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Current State of Water Stewardship Practices: Top 5 Questions Answered

3BL Media

The CDP Global Water Report (2020) informs us that, when it comes to water security, “The cost of inaction is five times the cost of action.”. An enterprise-level evaluation begins with understanding a company’s water use, impacts, and risks, as well as acquiring required data and information to document baseline conditions.

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Investors Still in the Dark on Climate Risks to Firms’ Finances

Chris Hall

Investors continue to suffer from poor-quality climate-related information in company reports and other statements, particularly from firms with the highest CO2 emissions. Only eight, or 6%, received ‘partial’ scores by providing all the information required by the CAAA methodology for at least one of the seven metrics used to assess them.

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CDP Adds Reporting on Plastic-Related Impact and Risks to Disclosure System

ESG Today

Climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP announced the launch of the ability for companies to report on plastic-related impacts, following demand from investors for more information on companies’ plastic-related risk and exposure.

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AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

3BL Media

The evolving climate drives physical risks—damaged or stranded assets and business-interruption costs from severe weather events. Even Imperfect Data Offer Useful Information. Republic Services is on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies list and CDP Worldwide’s Climate A List.

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Trends & Opportunities with Standardizing ESG Disclosures in Real Estate

3BL Media

In response to the growing sense of "survey fatigue" from companies who are reporting to many reporting agencies, governments and reporting organizations are seeking to standardize what, where, and how companies report ESG information. Starting in 2022, CDP will also include questions for corporate disclosure around RE100 commitments.

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Keeping on the Straight and Narrow

Chris Hall

To better inform their investment decisions and decarbonisation efforts, investors want visibility of companies’ interim milestones, as well as a comprehensive account of how each goal will be met. . There is plenty of existing guidance out there to inform the UK’s mandatory transition plan framework. . Drawing on experience .

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Investors Search for Answers

Chris Hall

In its recent report on environmental disclosures by firms in Southeast Asia, covering climate, water and deforestation, disclosure platform CDP found a 25% increase in forest-related disclosures, with growth rates in the region outstripping global trends. Nature is at the base of every supply chain.