29 April 2013
Libby Bernick: This blog has been produced exclusively for GreenBiz.
The environmental and social costs of global business water use add up to around $1.9 trillion per year, according to new research by
04 April 2013
Liesel van Ast: Running down resources carries a high price tag. Four of the 10 cities with the highest water tariffs globally are in water-scarce Australia. Among them is Adelaide, which taps water from the
28 February 2013
Liesel van Ast: Several companies identified by Trucost as most exposed to carbon liabilities in South Africa have seen their share prices fall, after the Treasury announced that a carbon tax will start in
05 February 2013
Richard Mattison: This blog has been produced exclusively for GreenBiz.
On Feb. 12, GreenBiz will launch its annual State of Green Business report with new research from Trucost on the environmental performance
22 January 2013
Liesel van Ast: Environmental analysis is moving from the fringes of socially responsible investment to the mainstream, helping push the sustainability agenda forward in large corporations in North America.
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20 December 2012
Richard Mattison: This blog has been produced exclusively for GreenBiz.
The holiday dinner has always been an occasion to gather family and friends together to enjoy a delicious feast. However, hosting a holiday
13 December 2012
Richard Mattison: This blog has been produced exclusively for GreenBiz.
Past True Cost columns have relied on generic product data. This month, we provide a case study based on actual product data, following
22 October 2012
James Salo: Companies ignore the magnitude of their supply chain environmental impacts - and the environmental and financial risks and opportunities that they represent-at their own peril, writes James
17 October 2012
Steven Bullock: Steven Bullock, head of supply chain research at Trucost describes how placing a financial value on environmental impacts is useful for decision making, risk assessment and transparency.PUMA
04 October 2012
Richard Mattison: This blog has been produced exclusively for GreenBiz. Personal computers are ubiquitous in our everyday life. We all rely on them and, in fact, it would have been impossible for me to write this
27 September 2012
Liesel van Ast: The next 50 years will focus on resource productivity, Peter Bakker, President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, told more than 70 companies at the International Integrated
14 August 2012
Richard Mattison: This blog has been produced exclusively for GreenBiz. We identified the True Cost of three everyday products: breakfast cereal, fruit juice and cheese by examing the stages of
20 July 2012
Liesel van Ast: Anyone who stumbled into the packed room could be forgiven for thinking that a new iGismo was about to be launched. There was a palpable buzz at this week's Policy Exchange event on securing
16 July 2012
Lauren Smart: Leading banks commit to Valuing Natural Capital Risk at Rio+20, but why, and how will this translate into action?The CEOs of 37 major financial institutions announced that they would be integrating
22 June 2012
Stefano DellAringa: In May 2010, SustainAbility launched a multi-phase research program ‘Rate the Raters' to shed light on the universe of corporate sustainability ratings. In February 2011, SustainAbility
20 June 2012
Sarah Wainwright: The UK Government today announced that around 1,800 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange will have to publish their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
30 May 2012
Rebecca Edwards: Congratulations to PUMA on winning the Guardian Sustainable Business Awards 2012!PUMA has been announced as the overall winner of this year's Guardian Sustainable Business Awards,
29 May 2012
Richard Mattison: Dr Richard Mattison, CEO, Trucost, talks to SmartMonkeyTV about costing environmental impacts, and how companies and governments can use this information.Please click on
26 March 2012
Sarah Wainwright: Michael Orzano, CFA, Associate Director, Global Equity Indices & Alka Banerjee, Vice President,Global Equity & Strategy Indices, S&P Indices describe outperformance in the S&P/IFCI
22 March 2012
Liesel van Ast: World Water Day marks just 24 hours in more than 8,700 in what is fast becoming the Year of Water. Right now, the lack of it is grabbing headlines - "Drought and oil prices set to drive
16 March 2012
Lauren Smart: Lauren Smart, Executive Director at Trucost is interviewed by Emerging Markets ESG for its weekly interview entitled, "Five Questions about SRI." How would you define
23 February 2012
Cary Krosinsky: In 2012, investors may want to bet on green."Companies that actively manage environmental risks - and take advantage of associated opportunities - increasingly seem to outperform those who
15 February 2012
Sarah Wainwright: KPMG today released new research analysing a system of ten sustainability megaforces that will impact each and every business over the next 20 years.The report., Expect the Unexpected: Building
02 February 2012
Cary Krosinsky: Cary Krosinsky, senior vice president at Trucost comments on the launch of new book Evolutions in Sustainable Investing: Strategies, Funds and Thought Leadership, which he edited with Nick
01 February 2012
Chris Baldock: Many manufacturers now see raw materials as their biggest risk. Carmakers are among industries caught between volatile commodity prices and cash-strapped customers. Companies making the most of
25 January 2012
Liesel van Ast: Rising input costs, demand and weather risk are expected to keep global food prices strong. Changes in production in water-stressed areas could add to fluctuations in agricultural commodities prices.
