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330+ global companies worth nearly US$11 trillion in market capitalization have been highlighted for their environmental transparency and action on climate change, forests and water security by CDP, the non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions. These companies have been named on CDP’s annual A List, out of nearly 15,000 companies scored on their environmental disclosure. The science is clear: limiting warming to 1.5°C requires businesses to tackle all environmental issues together. Yet just 12 companies – 1.3% of the 900+ companies requested…

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A majority of companies worldwide are not translating commitments on biodiversity to action, according to new data released today by CDP, the not for profit which runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies. This is in spite of promising findings, which show corporate readiness to disclose on biodiversity, as governments prepare to negotiate mandatory environmental disclosure next week at the momentous COP15 summit in Montreal. Data reported through CDP in 2022 shows that: 31% of companies have made a public commitment and/or endorsed biodiversity-related initiatives, with another 25% planning…

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Global leaders will meet in Sharm el-Sheikh in November to keep the Paris agreement’s 1.5°C target alive, but climate ambition in G7 economies and beyond is putting the COP27 vision out of reach, according to new analysis by non-profit CDP and global management consultancy Oliver Wyman. Based on current emissions reduction targets set by companies, no G7 country has a corporate sector likely to decarbonize fast enough to meet the 1.5°C goal. On aggregate across the G7, corporate emissions targets are calculated as aligned with 2.7°C of global warming.[1] The…

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