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    Shareholders Seeking Stronger Responses from Companies as Climate Change Concerns Deepen Image

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    03-07-14

    Shareholders Seeking Stronger Responses from Companies as Climate Change Concerns Deepen

    Motivated by mounting scientific evidence that human activity is a leading cause of climate change, major institutional in...

    Making a Replicable Model for Excellence: H&M Creates a New Paradigm For Skilled Labor Image

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    03-04-14

    Making a Replicable Model for Excellence: H&M Creates a New Paradigm For Skilled Labor

    H&M has announced its commitment to the Business Call to Action (BCtA) as part of its goal to make continuous and lasting improvements for the garment industry in Bangladesh. The company will invest in skills training which will benefit an estimated 5,000 individuals by 2016.

    H&M p...

    Morgan Stanley Joins Ceres Company Network Image

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    02-27-14

    Morgan Stanley Joins Ceres Company Network

    Ceres announced today that its board of directors has approved Morgan Stanley, a leading global financial services firm, as the newest member of the Ceres company network. Companies that join the Ceres network st...

    Apple, San Diego International Airport, SolarCity and Sapphire Energy Join Call for U.S. Action on Climate Change Image

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    02-25-14

    Apple, San Diego International Airport, SolarCity and Sapphire Energy Join Call for U.S. Action on Climate Change

    As California battles the worst drought in centuries, more than a dozen major businesses, including Apple Inc. (APPL), SolarCity (SCTY), San Diego International Airport, Sungevity and Sapphire Energy today joined...

    Turkish Company Pledges to Support Small Scale Farmers in Low Income Communities Image

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    02-18-14

    Turkish Company Pledges to Support Small Scale Farmers in Low Income Communities

    Leading dried food producer Taze&Kuru Inc. will integrate 100 small scale Turkish farmers to support local production with their new commitment to the Business Call to Action (BCtA). The company has also pledged to establish m...

    Business Turns the Table in First-Ever Corporate Ratings of Activists Image

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    02-18-14

    Business Turns the Table in First-Ever Corporate Ratings of Activists

    The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund and WWF topped the first-ever corporate ratings of environmental advocacy groups, according to a new report. The study was based on a survey of more than 200 companies.

    The GreenBiz NGO Report, released today at the annual

    Shareholders File Resolutions to Press Fossil Fuel Companies on Low-Carbon Strategies, Carbon Asset Risk Image

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    02-12-14

    Shareholders File Resolutions to Press Fossil Fuel Companies on Low-Carbon Strategies, Carbon Asset Risk

    On the heels of the Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations, a half-dozen investors today announced the filing of shareholder resolutions with 10 fossil fuel companies, including Exxon Mobil, Chevron...

    Building the Link to Home Ownership, CEMEX Joins the Business Call to Action Image

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    02-10-14

    Building the Link to Home Ownership, CEMEX Joins the Business Call to Action

    Leading building materials company, CEMEX has announced it will join the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to ensure that more than 150,000 low-income families have access to safe and affordable housing by 2016. In its effort to contribute to the Millennium Development Goals, the c...

    Inadequate Action by Securities & Exchange Commission on Climate Change, Report Says Image

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    02-06-14

    Inadequate Action by Securities & Exchange Commission on Climate Change, Report Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not adequately addressed the climate disclosure deficiencies of publicly traded corporations, despite four-year-old formal guidance requiring companies to disclose material climate change risks, according to a report published by Ceres today.

    New Hydraulic Fracturing Report Finds Texas and Colorado Face Biggest Water Sourcing Risks Image

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    02-05-14

    New Hydraulic Fracturing Report Finds Texas and Colorado Face Biggest Water Sourcing Risks

    As hydraulic fracturing is increasingly used for oil and gas extraction across much of the United States and Western Canada, a new Ceres report issued today show...

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