London, Manchester and Coventry score ‘A’ on climate action

Urban areas including Mexico City, Cape Town, Los Angeles, Iskandar and Leicester landed the top ranking on the list, which bases its scores on emissions output, climate vulnerabilities and risk mitigation

More than 50 mobile operators agree to disclose climate impacts

The companies, which include AT&T, BT Group, Orange and Vodafone, are making the move as part of a major initiative led by GSMA

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Businesses cut 633m tonnes of CO2 from supply chains

A new report from CDP suggests this has generated cost savings of $19.3bn

BT ‘leads FTSE 100 in terms of managing climate risks’

The company beat previous winner Marks & Spencer to take top place on EcoAct’s green leaderboard

EBRD unveils climate disclosure web tool

It aims to show businesses how sustainable information can be incorporated into financial reporting

New legislation means pension funds must assess climate risks

The UK Government will require trustees to be able to explain investment decisions by the 1st of October 2019

Tesco checks supply chain receipt for carbon costs

The retailer is requesting more information about its suppliers through environmental non-profit CDP

EAC: ‘Government should make climate disclosure mandatory by 2022’

The group of MPs say organisations such as pension funds should have a legal duty to protect long-term value

Global supply chains go green

A non-profit environmental group has awarded 58 companies a place on its leaderboard of businesses successfully engaging with suppliers to drive down emissions. The number of firms recognised for their efforts on CDP’s second annual Supplier Engagement leader board doubled since last year. These businesses, which include Bank of America, BT, Nestlé, Panasonic, Rolls Royce […]

Deforestation risks $941bn – leaf it out!

International businesses are risking $941 billion (£711bn) of investments by failing to adequately address the risks posed by deforestation. That’s according to a new report from CDP based on 201 global companies’ disclosures regarding the four commodities responsible for the bulk of deforestation and forest degradation – cattle products, palm oil, timber products and soy. […]