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Climate change and sustainability

Manage risk, seize opportunities and increase revenue in the low-carbon economy

Six growing trends in corporate sustainability

A survey in cooperation with GreenBiz Group found that

  • 76 percent of survey respondents anticipate natural resource shortages will affect their core business objectives over the next 3-5 years.
  • 65 percent of respondents stated their CFO has become involved in sustainability.

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Plan for maximum impact: our Climate Change and Sustainability Framework

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Our Climate Change and Sustainability Framework will help you develop and execute a well-planned climate change strategy. Plus, our pages are PDA-friendly so that you can save money and manage risk in the low carbon economy while on the go.

Our latest insights on climate change and sustainability

Why don’t you like me?

Why don’t you ‘like’ me?

Social media is transforming environmental campaigns targeting unsustainable corporate behavior. Learn about managing risk in the age of sustainability and social media.

2012 proxy season

Leading corporate sustainability issues in the 2012 proxy season

Investors continue to challenge companies to improve oversight and enhance disclosure on hot-button environmental and social issues through the submission of shareholder resolutions and engagement initiatives.

How sustainability has expanded the role of the CFO

How sustainability has expanded the role of the CFO

A conversation with Marco Marrone, Canadian Tire Corp.’s CFO and Executive VP of Finance, on strategy, roles and how his involvement has affected sustainability performance.

School of fish swimming into the depths

Six growing trends in corporate sustainability

Sustainability efforts are well integrated at many companies. We explore key trends and next steps organizations can take to move them forward even further.


Working together

Working together: Linking sustainability and tax

Identifying relevant incentives, credits, grants and subsidies can help an organization fund its environmental sustainability initiatives and enhance its bottom line. The key to success is having tax directors work hand-in-hand with those responsible for sustainability initiatives to understand the potential impacts at all levels of the organization.

Sustainability Reporting's Role in Managing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

Sustainability Reporting's Role in Managing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities: A chapter on Global Sustainability

Ann Brockett, our Americas Assurance Leader for Climate Change and Sustainability Services, co-wrote a chapter in this anthology regarding the role of sustainability reporting in managing risks associated with climate change.

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Webcast panelists discussing sustainability 
Webcast: Bottom-line benefits of sustainability
 Sustainable business practices can yield cost savings, tax benefits, opertational efficiencies and more.

 

Explore our US Climate Change and Sustainability Services


Thought Center Webcasts On-demand
  • Integrating tax departments and environmental sustainability officers: Incentives and credits for energy efficiency and renewables 
    Learn how companies can reduce the payback period for investments in green buildings, energy efficient vehicles and equipment, as well as renewable energy.
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  • Accelerating electrification of transportation: a case study
    Electric vehicles are poised to become a major part of total vehicle sales. Are you ready for the new business models and partnerships this change will bring? 
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  • Triple bottom line reporting: creating business value while mitigating risk
    Developing sustainable initiatives are a win for the environment. But do they create social value? Or mitigate financial risk?  
    Watch the webcast
  • Tax issues and opportunities
    Want to keep up with the ever-changing tax issues and opportunities surrounding climate change and sustainability?  
    Watch the webcast

 

 

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