Friday, February 16, 2007

Climate Risk Disclosure by the S&P 500


How well do US companies report on climate-related risks and opportunities

This report analyses the breadth and quality of the information that Standard &Poor’s 500 (SP 500) companies – mainly large American corporations - disclose to investors on climate-related risks and opportunities. The analysis is based on company responses to a questionnaire sent to the S&P 500 in February 2006 by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a coordinated effort by 225 global investors to obtain more information relating to climate change.

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