All Environmental issues articles – Page 19
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The next generation of scenarios for climate change
In this paper Moss et al provide an overview of how scenarios of the future are used in climate change research to aid understanding of how changes in technology, lifestyle, and policies can address the risks of climate change, and outline a new process for developing these scenarios.
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Blog postExpert credibility in climate change
This study, published in 2010, aims to evaluate the extent of agreement among climate change scientists with the view of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that “anthropogenic [caused by humans] greenhouse gases have been responsible for most of the unequivocal warming of the Earth’s average temperature over the ...
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Blog postInvestors' recognition of unburnable carbon
This paper analyses the reaction of the US stock market to the initial publication and subsequent media coverage of two climate change studies published in the journal Nature in 2009.
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Blog postClimate change impacts and adaptation in cities
With half of the world’s population living in cities, and the proportion increasing, addressing the greenhouse gas emissions from cities on future levels of climate change, and of the effects of climate change on cities, is increasingly relevant.
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Academic researchRI Quarterly Vol. 4: Focus on climate
Climate-related investment practice is on the verge of rapid change.
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Engagement guideWater consumption in water scarce regions
PwC estimated water consumption in water stressed regions around the world for 78 companies on an initial research focus list.
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Engagement guideWhy care about supply chain water risks?
Water is one of the few resources that is needed for almost all transformation processes that foster production activities.
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Engagement guide
A water risks stewardship framework
The water stewardship framework developed by WWF effectively highlights various examples of best practice water risk management by companies.
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Engagement guideWater risks in agricultural supply chains
Global fresh water supplies have become increasingly exposed to risk as a result of both growing demand, and pressures on supply, including those linked to climate change.
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Engagement guide
Engaging on water risks in agricultural supply chains
A universe of 78 target companies was narrowed down to 54 to form the initial targets for investor engagement on water risk.
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Engagement guide
Analysing water risks in agricultural supply chains
WWF applied its technical expertise by identifying those crops and basins facing the most significant water risks globally.
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Engagement guide
The PRI's engagement on water risks
In 2012, following a period of consultation with PRI signatories and the Investor Engagement Steering Committee, water risks were identified as a priority area for the PRI’s coordinated collaborative engagement programme.
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Blog postEnvironmental and social consequences of climate change
In 2012 the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency (DEFRA) produced a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) evaluating the main climate-related risks and opportunities in eleven sectors in the UK, over the course of the current century to 2100.
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Technical guideCommercial real estate: unlocking the energy efficiency retrofit investment opportunity
Report by the UNEP FI Property Working Group
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Technical guideUnderstanding the impact of your investments
How investors are measuring the impact of their E&S-themed investments
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Engagement guide
How to conduct a collaborative engagement
Once an investor group has identified one or more ESG issues and agreed to engage collaboratively to address them, the process of collaborative shareholder dialogue with companies typically follows a series of stages.
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Engagement guide
The foundations of a collaborative engagement
Typically, engagement begins when one or more investors identifies an issue or specific ESG risk relating to a particular company or sector, and does some initial research to determine whether there is a business case for the company to take steps to respond.
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Engagement guide
Overview of collaborative engagement
Collaborative shareholder engagement occurs when a group of institutional investors come together to engage in dialogue with companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
