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A Bank of the Territory for the Territory

Mara Simonini
Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Banca Popolare di Sondrio was founded in Sondrio in 1871 and was one of the first Italian banks inspired by the popular cooperative banking movement. Thanks to the gradual extension of its activities and territorial presence, over the years the bank has taken on a supra-regional dimension, with extensive operational abilities throughout Italy, while maintaining a strong link with its area of origin. more[...]

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Audi's Contribution to Integrating Refugees

Jasmin Lotze
Hannah van Basshuysen, AUDI
Audi AG

In response to the refugee crisis in Europe, AUDI AG provided €1 million in September 2015 to offer immediate support for projects at the production sites in Brussels, Gyor, Ingolstadt, and Neckarsulm. The initial focus was to provide immediate help to the many people coming to Europe at the time. To open up new opportunities for refugees in Germany, aid projects today focus primarily on speech acquisition, professional training, and cultural integration. more[...]

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Enlightening Entrepeneurship

Julio Eisman
Acciona

Created in 2008, the ACCIONA Microenergia Foundation has mainly focused on providing electricity to 11,500 households in isolated rural communities in Mexico and Peru that have no prospect of being served by the conventional distribution grid. It does this by arranging economically sustainable programs centered around “social microenterprises” that use solar home systems to provide a basic electricity supply that is affordable for very-low-income users. Under the social microenterprise approach, users receive electricity from a solar home system, making it affordable in relation to their incomes. more[...]

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Stimulating Sustainable Biofuels

Nathalie Simmenauer, Air France
Inka Pieter, KLM
AIR FRANCE KLM

As an airline group with an extensive network, Air France - KLM connects people, economies, and cultures. It has the ambition to reduce its CO2 emissions by 20 percent through 2020 in comparison to 2011 (tons / km). To find alternatives to fossil oil, the group believes innovation and partnerships within its value chain will trigger new solutions. Using this approach, Air France and KLM are committed to developing a market for sustainable biofuels. more[...]

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CDP – Reports and data

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Thousands of organizations report their greenhouse gas emissions, water management and climate change strategies through CDP every year, searchable by organization. more[...] login_required

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Features Publications of the Climate Action Network

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CAN's policies are reflected in many different ways, including, position papers, interventions, disucssion papers, and more. more[...] login_required

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Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting – A Stocktaking of Government Schemes

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This paper provides an overview of current government schemes promoting corporate reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and analyses their main building blocks. more[...] login_required

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Tools, Guides and Reports from Carbon trust

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Tools, Guides and Reports from Carbon trust more[...] login_required

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CO2 Auswirkungen kennen, managen und berichten

Das Webinar gibt einen Einblick in die Erfassung von Treibhausgasemissionen und deren Management im Unternehmen und in der Lieferkette sowie in die Möglichkeiten einer entsprechenden Berichterstattung. more[...] login_required

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Fighting Climate Change

Thales Group
Sandrine Bouttier-Stref, Thales Group

Thales is responding to the major issue of climate change by implementing a strategy of at-source reduction of CO2 emissions, helping to raise awareness of climate-related issues through a number of programs and partnerships, and promoting products and services that support the emission-reduction initiatives of its customers and society at large. more[...]

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Water and Energy: An Important Issue for GDF SUEZ

Engie

By 2030, the world will face a water shortage in the amount of 40 percent of its needs. The energy sector, which is the second major user of water behind agriculture, will have to face this challenge. Hence, it is important for GDF SUEZ to be prepared for potential impacts on its business and identify risks and opportunities related to the problem of lack of water. more[...]

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Aligning Flows of Capital with Tackling Climate Change

James Leaton, Carbon Tracker Initiative

The Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) was set up a few years ago to investigate what levels of future carbon emissions were being financed. By comparing the stocks of carbon in the form of coal, oil, and gas in the ground with carbon budgets that equate to degrees of warming, we have demonstrated the huge overhang of carbon in our energy system – what we refer to as “unburnable carbon.” more[...]

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MTU Aero Engines: Award-Winning Technology

Martina Vollmuth, MTU Aero Engines
MTU Aero Engines

In view of increasingly scarce resources, rising fuel prices, and the growth in air traffic – which continues unabated at an average rate of 5 percent per year – passengers, people living in the vicinity of airports, authorities, organizations, and other players in the aviation industry are calling for more fuel-thrifty and cleaner aircraft and engines. MTU Aero Engines has been working on innovative technologies for decades to further improve the environmental compatibility of future engines. more[...]

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Making a sustainable business of sustainability

Hanne Jørgensen, Grundfos
Grundfos

Pump manufacturer Grundfos has faced up to its role in industrial energy overconsumption and the CO2 emissions that produces. The company’s response has been to rehabilitate its products from being energy offenders to a genuine part of the solution. In the spirit of the Global Compact, Grundfos has also taken an active role in advocating the role of business in promoting greater environmental responsibility and developing environmentally friendly technologies more[...]

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