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Monday, November 14, 2011

North America 300 Carbon Ranking 2011: Top 20 Countries

An environmental tracking report from the Environmental Investment Organisation, provides rankings of the carbon emissions of companies around the world. The report ranked the world’s largest 1,300 companies according to their greenhouse gas emissions and transparency.

The purpose of the ET Carbon Ranking is to provide information on a company's greenhouse gas emissions intensity as well as its level of disclosure and verification. The aim of the ET Carbon Ranking is to encourage increasingly higher levels of disclosure and verification while incentivising corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction on a global scale.

From 2011 the ranking will be based on a greenhouse gas emissions intensity metric relative to a company’s size, with companies ranked regardless of industry or sector.

Here is a list of the top 20 firms from North America and the countries in which they are based:

1 BAXTER INTL US
2 UPS US
3 PRAXAIR US
4 BANK OF AMERICA US
5 E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS US
6 HESS US
7 PEPSICO US
8 NEWS CORP US
9 DOW CHEMICAL US
10 AIR PRDS & CHEMS US
11 BCE CA
12 TELUS CA
13 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB US
14 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK CA
15 DELL US
16 ABBOTT LABORATORIES US
17 FEMSA MX
18 COCA COLA US
19 CHEVRON US
20 NOBLE ENERGY US

For the full set of Rankings and Reports, as well as further information on the Environmental Tracking initiative visit www.eio.org.uk

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Global 800 Carbon Ranking 2011: Top 20 Countries

A new environmental tracking (ET) report from the Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO), provides detailed rankings of the carbon emissions of companies around the world. The report ranked the world’s largest 1,300 companies according to their greenhouse gas emissions and transparency.

The purpose of the ET Carbon Ranking is to provide information on a company's greenhouse gas emissions intensity as well as its level of disclosure and verification. The aim of the ET Carbon Ranking is to encourage increasingly higher levels of disclosure and verification while incentivising corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction on a global scale.

From 2011 the ranking will be based on a greenhouse gas emissions intensity metric relative to a company’s size, with companies ranked regardless of industry or sector.

Here is a list of the top 20 firms from around the world and the countries in which they are based:

1 BASF DE
2 ANGLO AMERICAN GB
3 GOLD FIELDS ZA
4 ALCATEL-LUCENT FR
5 SANTANDER BR BR
6 BAXTER INTL US
7 VALE BR
8 WESTPAC BANKING AU
9 COMMERZBANK DE
10 NATIONAL AUS BANK AU
11 UPS US
12 XSTRATA GB
13 PRAXAIR US
14 TELSTRA AU
15 BANK OF AMERICA US
16 BRITISH LAND GB
17 NOKIA FI
18 RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP GB
19 CENTRICA GB
20 WESFARMERS AU

For the full set of Rankings and Reports, as well as further information on the Environmental Tracking initiative visit www.eio.org.uk

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Global Carbon Rankings 2011 from the EIO

A new environmental tracking (ET) report provides detailed rankings of the carbon emissions of companies around the world. This report is a must read for Sustainability Professional, Investors, NGOs and anyone concerned about climate change.

The report was released on November 1, it ranked the world’s largest 1,300 companies according to their levels of transparency and greenhouse gas emissions. The report was released by the the Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO), a UK based NGO supported by a global research network.

These types of reports are crucial because they represent the first step in the wider ET initiative, which will see the Rankings translated into a market mechanism designed to apply pressure to company share price in line with emissions and levels of disclosure.

The purpose of the ET Carbon Ranking is to provide information on a company's greenhouse gas emissions intensity as well as its level of disclosure and verification. The aim of the ET Carbon Ranking is to encourage increasingly higher levels of disclosure and verification while incentivising corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction on a global scale.

From 2011 the ranking will be based on a greenhouse gas emissions intensity metric relative to a company’s size, with companies ranked regardless of industry or sector.

Several key findings from the Global 800 Report:

- German based BASF comes top, disclosing all 15 Scope 3 Categories, according to the new GHG Protocol Scope 3 Reporting Standard.

- 55% of companies in the ET Global 800 report incomplete data or no data at all, indicating the scale of the GHG reporting challenge.

