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Terry Slavin, (Dec 10, 2020)
Amid investor and NGO concerns about greenwash potential from offsets, Terry Slavin untangles the slew of intersecting new initiatives to bring credibility to corporate pledges to protect biodiversity, including the Science Based Targets Network and Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures
Mike Scott, (Dec 9, 2020)
With corporate climate neutrality claims derided by some as the ‘new world peace’, Mike Scott reports on efforts to call out greenwash and promote scientifically credible action
Morgan Gillespy, (Nov 25, 2020)
Comment: The impact of the extractives sector on forest loss has been largely overlooked, says CDP's Morgan Gillespy. With the New York Declaration on Forests' goal of halving deforestation by 2020 in tatters, there's an urgent need to press laggards for action
Terry Slavin, (Nov 10, 2020)
While corporate reporting on water risk is increasing, action is far behind amid growing scarcity of Earth's most precious resource. This month we profile some that are bucking the trend, and look at how the finance sector is waking up to the biodiversity crisis
Terry Slavin, (Nov 10, 2020)
CDP’s Cate Lamb tells Terry Slavin she hopes her new role championing water at next year’s COP26 in Glasgow will lead to joined-up thinking on water’s role in the race to net-zero
Cate Lamb, (Nov 9, 2020)
Comment: Cate Lamb, head of water risk at CDP, says with only 10% of fashion firms showing awareness of their environmental impacts, the sector urgently needs a redesign
Angeli Mehta, (Nov 9, 2020)
Angeli Mehta reports on how L’Oréal, Microsoft and BASF are cutting water use in their own operations – and beyond
Mark Hillsdon, (Nov 8, 2020)
Agriculture accounts for 70% of water use, yet despite increasing reporting of water risk to CDP, water withdrawals by companies in the food and drink and agriculture sectors continue to rise. Mark Hillsdon reports on three companies that are taking a restorative approach
Catherine Early, (Nov 8, 2020)
The sector is facing increasing demand to supply raw materials needed for the energy transition, but its license to operate is threatened by increasing water demand and pollution. Catherine Early reports
Ling Sin Fai Lam, (Nov 5, 2020)
Comment: Ling Sin Fai Lam of CDP says there is an urgent need to hold cattle and soy industries to the same high standards set for other forest risk commodities in supply chains
Morgan Gillespy, (Jul 21, 2020)
As the world’s second biggest buyers of palm oil, Chinese companies are coming under growing pressure from consumers, brands and investors to source this risky commodity more sustainably, says CDP’s Morgan Gillespy
Mike Scott, (Apr 3, 2020)
With 85% of its population living in cities that have declared a climate emergency, Britain is leading the way in grassroots action. Mike Scott reports
Diana Rojas, (Apr 3, 2020)
Diana Rojas profiles a pair of fast-growing cities that have earned plaudits for their efforts to boost climate resilience
Diana Rojas, (Apr 3, 2020)
Despite environmental rollbacks by the Trump administration, the largest number of cities on CDP's climate A list hail from the US. Diana Rojas profiles Washington DC, Park City, Utah, and a trio of Ohio cities: Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus
Mark Hillsdon, (Mar 9, 2020)
New reports from Forest 500 and CDP point to a big gap between rhetoric and action when it comes to addressing escalating forest loss. Mark Hillsdon and Terry Slavin report
Ben Spry, (Feb 25, 2020)
Adopting science-based targets and onsite renewables generation are two steps businesses can take in 2020 to cut energy costs, boost their reputations and help the UK prepare for a successful COP26, says npower’s Ben Spry