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The Greening of the Corporation

A new report analyzes how far advanced top companies are in addressing climate change and adopting environmentally friendly policies.
Some of the world’s biggest consumer and tech companies, ranging from Intel (INTC) to Nike (NKE), are making strides to reduce their businesses’ impact on global warming. But plenty of others, including Apple (AAPL), Estée Lauder (EL), [...]

A new report analyzes how far advanced top companies are in addressing climate change and adopting environmentally friendly policies.

Some of the world’s biggest consumer and tech companies, ranging from Intel (INTC) to Nike (NKE), are making strides to reduce their businesses’ impact on global warming. But plenty of others, including Apple (AAPL), Estée Lauder (EL), and even Whole Foods (WFMI), still have a long way to go…

Titled Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Consumer and Technology Companies, the report rates companies on several fronts: slashing greenhouse gas emissions; becoming more energy-efficient; and providing leadership at the highest levels for climate-change initiatives. The results rank companies in 11 industry sectors, including apparel, big-box retail, technology, and real estate. IBM (IBM), Tesco (TESO), and Dell (DELL) topped the list, while Burger King (BKC), Tim Hortons (THI), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) were at the bottom. More than half of the companies scored less than 50 points out of a possible 100..

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