- The Netherlands is the only country with 100% disclosure within the ET Global 800, followed by Italy, with 88%, and Germany, with 84%.

- In total, only 21% of the ET Global 800 report public, complete and independently verified data, as defined by the ET Global Carbon Ranking Methodology.

- Europe leads the world on all disclosure metrics: 53.6% of companies report complete and independently verified data. This compares to 8.8% for North America, the lowest of any region.

- Europe is also the region with the lowest GHG intensity with an average of 1861.3 tCO2e/$M turnover per company across all three Scopes.

- This compares with a figure for the BRICS countries which is almost double, at average of 3122.97 tCO2e/$M turnover per company. However, this comparison must be viewed in the context of significant outsourcing by multinational companies to emerging economies.

- 208, or 26%, of companies within the ET Global 800, report one or more Scope 3 categories. However, only 17, or 2%, report 5 or more Scope 3 categories.

- Of this group, only one company, BASF, reports all 15 Scope 3 categories, according to the new GHG Protocol Scope 3 Reporting Standard.

For the full set of Rankings and Reports, as well as further information on the Environmental Tracking initiative visit www.eio.org.uk

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Canada's Greenest Companies

Here is a list of Canada's greenest companies according to Newsweek's Global 2011 Green Rankings, which were compiled in cooperation with Trucost and Sustainalytics, two leading environmental-research firms. Their assessments of the environmental footprints of the world's largest companies included greenhouse-gas emissions, water use, reporting, transparency, environmental policies programs and initiatives.

Of the big Canadian companies 19 of the 500 spots were Canadian. Here is the list of the top 19 Canadian firms and their global ranking.
  1. Bell Canada Enterprises 12
  2. TELUS Canada 84
  3. Power Financial Canada 120
  4. TD Bank Canada 131
  5. Rogers Communications 157
  6. Thomson Reuters 194
  7. Great-West Lifeco 195
  8. Canadian National Railway 203
  9. RBC Canada 209
  10. BMO Canada 224
  11. CIBC Canada 225
  12. Barrick Canada 305
  13. Suncor Canada 306
  14. Loblaw Canada 314
  15. ScotiaBank 336
  16. Research in Motion 357
  17. Magna 371
  18. Manulife 390
  19. Power Corp. of Canada 465
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America's Greenest Companies

Here is a list of America's greenest companies according to Newsweek's Global 2011 Green Rankings, which were compiled in cooperation with Trucost and Sustainalytics, two leading environmental-research firms. Their assessments of the environmental footprints of the world's largest companies included greenhouse-gas emissions, water use, reporting, transparency, environmental policies programs and initiatives. The Newsweek rankings suggest that the US is trailing other parts of the world in the sustainability arena.

IBM ranks first (No. 2 on the global list), IBM has been measuring, managing, and voluntarily reporting on its environmental impact for more than 20 years. It says it has conserved 5.4 million kilowatt-hours of elec-tricity over that time, cutting its CO2 emissions and saving the company more than $400 million in the process.

Energy efficiency and conservation is a “business no-brainer,” says Wayne Balta, a vice presi-dent who oversees sustainability at IBM. But the company has extended its eco-savvy far beyond its own operations—for instance, providing software that helps customers identify energy-saving efficien-cies at an office campus.

HP is second (they are ranked No. 15 globally). Office Depot comes in at number 8, they are the single retailer to make it into the US top 10. The company has saved 3,000 tons of wood and up to $1.5 million a year simply by delivering goods in paper bags rather than cardboard boxes. But, as with IBM, perhaps more significant are the tools Office Depot provides to its largest customers, including cities, states, and large corporations. It shows customers the environmental and financial tradeoffs of their purchasing decisions on everything from copy paper to cleaning supplies.

Here is the list of the top 25 US firms including the sector in which they operate.

