadership on climate change governance – and how investors should test corporate claims
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IBM finds sustainability pays
28 June 2011IBM's sustainability policies have achieved savings and avoided costs worth approximately $1.60 for every $1.00 spent, the company claims.
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Sustainability reporting on rise in China
14 June 2011More Chinese companies are producing sustainability reports, according to standard-setter the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), driven largely by regulation and stock exchange listing requirements.
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M&S sustainability plan saves retailer £70m
14 June 2011Marks & Spencer (M&S), a bastion of the British highstreet, saved £70 million ($115 million) through its 'Plan A' initiative this year, up on the £50 million net benefit it reported in 2009-10.
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Puma prices its environmental impact at €100m/year
16 May 2011Sportswear giant Puma says the environmental impact of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water consumption reached nearly €100 million ($142 million) in 2010. The firm sees valuation as a key step in integrating environmental, social and economic indicators into its broader business strategy.
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Sustainability reporting: the next level
12 May 2011The Global Reporting Initiative is working on its fourth iteration. Lisa French explains the what, why and how of G4
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UK consults on mandatory reporting for carbon emissions
11 May 2011Large businesses in the UK could be required to report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, under plans set out by the country's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).