Sumitomo Corp. (8053) will set up a special investigation into how it lost almost $1.8 billion in Texas shale oil and Australian coal mining. The probe comes after the company, Japan’s fourth-biggest trading house, cut its annual profit forecast by 96 percent after writing down the value of the two Read more…
Stephen Howard, Guardian Professional, Thursday 2 October 2014 07.00 BST With the average tenure of a FTSE-100 company CEO at just five years, many business leaders struggle to leave a long-term legacy of sustainability It can be a lonely place at the top, with CEOs under greater public scrutiny than at Read more…
By Eric Marx, Ethical Corporation | September 2014 Government and business leaders meet this month in preparation for next year’s global climate negotiations, and much has changed since the last such gathering A UN-sponsored summit on 23 September in New York will mark the first time in five years that world Read more…
Ethical Corporation, September 2014 Sustainability goals are aligning with business. The number of chief executives who consider sustainability a high priority for their company has jumped significantly, but is still less than half of CEOs, according to a McKinsey report. The consultants found that 13% of CEOs now say sustainability is their number one priority, Read more…
By Ricken Patel, Special to CNN September 21, 2014 — Updated 1749 GMT (0149 HKT) (CNN) — Scientists are normally a pretty measured bunch. But in recent months, they’ve been resorting to some unusual language to get our attention. One top climatologist recently tweeted: “If even a small fraction of Arctic sea floor Read more…
Government launches strategy for next year’s summit, as Secretary of States highlights need for the world’s richest countries to pledge ambitious emissions cuts By Jessica Shankleman 09 Sep 2014 Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey will today urge the G7 and G20 to set their own greenhouse gas Read more…
WORLD AFFAIRS JEFFREY D. SACHS Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is also Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals. His books include The End of Poverty and Read more…
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http://www.bloomberg.com/video/paulson-u-s-companies-must-lead-on-climate-change-RuEeUkqYRC2Wuee~cqftKg.html Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson talks about climate change and a report from the Risky Business Project that urged businesses to curb carbon emissions. Paulson, former New York Mayor and Bloomberg LP majority owner Michael Bloomberg, and billionaire investor Tom Steyer spearheaded the report. He speaks with Read more…
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/paulson-youth-will-overcome-climate-change-deniers-EjUS9AvsQCy8ICJvuqCPXg.html Hank Paulson, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, talks with Erik Schatzker about what it will take to change political thinking on climate change. He speaks on “Market Makers.”