PwC sustainability research and insights
Sustainability
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Most recent publications
Biodiversity and business risk
A new report which explores the risks that biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation pose for business.
Will biodiversity risk become important for mainstream businesses, and will biodiversity related opportunities
capture the imagination of business leaders? This new report offers some answers.
The Climate Principles progress review
A look at how businesses are fulfilling their commitments to the Climate Group's guiding Principles.
Is the Climate Group's goal of helping government and business set the world economy on the path to a low-carbon, prosperous future succeeding? A report on progress to date.
Factoring sustainability into IPO planning
Forward-thinking companies are anticipating sustainability issues up front and building them into their business plans long term.
Forward-thinking companies that have their sights set on an IPO can assess these trends and incorporate sustainability concepts early in their planning to set the right course for a successful offering.
Sustainability Yearbook 2011
Reference guide to the world’s leading companies in terms of sustainability.
An overview of the results of SAM's annual assessment of corporate sustainability practices, which provides the basis for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Appetite for change
An examination of attitudes in the international business community towards environmental regulation, legislation and taxes.
Almost 700 executives worldwide share their views on the impact of climate change,
their preferred policy tools, the role of government in environmental protection, and what's needed for a global climate change deal.
How to achieve the low carbon challenge?
PwC Low Carbon Economy Index 2011
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Carbon Disclosure Project
Carbon Disclosure Project 2011The most recent report from a unique
analytical series on how the world’s largest companies are responding
to the challenge of climate change.
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Technology strategies
Going Green: sustainable growth strategies - Technology executive connectionsLeading tech executives share how they are
pursuing green-related profits, reducing their environmental risk, and
reporting sustainability practices to stakeholders.
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Carbon trading
The Forecast: The risks associated with climate changeA primer on how carbon trading works and an
assessment of the risks, including project, economic and operational
risks.
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CEO climate guide
Risk, responsibility and opportunity: The CEO's guide to climate actionWhat are the five key steps that CEOs must
take to address the challenge of climate change? Learn from the latest
guide co-authored by PwC for the Copenhagen Climate Council.
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CSR in Russia
From Russia with love: A national chapter on the global CSR agendaAccording to this groundbreaking survey,
corporate social responsibility (CSR) is part of the day-to-day
routine in Russia: 70% of Russian companies, compared to 60%
worldwide, say that good CSR helps to attract business from other
emerging markets.
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Industry reporting
Measuring up: Sustainability reporting in the forest, paper & packaging industrySustainability reporting offers an ideal
opportunity to improve transparency and demonstrate a commitment to
the broader suite of sustainability issues for the forest, paper and
packaging industry.
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Renewable energy in Europe
Crisis or not, renewable energy is hot: To reap the rewards, governments and companies should act nowA report on Europe’s developing renewable
energy market to meet the European Union’s 2020 environmental targets.
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Carbon pricing strategies
Carbon taxes vs carbon tradingGovernments might consider a hybrid scheme
to combine the advantages of price certainty provided by a carbon tax,
while also capturing both the potential political and flexibility
attractions of carbon trading.
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Renewables M&A
Renewables deals - 2009 annual reviewRenewable energy is accounting for an increasing slice of overall M&A activity in the power utilities sector. Deal numbers and total M&A value in the sector as a whole declined significantly in 2009 but the decline in deals for renewable assets or technology was much less marked than in the wider sector.
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Durban Climate Change Summit
WebcastRichard Gledhill, Celine Herweijer and Jonathan Grant from PwC UK discuss developments in climate policy since the 2010 global conference in Cancun, and what we can expect from Durban in the following weeks.
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