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An international study shows that being "Green" and reducing emissions improves a company's business
CDP's report on over 2,000 enterprises all around the world shows that reducing a company's harmful emissions into the atmosphere could mean better and higher profits for one's business.
CDP, an international non-governmental organization promoting sustainable economy, has released the results of a research on the environmental performance of approximately 2,000 companies from around the world, which found out that environmental protection is a fundamental condition for the defense of one’s own business.
CDP survey has thus dispelled a myth that seemed untouchable up to today: lower emissions of carbon into the atmosphere do not necessarily mean lower profits for the companies, but it is rather the awareness of the risks and negative effects on production due to climate change that is prompting more and more companies towards the adoption of business strategies to be integrated with the surrounding environment in the medium to long-term.
The report entitled "The A list: Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014", edited on the advice of nearly a thousand international investors, representing more than 1/3 of the world invested capital, has collected environmental data of about 2,000 global corporations and their business activities, measuring their environmental performance and impact.
The ranking compiled by CDP shows that 187 companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Google, BMW and Samsung, amongst others, have been awarded the coveted "A" rating, a recognition that rewards more virtuous companies in terms of business strategies ensuring harmful emissions reduction and their impact on climate change. Compared to 2013, more virtuous companies in environmental performance have reduced by 33 million tons their harmful emissions into the atmosphere, on a global level.
At any rate, corporate policies for the optimization of environmental performance are still not enough, says the study, since also common government policies are needed, both at national and continental level, such as the European climate package "EU 2030 Climate and Energy Package", a legislation among the most stringent in the world in the field of climate and energy.
It is not a coincidence that half of the best performing companies in terms of environmental impact are actually based on the European continent, shining as bright examples of smart strategies for environmental protection. Around one third of enterprises would rather be localized in USA and Japan, while more than a quarter among the highest in the ranking would reside in Spain and Belgium.
CDP survey has thus dispelled a myth that seemed untouchable up to today: lower emissions of carbon into the atmosphere do not necessarily mean lower profits for the companies, but it is rather the awareness of the risks and negative effects on production due to climate change that is prompting more and more companies towards the adoption of business strategies to be integrated with the surrounding environment in the medium to long-term.
The report entitled "The A list: Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014", edited on the advice of nearly a thousand international investors, representing more than 1/3 of the world invested capital, has collected environmental data of about 2,000 global corporations and their business activities, measuring their environmental performance and impact.
The ranking compiled by CDP shows that 187 companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Google, BMW and Samsung, amongst others, have been awarded the coveted "A" rating, a recognition that rewards more virtuous companies in terms of business strategies ensuring harmful emissions reduction and their impact on climate change. Compared to 2013, more virtuous companies in environmental performance have reduced by 33 million tons their harmful emissions into the atmosphere, on a global level.
At any rate, corporate policies for the optimization of environmental performance are still not enough, says the study, since also common government policies are needed, both at national and continental level, such as the European climate package "EU 2030 Climate and Energy Package", a legislation among the most stringent in the world in the field of climate and energy.
It is not a coincidence that half of the best performing companies in terms of environmental impact are actually based on the European continent, shining as bright examples of smart strategies for environmental protection. Around one third of enterprises would rather be localized in USA and Japan, while more than a quarter among the highest in the ranking would reside in Spain and Belgium.