18 January 2012
Nadia Montoto: Sales of light vehicles to U.S. consumers were up 10% in 2011 compared to the previous year. Revenues are growing, but which U.S. carmaker is winning the carbon race?Last year marked the second year
18 January 2012
Rebecca Edwards: Joel Makower, chairman and executive editor of GreenBiz Group comments on the fifth State of Green Business report.Trucost supported the report by contributing data on corporate
11 January 2012
Angela Rose: The UK Government will soon decide whether to make greenhouse gas emissions reporting mandatory in annual reports. Several high emitting FTSE 350 companies will need to improve the accuracy and
21 December 2011
Liesel van Ast: Decarbonising Europe's energy use will create opportunities for manufacturers of low-carbon energy technologies, such as Vestas and General Electric. Their operational and upstream impacts will
17 December 2011
James Salo: Interest in sustainability has experienced exponential growth within academic institutions and GreenBiz.com has run a series of articles highlighting this including recently here Universities Commit
14 December 2011
Rebecca Maclean: Investors in UK infrastructure will be able to tap into new opportunities to create the sustainable, resilient water supply needed to support economic growth. Taking account of financial risk from
07 December 2011
: Investors are pressing companies that supply goods such as automobiles, food, beverages and furnishing to report greenhouse gas emissions and cut them. Consumers want companies to go green. Avon is
30 November 2011
Angela Rose: BP's Deepwater Horizon sparked criticism from regulators, investors, the public and media in the U.S. Yet many oil spills in the global oil & gas industry - before and after BP's disaster
23 November 2011
Stefano DellAringa: U.S. companies ranked greenest in the 2011 Newsweek Green Rankings are on the gravy train. Newsweek's Green Rankings compared the environmental footprints, management and reporting of the 500
16 November 2011
Rebecca Maclean: Alumina Ltd is among ASX 200 companies most exposed to carbon costs. Although the Government will provide assistance to trade-exposed businesses, firms that are less carbon-intensive than sector
09 November 2011
Steven Bullock: Reaching a global population of seven billion people could push water resources to the brink, unless agriculture and industry act fast to cut demand. Water use could reach 8,680,000,000,000 cubic
02 November 2011
Liesel van Ast: Newsweek's latest Green Rankings of firms globally rated UK-based BT Group Plc the greenest company in Europe, outside of the low-impact Financials sector. BT Group was ranked 6th globally in its
26 October 2011
Whitney McWade: Trucost data show that Hewlett-Packard's supply chain accounts for 98% of its environmental impacts. Is the company doing enough to tackle this risk? If the Technology giant Hewlett-Packard
19 October 2011
Dana McManamon: A quick glance at the Marks and Spencer sustainability website will leave you feeling inundated with tree-hugging ideas. Want to start a car pool? Follow this step by step pledge! Want to reduce your
17 October 2011
Cary Krosinsky: It's not just about being a do-gooder. Cary Krosinsky reports that companies--and the investors who follow them--make out like bandits when they're environmentally responsible. Many would
12 October 2011
Chris Baldock: Boeing is reducing its fuel use and carbon footprint, and promises to help airlines do the same with its new 787 Dreamliner. Trucost looks at the potential financial and carbon implications of
05 October 2011
Rebecca Maclean: Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO), which generates and distributes most of the electricity in South Korea, is the largest emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions out of the biggest utilities
04 October 2011
Neil McIndoe: Just back from the WRI - WBCSD London launch of two new elements of the widely accepted and used Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Firstly there was the snappily titled "Corporate Value Chain
27 September 2011
Liesel van Ast: The Australian Government introduced Bills to Parliament this month to support a shift to a clean energy future, including a bill to put a price on carbon. The plan aims to reduce Australia's
14 September 2011
Steven Bullock: Oil and coal prices have risen by 14-20% over the past 12 months, driving up energy costs for most businesses. Trucost data on likely oil and coal consumption by FTSE 350 companies show financial
06 September 2011
