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Five steps towards more sustainable supply chain management
AECOM's Robert Spencer takes a look at some of the latest approaches for better managing global supply chains and their environmental impacts
Ambitious 1.5C Paris climate target is still possible, new analysis shows
Goal to limit warming to 1.5C to avoid the worst impacts of climate change was seen as unreachable, but updated research suggests it could be met if strong action is taken
Major investors worth $1.8tr urge global banks to adopt better climate disclosure
Group of 100 major investors call for enhanced disclosures of banks' climate-related financial information
'Huge missed opportunity': Top brands accused of failing to quantify green gains
Major new report finds 42 per cent of telecommunications and consumer goods companies are failing to report on the financial value that results from strong environmental performance
Investors: Food firms must embrace smarter water practices
Major report by investor-backed group Ceres reveals corporate water management is improving, but huge risks remain unaddressed
Report: Flood management deals could earn farmers £15k a year
Setting up a private market in water management could see farmers earn money from businesses in areas susceptible to flooding, analysis by Green Alliance and the National Trust finds
What Hurricane Harvey says about risk, climate and resilience
What does the latest climate disaster to hit the US tell us about the need for improved risk management?
Vanguard Group backs climate disclosure in voting U-turn
Asset manager breaks with tradition, revealing proxy voting records backing climate disclosure and promising to take more public positions on climate risk in the future
Could better understanding of climate science land more businesses in court?
Increased ability to foresee climactic events is in turn heightening the need for businesses and governments to manage risk and harm, according to a new scientific paper
Trucost launches corporate carbon pricing risk assessment tool
Green data specialist launches new tool aimed at helping firms assess risk to their businesses from evolving carbon pricing landscape
The race to embrace ESG ratings
Mainstream investment firms are snapping up ESG specialists - has the market reached a tipping point?
Report: European utilities undermined by misjudged coal plant plans
Huge pipeline of European coal projects has been shelved in recent years, but not before they dealt a blow to balance sheets - Asian investors should take note
Shareholders launch trail-blazing legal action against CommBank over climate disclosure
Australian bank accused of failing to adequately disclose climate change risk in its 2016 annual report in what green lawyers claim is first legal action of its kind
All in: We need more climate optimism, here's how to generate it
The debate about communicating apocalyptic climate risks misses the point - the only way to combat terrifying environmental warnings is by committing fully to climate action
Green Lunch with… CDP's Paul Simpson
Vegetarian food and the politics of climate disclosure are on the menu for our lunch with Paul Simpson at Marylebone's The Gate
CDP reveals plan to scale adoption of climate disclosure recommendations
Influential climate disclosure platform to integrate scenario analysis proposed by Financial Stability Board task force
Is the public finally waking up to the climate threat?
New poll shows 61 per cent of people globally see climate change as a 'major threat', as engagement with climate risks continues to climb
Planet has just 5% chance of reaching Paris climate goal, study says
Researchers find that economic, emissions and population trends point to very small chance Earth will avoid warming more than 2C by century's end
Inaction on climate change risks leaving future generations $530 trillion in debt
BECCS technologies have been touted as a means of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change, but as James Dyke argues the costs of deployment would likely be gargantuan in scale
CDP: Mining giants putting $16bn at risk in climate costs
The global mining industry produces crucial materials for clean technologies, but many companies are also risking their future business due to heavy dependence on fossil fuels, warn researchers
Schroders: World accelerating towards a climate impact 'cliff edge'
Investment giant warns planet is on track for more than 4C of warming, as new dashboard seeks to highlight 'defining driver' of the global economy
How to turn climate risk reporting recommendations into reality
Simon Messenger of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board reveals how a major new initiative aims to ensure the guidelines put forward by the TCFD are embraced
Environment Agency warns utilities over increase in pollution incidents
Annual report reveals water quality targets were met across much of the industry, but the number of pollution incidents rose for the first time since 2012
It is time to fix our broken food systems
Alison Cairns of the WBCSD issues a call for businesses across the food industry to come together to tackle shared environmental challenges
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