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  • Agriculture-Related Water Risks: Understanding the Threat

    … to factory, food production is the most water-intensive business on earth, with 70% of the world’s water used to … to the loss of a company’s social license to operate, business disruption, and brand damage. The Coca-Cola Company … reported detrimental impacts due to water issues. Business and Financial Impacts of Key Water Risk Drivers in …

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    • April 5, 2016

  • Newly Released Guidance Aims to Improve Transparency in the Palm Oil Industry

    … in our supply chain,” said  Fiona Wheatley, sustainable business manager at Marks and Spencer, a British retailer. … investors managing about $15 trillion assets focused on the business risks and opportunities of climate change and water … of them Fortune 500 businesses, committed to sustainable business practices and the urgency for strong climate and …

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    • January 24, 2017

  • Ceres Sustainability Performance 2017

    … space heating and cooling, employee commuting and business travel (i.e., our best estimate of our carbon … measure for this element of our footprint.  Business travel. Using monthly corporate credit card …

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    • April 17, 2018

  • Ohio’s clean energy standards are key to thriving economy

    … the Buckeye State . Despite the unwavering support of the business community, Ohio lawmakers have introduced numerous … wind and solar also provides bottom-line benefits to our business and the overall economy,” said Elysa Hammond, … “We urge Ohio lawmakers to heed the call of the business community to protect the state’s clean energy …

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    • April 12, 2019

  • SEC Issues Ground-Breaking Guidance Requiring Corporate Disclosure of Material Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

    … in terms of climate-related ‘material’ effects on business operations, whether from new emissions management policies, the physical impacts of changing weather or business opportunities associated with the growing clean … full corporate disclosure of wide-ranging climate-related business impacts – and strategies for addressing those …

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    • January 27, 2010

  • New Report: Cap-and-Trade Cuts GHG Emissions More Economically With a Strong LCFS

    … consulting firm  ICF  and commissioned by a group of business organizations, non-profits and alternative fuel … Mary Solecki, Western States Advocate for the nonpartisan business group  E2 . “Our economy needs more fuel …  (E2) is a national, nonpartisan group of business leaders, investors, and professionals from every …

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    • February 16, 2017

  • TURNING POINT: Corporate Progress on the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability

    … requiring investors and companies to change the way they do business to ensure success in an uncertain future.  … for sustainable corporations to navigate this changing business environment. It sets expectations for companies to … threats increase, integrating sustainability into core business strategies — and capturing its competitive …

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    • February 28, 2018

  • With Gov. Brown Leaving, California Businesses Need Another Clean Energy Champion in Sacramento

    … timely as the state prepares to elect a new governor. Business leaders understand that a warming world is bad not … trends will only get worse. That’s why we and other business leaders believe that California’s next governor … economy and healthier environment. California’s business community also sees the state’s pioneering clean …

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    • November 5, 2018

  • Global Momentum on Climate Change

    … the agreement, organized by Ceres and our partners, We Mean Business and the Global Investor Coalition on Climate … ​ In 2016, there was also powerful business action in committing to more ambitious greenhouse … in countries like China and Japan.   This business momentum is a direct result of plummeting costs for …

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    • March 27, 2017

  • New Ceres report calls on corporate boards to oversee sustainability risks as global climate and water crises worsen

    … Louisiana and other U.S. states, the financial risks to business performance are clearer than ever. Rising … and other ESG risks are becoming top concerns for the business community,” said Jane Nelson, director of the … material impact of ESG risks identified, including adapting business strategy and holding executives accountable for …

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    • November 20, 2019