Nadia Montoto: The rising carbon intensity of food production could contribute to climate change impacts that are set to reduce agricultural productivity, with knock-on effects on food commodity prices. An increase
31 August 2011
Sarah Wainwright: Air pollution caused 2.9 million deaths in China alone in 2005, according to a recent study by MIT.The study Health Damages from Air Pollution in China estimates that the cost of damage to human
24 August 2011
Stefano DellAringa: In its latest Five-Year Plan, the Chinese Government has set a reduction target on carbon emissions per unit of output of 17% by 2015, putting carbon efficiency at the centre of industrial
12 August 2011
Rebecca Maclean: As dependence on oil and gas imports grows, extraction becomes most costly and geopolitical factors heat up, the risk of energy supply failure in Europe rises. Trucost Analyst Rebecca Maclean asks,
05 August 2011
Liesel van Ast: Unconventional fossil fuel resources such as shale gas in the US and oil sands in Canada are rapidly being developed. The US natural gas industry has changed substantially since 2000, with shale gas
30 July 2011
Sarah Wainwright: Robert Schwob, Chief Executive Officer at Style Research uses Trucost data to investigate the investment case for carbon. Republished from the Style Research blog with thanks. Investing in
29 July 2011
Angela Rose: The Chinese Government recently announced that more than 2,000 of China's dirtiest manufacturers, including cement producers, will have to close factories as the country tries to meet its carbon
22 July 2011
Whitney McWade: Water is central to the mining process but Canadian gold mining company Barrick Gold, the world's largest by turnover, has managed to produce the most gold while using water most
15 July 2011
Dana McManamon: Monsanto, one of the world's leading biotechnology and agrochemical companies, has emitted between 200% and 300% more greenhouse gases per year than competitor Syngenta in recent years.
08 July 2011
Chris Baldock: The aircraft manufacturer Embraer saw its greenhouse gas emissions from operations and electricity use (Scopes 1 and 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol) fall by 62% over a five-year period,
07 June 2011
Liesel van Ast: Backing for mandatory carbon reporting was almost unanimous during a debate today on the UK Government consultation on proposals to require companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions.
12 May 2011
Liesel van Ast: Around 1,100 quoted companies in the UK could soon be required to report on carbon emissions. The UK Government is consulting on whether or not to make it mandatory for some UK companies to report on
09 May 2011
Liesel van Ast: The earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March put Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) at the centre of the world's worst nuclear crisis since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Almost two
21 March 2011
Cary Krosinsky: It was with great pride that we saw Sprint announce their supply chain partnership with us last week.In many ways, for us at Trucost, this is a culmination of sorts. Trucost was formed in the
15 March 2011
Sarah Wainwright: SustainAbility publishes an annual multi-phase research program ‘Rate the Raters' to shed light on corporate sustainability ratings. SustainAbility's Rate the Raters:
01 March 2011
Rebecca Edwards: Britvic has become the first British company to issue a profit warning following the recent spike in oil prices.It's shares fell almost 12% as a result (Britvic warns over rising costs) . As
23 February 2011
Sarah Wainwright: Ralph Pettengell, chief executive of Carbon Footprint Investments comments on the launch of its IFSL Carbon Footprint UK350 Equity Index Tracker Fund, driven by Trucost data: Contrary to the fears of
01 February 2011
Sarah Wainwright: Joel Makower, chairman and executive editor of GreenBiz Group comments on the fouth State of Green Business report. Trucost supported the report by contributing data on corporate
23 December 2010
Jessica Taylor: When the likes of Wal-Mart and Unilever put sustainability at the heart of their business models, they were not just following some moral compass. These savvy corporate giants saw an opportunity -
07 December 2010
James Salo: Investors have long accounted for risk in their investments.An increasing number are now including environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis as a measure of risk and opportunity in
03 December 2010
Liesel van Ast: The UK Environment Department's report to Parliament on the contribution of reporting greenhouse gas emissions to the UK meeting its climate change objectives concludes:
08 November 2010
