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5 Ways Carbon Reporting Benefits Companies?—?and the Environment

B the Change

Report carbon performance data to an outside organization, such as CDP or Sustainalytics. CDP, for example, uses a standard questionnaire for all companies. Research on CDP Shows Flaws?—?but In 2021, more than 13,000 companies completed CDP’s annual questionnaire. For example, in March 2022, the U.S.

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Why the ESG bandwagon must embrace adaptation

GreenBiz

To their credit, the sponsors of several prominent initiatives to promote climate-related disclosure (such as CDP) expressly request information on organizational risks and plans to address them. Indeed, this fact has been acknowledged in the 2016 Paris climate agreement.). The elephant in the room.

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CDL’s integrated sustainability report 2022 zeroes in on bolder decarbonisation targets 

Corporate Knights

Raised Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions intensity reduction target to 63% from new baseline year 2016, validated by Science Based Targets initiative . CDL will also reduce its Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services by 41% per sqm Gross Floor Area (GFA) by 2030 from 2016.

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Expanding Environmental Commitments

3BL Media

In fact, we decreased our freshwater dependency at our San Diego headquarters by 58% from 2016 to 2021 by expanding our recycled water system. In our non-manufacturing facilities, we make our greatest gains in water conservation by using recycled water instead of potable water for irrigation and our cooling plant systems whenever possible.

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A New GRI Biodiversity Standard Will Help Ensure Accountability on Impacts To Build Back Biodiversity

3BL Media

GRI North America is excited to announce that after two years of development, GRI will release GRI 101: Biodiversity 2024 , which updates, expands, and replaces GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016. Two organizations on GRI’s Technical Committee to revise the GRI Biodiversity Standard were represented in the session: CDP and SBTN.

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CSAA Insurance Group Releases Impact Report Detailing Its Significant Initiatives and Contributions in 2023

3BL Media

(Note: Inclusive of Scopes 1, 2 and 3, inclusive of business travel, employee commute, work-from-home energy, and paper emissions, vs. 2016 baseline.)

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CDL's Integrated Sustainability Report 2022 Zeroes in on Bolder Decarbonisation Targets

3BL Media

Raised Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions intensity reduction target to 63% from new baseline year 2016, validated by Science Based Targets initiative. CDL will also reduce its Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services by 41% per sqm Gross Floor Area (GFA) by 2030 from 2016.

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