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<p><b>Launched today, 'ESG Book' is a new central source for accessible and digital corporate sustainability information</b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li><b>Available for all companies, investors, standard-setters and other stakeholders, ESG Book supports the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact and is based on a mission to create ESG data as a public good.</b></li> <li><b>Over $100 trillion of assets under management are today committed to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), whil...

Responsible Jewellery Council Launches SDG Taskforce * Will Support Members to Help Measure and Report on Progress Towards the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) * Sets clear ambition to drive the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and appoints a select group of industry leaders By: Diamond World News Service | | Reference: 25539   Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), the leading standard-setting organisation for th...

Companies are crucial to solving the climate crisis. 75% are falling short CNN 2 hrs ago By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business © Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images Emissions rise from the Kentucky Utilities Co. Ghent generating station in Ghent, Kentucky, U.S., on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Coal's slow downfall is gaining momentum across the U.S. as clean energy becomes cheaper and wins widespread support, but lawmakers in mining states from Wyoming to West Virginia are determined to fight back with a series of roadblocks to President Joe Bidens plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions...

Updated / Thursday, 22 Apr 2021 07:03 Just under 24.84% of firms have taken action to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius Fewer than one in four of the world's largest companies are on track to meet basic climate change targets, according to a new study. The survey of nearly 700 listed firms in 14 countries was conducted between 2015 and 2019. According to British investment firm Arabesque, just under a quarter (24.84%) of the world's large listed companies have taken action to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. European companies are the best performers, particularly in Sw...

Fewer than one in four of the world’s largest companies are on track to meet basic climate change targets, according to a new study published on Thursday (22 April) ahead of a US-hosted climate summit where world leaders are expected to announce new commitments to cut emissions. Findings of the survey of nearly 700 listed firms in 14 countries from 2015 to 2019 were unveiled on the day US President Joe Biden launches a virtual climate summit. Just three months into office, Biden will welcome 40 leaders for the two-day virtual Earth Day summit, where he is expected to roughly double US targe...