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Page 1: Business leadership on climate action... | @CDP Investor interest in climate water and forests, 2003-15 Forests 162 Reported in 2014Climate Change Signatory Assets Water 1064 Reported

www.cdp.net | @CDP

Business leadership on

climate action

Paul Simpson

CEO

CDP

IEA, Paris 22nd June 2015

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Investor interest in climate water and forests, 2003-15

Forests

162 Reported in 2014

Water

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Climate change

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CDP Signatories & Signatory Assets: 2003 - 2015

Climate Change Signatories Water Signatories Carbon Action Signatories Forests Signatories

Climate Change Signatory Assets Water Signatory Assets Carbon Action Signatory Assets Forests Signatory Assets

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Responding Companies, 2003-2014

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CDP disclosure numbers by theme

Theme Climate Change Investor Forests Theme Water

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CDP Supply Chain Collaboration

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Business initiatives on climate change

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Investor Initiatives on climate change

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Motivation and characteristics of leaders

Motivation:

Strategic advantage

Reputation

Cost saving

Resilience

Future regulation

Right thing to do

Characteristics:

Large

Global

Brand

Developed market

Strong CEO

Investor or NGO pressure

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Climate Leaders demonstrate increased financial returns

The CPLI has

outperformed

the Bloomberg

World Index by 9.6%

in the last four years.

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Emission reduction initiatives

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We have created a central platform to send strong signal

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The climate initiatives

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Commit to adopt a science-based emissions reduction target

What does it mean:

Companies are aligning GHG targets with climate science,

accounting for their fair share of global emissions.

Companies recognize ambitious targets mitigate risk and drive

the ambition and innovations needed to transition to a low-

carbon economy

43 companies committed to date, including:

Xerox Corporation

Honda Motor Company

AstraZeneca

Demonstrate climate leadership by

committing to adopt a science-

based emissions reduction target.

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Set science-based emissions reduction target

An initiative by

2ºC scenario

• In 2050, 41 to 72% lower emissions than in 2010

• 2ºC carbon budget for the period 2011-2050 is in the range of 530 –

1300 GtCO2 (144 – 354 GtC)

Business as usual scenario

• emissions increased by 2.2% on average every year

• reach 3.7 to 4.8ºC of global warming by the end of the century

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Commit to procure 100% of electricity from renewable sources

What does it mean:

Companies are making public commitments to work toward procuring

all electricity from renewable sources in the shortest practical timescale.

These companies are helping create a thriving global market for

renewable power.

22 companies committed to date, including:

Ikea

Mars

Infosys

Demonstrate climate

leadership by committing to

procure 100% of electricity

from renewable sources.

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Commit to put a price on carbon

What does it mean:

Companies are committing to follow the UN Global Compact’s

Business Leadership Criteria on Carbon Pricing:

Set an internal price on carbon

Publicly advocate

Report on progress

46 companies committed to date, including:

Veolia

Enel

Schneider Electric

Demonstrate climate leadership

by putting a price on carbon.

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Set internal price on carbon and advocate governments do so

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Putting corporate commitments at the heart of the policy dialogue – UNFCCC Nazca Portal, COP21 action agenda &UNFCCC Work stream 4

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Contact the CDP team

[email protected]

www.cdp.net/roadtoparis