1 IBM - Information Technology & Services
2 Hewlett-Packard - Technology Equipment
3 Sprint Nextel - Telecommunications
4 Baxter - Healthcare
5 Dell - Technology Equipment
6 Johnson & Johnson - Healthcare
7 Accenture - Information Technology & Services
8 Office Depot - Retailers
9 CA Technologies - Information Technology & Services
10 Nvidia - Technology Equipment
11 Agilent Technologies - Healthcare
12 Hartford Financial Services Grp. - Financials
13 EMC - Technology Equipment
14 Adobe Systems - Information Technology & Services
15 Intel - Technology Equipment
16 Cognizant Technology - Information Technology & Services
17 Staples - Retailers
18 Motorola Solutions - Technology Equipment
19 Best Buy - Retailers
20 Allergan - Healthcare
21 McGraw-Hill - Media & Publishing
22 Ford Motor - Vehicles & Components
23 Walt Disney - Media & Publishing
24 Citigroup - Financials
25 American Express - Financials

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Monday, November 7, 2011

The World's Greenest Companies

Despite a weak economy, government inaction and the failure of a comprehensive climate change agreement many of the globe’s big companies continue to move forward with sustainable initiatives.  “Big companies have decided that this is a long-term play,” says Thomas Lyon, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Corporate executives see value in efficiency and minimizing waste. Cutting greenhouse gases can also improve the bottom line. Companies see the wisdom of managing resources and some are even preparing to benefit from resource scarcity.

Here is a list of the world's greenest companies according to Newsweek's Global 2011 Green Rankings, which were compiled in cooperation with Trucost and Sustainalytics, two leading environmental-research firms. Their assessments of the environmental footprints of the world's largest companies included greenhouse-gas emissions, water use, reporting, transparency, environmental policies programs and initiatives.

Financial companies dominate the list because they have a relatively small footprint to begin with. IBM is second on the global list followed by a number of European companies. Due largely to Europe’s tighter regulatory environment, European companies dominate when it comes to transparent disclosure. In addition to the US and Europe, leading firms come from Australia, Brazil, India, Canada, Japan, and Mexico.

“We’ve been presented with a false choice: either great economic performance or great environmental performance,” says GE’s Mark Vachon. “But through innovation, we can solve both challenges.”

Here is the list of the top 25 greenest firms in the world including the country of origin and the sector in which they operate.

1 Munich Re - Germany - Financials
2 IBM - United States - Information Technology & Services
3 National Australia Bank - Australia - Financials
4 Bradesco - Brazil - Financials
5 ANZ Banking Group - Australia - Financials
6 BT Group - United Kingdom - Telecommunications
7 Tata Consultancy Services - India - Information Technology & Services
8 Infosys - India - Information Technology & Services
9 Philips - Netherlands - Capital Goods
10 Swisscom - Switzerland - Telecommunications
11 Societe Generale - France - Financials
12 Bell Canada Enterprises - Canada - Telecommunications
13 Fujitsu - Japan - Technology Equipment
14 Wal-Mart de Mexico - Mexico - Retailers
15 Hewlett-Packard - United States - Technology Equipment
16 Sprint Nextel - United States - Telecommunications
17 Santander - Brazil - Financials
18 Westpac Banking- Australia - Financials
19 RBS - United Kingdom - Financials
20 SAP - Germany - Information Technology & Services
21 Nokia - Finland - Technology Equipment
22 Samsung - Korea, Republic Of - Technology Equipment
23 Telecom Italia - Italy - Telecommunications
24 Baxter - United States - Healthcare
25 Dell - United States - Technology Equipment

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Water 2.0 Investment Summit

On November 9, 2011, Toronto, Canada, will host the inaugural Water 2.0 Investment Summit. Water scarcity is a certainty, and investing in the cutting edge technologies that drive sustainable performance is a sure way to see steadily high returns over the next 3-10 years.

The Water 2.0 summit will provide insight and analysis, investment-ready opportunities, breakthroughs in new technology, and unrivaled access to the preeminent network of innovators and investors committed to funding a sustainable future.

The universe of publicly traded water and water-related companies exceeds $2 trillion in market capitalization and the global demand for water is expected to double every 20 years. According to Fortune Magazine, water promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th: "the precious commodity that determines the wealth of nations."