Cary Krosinsky: Highwater Global Fund, a leading environmental and social global public equity fund, has chosen Trucost as a data partner. The Highwater research process utilizes Trucost data for scoring a company
05 November 2010
Annabelle Bennett: I'm very pleased to be able to announce that Trucost will be collaborating with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) on the CDP Supply Chain Programme. The partnership will enable current and
28 October 2010
James Salo: Last week, Newsweek launched the 2nd Annual Green Rankings, a collaborative effort to comprehensively evaluate the environmental performance of the world's largest companies through an assessment
21 October 2010
Sarah Wainwright: At one stroke the UK Government has both simplified the Carbon Reduction Commitment, now known as the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, and given it teeth. An expected £1 billion a year from the
18 October 2010
James Salo: Today the 2010 Newsweek Green Rankings were released, the second annual environmental assessment of the 500 largest public companies in America, and the first assessment of the 100 largest companies
11 October 2010
Cary Krosinsky: As we spoke to all of the largest US & global companies involved in this year's Newsweek Green Rankings 2010, a common theme emerged - namely that companies are driving the
06 October 2010
Sarah Wainwright: The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment and UNEP Finance Initiative commissioned Trucost to calculate the cost of global environmental damage and examine why this is important to the
22 September 2010
Sarah Wainwright: The war over climate policy is being lost to the fossil fuel lobby and its PR army, first on scientific grounds and then in the economic sphere. Jyoti Banerjee listens to an interview with Eric
06 August 2010
Annabelle Bennett: I'm often asked about life cycle analysis (LCA) vs input output methodology, when measuring an organisation's supply chain emissions. Is one better than the other? So in response I have come
20 July 2010
Liesel van Ast: UK Government plans to scrap investment in refurbishing schools could force local authorities to spend money on carbon permits and penalties instead of energy efficiency in buildings.
15 July 2010
Liesel van Ast: Businesses will find it increasingly difficult and more costly to access "free" materials, commodities, freshwater supplies, food, fibre and fuels delivered through ecosystem
14 June 2010
Sarah Wainwright: Paul Druckman, chairman of executive board at The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project, comments on what makes a good sustainability report.As a general rule, we tend to trust the
11 June 2010
Sarah Wainwright: Since Simon Thomas founded Trucost over a decade ago he often feared that it would take an environmental disaster for capital markets and society in general to start taking the
26 May 2010
James Salo: Reported data of little value to investors, companies, stakeholders, without company identifiers.June 11th is the deadline for comments on the EPA's proposed ‘Subpart A' Corporate
20 May 2010
Neil McIndoe: We put an awful lot of effort into our proposal to be included in CalPERS pool of research organisations. So we were absolutely delighted when the $200bn pension fund announced we were one of only 2
13 May 2010
Liesel van Ast: The bill for an American Power Act is full of compromise. Earlier plans for a cap-and-trade program - a tool designed to achieve emission reductions at the lowest economy-wide cost - have been
13 May 2010
Liesel van Ast: The Conservative Party now leading the UK Government believes that carbon disclosure by the largest UK companies would be a big driver of carbon cuts. And that it would create competitive
10 May 2010
Sarah Wainwright: Trucost invites Jyoti Banerjee, director of KiteBlue and industry expert, to share his views on how software applications are responding to "green" challenges:
06 May 2010
Liesel van Ast: Soon after oil started washing up on the Louisiana shore, Moody's revised its outlook for BP to negative. As the company braces itself for US$ billions in costs for the oil spill in the Gulf of
28 April 2010
Liesel van Ast: There remains one very powerful, and largely unexplored, way for the world to move towards maximizing carbon and environmental efficiency: we need a general recognition of the embedded carbon and
19 April 2010
Liesel van Ast: Barclays Responsible Banking Review, AKA sustainability report launch.Good on Barclays for highlighting its failure to meet carbon emissions, energy and water targets, rather than trying to hide
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