Archive

  • Singing the praises of industrial waste

    01 November 2009

    While industrial waste recycling doesn't share the glamour of solar energy or electric cars, it nonetheless offers enormous investment potential. Iyad Omari reviews the waste landscape

  • Economy fails to derail CDP response

    24 September 2009

    Dire economic conditions did not dissuade companies from voluntarily disclosing climate change risks and mitigation strategies, as a record number of top corporations replied to an annual survey conducted by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

  • World's biggest firms must double carbon cuts – CDP

    01 September 2009

    Many of the world's 100 largest companies are setting targets to cut their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but they must double the pace of action to avoid dangerous climate change, a report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and UK telecoms firm BT has concluded.

  • WM signs landmark deal for Chinese solid waste firm

    13 August 2009

    Waste Management (WM) will pursue waste-to-energy opportunities in China following its $140 million acquisition of a stake in Shanghai Environment Group (SEG) last week, believed to the single largest foreign investment in China's solid waste management sector.

  • Xstrata reports emissions increase in 2008

    11 June 2009

    Greenhouse gas emissions by Xstrata, the coal and metals mining giant, rose 7% in 2008 while the carbon intensity of its operations rose by 8%, but the company remains on track to meet its 2010 target for emissions intensity.

  • Financial firms 'worst' at climate disclosure – studies

    04 June 2009

    Financial services companies are the worst offenders when it comes to failing to disclose climate change risks and mitigation strategies, which could have serious consequences for investors, two reports on corporate disclosure warn.

  • A lack of interest?

    01 June 2009

    Given the banking sector's fundamental role in the global economy and the fundamental economic threats posed by environmental issues, equity analysts covering the sector might be expected to care about banks' environmental reporting. Not so, found Richard Slack

  • Standard to aid companies on climate reporting

    28 May 2009

    Corporations wanting to report data relevant to climate change now have a standard procedure to follow, with the launch of a draft framework by the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) this week.

  • BAT issues second report on sustainable smoking

    07 May 2009

    British American Tobacco published its 2008 sustainability report last week, outlining its approaches to reduce the harm caused by tobacco products and announcing targets to lessen its environmental impact.

  • A looming imperative

    01 May 2009

    Across developed economies, pressure is building on companies to disclose environmental and climate change risks, warn Prajakt Samant and Adam Topping – with regulation surely just a matter of time