During the summit a jury will select 18 early and growth-stage companies with proprietary technologies poised to impact the future of water security. These companies will be given the opportunity to present their business plans to investors. Featured technologies will include innovations in desalination, resource recovery, quality testing, infrastructure improvements, energy, purification, remediation and more

This summit is an extension of the popular Agriculture 2.0 sustainable agriculture investment conference series. Water 2.0 will bring together the preeminent network of investors who know the importance of water investments in the overall portfolio, as well as those who are seeking education in the sector, along with the technologies, companies, and utilities that are working to solve some of the greatest challenges humankind has ever faced.

Hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs and industry experts will take part in a full day of energetic panel discussions, technology presentations, industry roundtables, thought-provoking debates and unrivaled networking to build the international association of individuals who will come together to fund the future of water.

What Water 2.0 Delivers:
  • An organized forum where entrepreneurs can meet a targeted group of investors who are interested in making a water allocation
  • A business case for the water economy
  • Unrivaled networking with the "who's who" in water investment and industry
  • Opportunities for collaboration among the creators of scalable water tech businesses
  • Access to the forward-thinking companies that promise to impact the future of water conservation
  • Intelligent conversations on "investment-ready" opportunities in H20 for venture capital firms, private equity firms, corporations and end investors.
  • The chance to mix and mingle with the global sustainable investment players attending the Agriculture 2.0 Global Investments conference
Topics To Be Covered Include:
  • Resource Recovery: Poised for Investment
  • Opportunities in the sector are expected to grow from $25 billion to $45 billion by 2020. Where do venture capital and private equity firms fit in?  
  • Wet Water as an Asset Class: Who's Buying and Selling?
  • Veteran investors discuss water restriction challenges and the possibilities created in water rights trading, mitigation, and portability for agriculture, utilities and real estate
  • Water Scarcity Threats to Industrial Output: What it Means for Investors
  • Valuations experts and industry executives discuss important red flags such as year-to-year groundwater depth, criticality, dewatering and environmental impact
Featured speakers include:
  • William S. Brennan, Equity Portfolio Manager, Summit Global Management
  • Kevin Brophy, Managing Principal, Meidlinger Partners
  • John Coburn, Managing Director, XPV Capital
  • Disque Deane, Co-Founder & CIO, Water Asset Management
  • Matan Friedman, Venture Associate, Israel Cleantech Ventures
  • Sheeraz Haji, CEO, Cleantech Group
  • Judson Hill, Managing Director, NGP Global Adaptation Partners
  • Clay Landry, Managing Director & Principal, West Water Research
  • Evan Lovell, Partner, Virgin Green Fund
  • Scott MacDonald, Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures
  • William Malarkey, Managing Director, Boenning & Scattergood
  • Alex McIntosh, Founder & CEO, Ecomundi Ventures
  • Usha Rao-Monari, Global Head, Water, Global Infrastructure and Natural Resources Department, International Finance Corporation
  • Paul O'Callaghan, Principal, O2 Environmental
  • Tamin Pechet, CEO, Banyan Water
  • Walter Schindler, Managing Partner, SAIL Ventures
  • Seth Terry, Co-Founder, Oberon FMR
  • Peter Williams, Chief Technology Officer, IBM "Big Green Innovations"
Featured industries will include:
  • Purification Technologies
  • Waste-to-Energy
  • Water Smart Grid
  • Irrigation
  • Conservation Technology
  • Infrastructure Improvements
  • Resource Recovery
  • Desalination
  • Purification
  • Residential Innovations
  • Information Technology
The 2.0 conference series has garnered wide-ranging respect from all sides of the sustainable investments industry and is relevant for all members of the community including:
  • Private equity, hedge fund, and commodities investors
  • Pension funds, endowments, foundations
  • Venture capitalists
  • Pension fund advisors, private wealth managers, asset managers
  • Family offices, high net-worth individuals, angel investors
  • Impact investors
  • End user corporate leaders
  • Water tech entrepreneurs
  • Consultants
  • Utilities industry professionals
  • Policy makers
  • Service providers to all of the above
Confirmed attending companies for Ag 2.0 and Water 2.0 include:
AfricaSIF | Agrebon | Agri-Neo |Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture Financial Services | Albourne Partners | AMBIOTEK | Apsara Capital LLP | Assiniboia Capital | AVAC, Ltd. | Avalon Capital Group | Avrio Ventures | Banyan Water | Bayer CropScience | Berwind Private Equity | Best Tech Brands LLC | Big Box Farms | Bioenterprise Corporation | Boenning & Scattergood | Bonnefield Financial | Bunge Limited | Carbon War Room | Cleantech Group | CPPIB | Critical Path Group | Cultivian Ventures | Deutsche Asset Management | Dow AgroSciences | Duxton Asset Management | Eastern Illinois University Foundation | Eau Matelo | Ecomundi Ventures | Emerald Technology Ventures | Emergent Asset Management | Enterprise Saskatchewan | Evergreen Bio-Ceuticals | Export Development Canada | Farm Credit Canada | Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada | General Mills | Global Finance GR | Global Thematic Partners | Greenrock Asset Management | groPartners | Farm & Land Management | Growth5 | GrowthWorks Capital | GSF Capital | IFPRI | Imperial Capital Group | Investeco | Joanne Moores | John Todd Ecological Design | Kleiner Perkins | Linn Grove Ventures | Marrone Bio Innovations | Meidlinger Partners | Mercer | Middleland Capital | Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System | Ned Goodman Investment Counsel | NGP Global Adaptation Partners | North Carolina Biotechnology Center | O2 Environmental | Oberon FMR | One Earth Farms | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture | Oxfam | Parthenon Capital | Pineridge Group | PlantForm Corporation | Proteak | RBC Capital Markets | SAIL Ventures | SinCo | Solaroof | Sprott Resources | Summit Global Management | Sustainable Food Lab | Syngenta | Syngenta Canada | The Ambika Group | The World Bank | TIAA-CREF | True North Venture Partners | Truetrac | TruLeaf | Sustainable Agriculture Ltd | UFG Asset Management | Unilever Technology Ventures | Virgin Green Fund | Vive Nano | Wake Forest University Endowment | Water Asset Management | Wellcome Trust | Working Farms Capital | XPV Capital

For more information click here.

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Video: Green Opportunities: Energy Technology and Efficiency



We have deep pools of capital that are waiting to be deployed, however to unleash this capital we need to put a price on carbon. We need corporate America to measure and quantify carbon. Corporate America is now driving this train, but politicians are the laggards.

In this video best selling author Peter Fusaro reviews green opportunities. It includes excerpts of Fusaro speaking in presentations and panel discussions on business opportunities, both in the energy sector and related to climate change.

Fusaro is an energy industry thought leader focusing on emerging energy and environmental financial markets. He co-founded the Energy Hedge Fund Center and created the highly acclaimed annual Wall Street Green Trading Summit. He focuses on carbon and emissions trading and finance, clean energy technology, renewables and fossil fuels for hedge funds, venture capital funds, investment banks, software companies, energy companies, and law firms. He is also a well-known expert on Asia Pacific energy and environmental markets.

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Friday, November 4, 2011

Contribute to the Global Reporting Initiative's G4 Guidelines for Sustainability Reporting

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is developing new guidelines for sustainability reporting and your input is crucial. By filling out the GRI survey you can be part of the development process for the next generation of guidelines.

GRI’s goal is to create a platform to mainstream sustainability reporting practices. In order to make sustainability reporting a common practice, it is important to understand what information should be provided.

The Guidelines are being developed through a process of systematic, consensus-seeking dialogue with a large network of individuals from over 60 countries and are they are updated periodically.

The next generation of Guidelines – G4 – will build on G3.1, the most comprehensive sustainability reporting guidance available today. The survey will help GRI to shape the scope and structure of G4.

One of the key issues being considered in the survey involves determining what emerging sustainability issues should be covered in the Guidelines.

The survey is available in English, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, French, and Spanish. It takes between 20 and 70 minutes to complete. You can only give feedback in one sitting, and your answers will count even if you do not complete the survey.

To help shape the G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines go to the survey here. Submissions close November 24.

For more information about the survey, click here to visit the GRI website.

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