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National, October 27, 2016:
Atos, an international leader in digital services, has been awarded today the best score in climate performance by the CDP and positioned itself on its 2016 Climate A List.
Thousands of companies have submitted information to be independently assessed against CDP scoring methodology. Among them, less than 200 have made it to the Climate A list worldwide in 2016. Atos is one of these 9% to be awarded an “A” grade for their performance and actions to combat climate change.
Olivier Cuny, Atos Executive Vice-President and General Secretary, said: “As a leading provider of digital services, we are particularly proud of this award. This excellent result is due to the continuous efforts made by Atos to include the environmental challenge in its strategy, to reduce its own footprint and to innovate and develop digital solutions that our clients can use to meet both their business and climate challenges.”
CDP’s Chief Executive Officer Paul Simpson said: “We congratulate the 193 A List companies that are leading the change towards our low carbon future. Companies are key actors in enabling the global economy to achieve its new climate goals, and the leadership of Atos points the way for others to take bold action and capitalize on the many opportunities that await.”
The 2016 Climate Leadership Awards ceremony took place today in Paris at the French Ministry of Environment. The Climate A List, along with the climate scores of all companies publicly taking part in CDP’s climate change program this year, are available on CDP’s website.
About Atos
Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with pro forma annual revenue of circa € 12 billion and circa 100,000 employees in 72 countries. Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data & Cyber-security solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, the Group works with clients across different business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications, and Transportation. Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and is listed on the Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos World grid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline.
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GRI, pioneer of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, and CDP, host of the largest global collection of self-reported climate change, water and forest-risk data, have just released their latest linkage guidance to support companies in their reporting on climate-related impacts.
Estimates by the International Finance Corporation and Carbon Trust predict the global cost of climate change impacts will stand between US$ 2 trillion – US$ 4 trillion by 2030*.
The updated documents from GRI and CDP will enable organizations to report on their critical climate change and water impacts, and ultimately take steps to reduce these impacts, using the very latest guidance.
The latest guidance comes at a timely moment ahead of Earth Hour on Saturday 19 March and following the 21st annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) at the end of 2015, which set a new target for organizations and governments to take action to reduce their impacts on climate change to ensure we stay well below the 2-degrees Celsius threshold.
Both GRI and CDP were also invited to share insights at the February meeting of the newly-established Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure, which was formed during COP21 by the Financial Stability Board (FSB). The aim of the Taskforce is to drive the climate agenda forward and improve climate-related disclosures from listed companies around the world.
“With the G20 setting up a Task Force on principles and best practices for disclosure of climate-related financial risks, there is no better time for businesses to pay attention to their corporate disclosure”, says Pedro Faria, Technical Director at CDP. “The alignment between GRI and CDP on climate change and water disclosure facilitates more consistent corporate reporting on these physical, regulatory and reputational risks, and their sources, whilst reducing the reporting burden for companies. This also enables financial stakeholders to better understand and compare how businesses are managing climate-related issues for a resilient future.”
Since 1997, GRI has provided metrics on climate change and these disclosures are among the most frequently reported by organizations that use GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards. Of all the reports held in the GRI Sustainability Disclosure Database for 2015, 21% (more than 3,000) reported on climate-related impacts using both CDP and GRI. The US saw the highest share of reports referencing both GRI and CDP – 55% during 2015, and these figures are expected to increase as more organizations begin monitoring their impacts on climate-related issues.**
“Over the last two years we’ve seen the number of organizations using the linkage documents on climate change and water disclosure more than double,” explains Bastian Buck, GRI’s Standards Division Director. “This highlights the increasing importance companies are placing on their reporting of these environmental impacts, and the growing demand for guidance in these areas.”
* Source: International Finance Corporation and Carbon Trust, 2011
**The data included here is based on GRI’s Sustainability Disclosure Database as of 1 March 2016. The data available in the database is collected by GRI in collaboration with its data partners and captures all reports of which GRI is aware.
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Company expands 2020 goals to further reduce environmental footprint
NEW YORK; Dec. 01, 2015 – For the second consecutive year, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) is recognized as a global leader for its actions and strategies in response to climate change and is named to the “Climate A List” by CDP, an international not-for-profit that drives sustainable economies. The “Climate A List” is produced at the request of 822 investors who represent more than a third of the world’s invested capital.
Accenture is also included on CDP’s “Climate Disclosure Leadership Index,” which represents the top 10 percent of S&P 500 companies based on the completeness and quality of their responses to CDP’s annual request for climate disclosures. Accenture received a disclosure score of 99 out of 100.
“Not only is accelerating the shift to a low-carbon economy good for the planet, it will drive economic growth and create jobs around the world,” said Pierre Nanterme, Accenture’s chairman & CEO. “I am extremely proud that CDP has recognized the ongoing commitment of Accenture and our people to help improve the way the world works and lives.”
Accenture expands 2020 environmental goals
Additionally, Accenture announced that it has set new goals to further reduce its environmental footprint by:
- Improving its energy efficiency by 30 percent against its 2007 baseline.
- Expanding to 75 percent the percentage of its key suppliers who disclose their targets and actions toward emissions reduction.
Earlier this year, the company announced a series of 2020 goals aimed at running more efficient operations to further reduce the company’s carbon emissions. By the end of fiscal 2020, Accenture will:
- Reduce its carbon emissions to an average of two metric tons per employee—representing a more than 50 percent reduction against its 2007 baseline.
- Begin to measure and report the impact of its work with clients and suppliers in key areas of sustainability.
Collaborating to advance sustainability
“There is no shortage of innovation and technology to address climate change, but there is a greater need to apply these at massive scale to have a meaningful impact,” Nanterme said. “Businesses and governments must collaborate to turn effective policy into bold, sustainable outcomes.”
Nanterme is one of more than 75 CEOs of global companies to join the World Economic Forum-facilitated CEO Climate Leadership Group. CEOs signed an open letter to world leaders urging a comprehensive, inclusive and ambitious climate deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties 21 (COP 21).
Commitment to reporting and transparency
Accenture has responded to CDP’s Investor Program since 2007 and reports its non-financial performance each year through its Corporate Citizenship Report and key rankings programs. Accenture has been included on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and the FTSE4Good Global Index for 11 consecutive years, and ranked among Corporate Knights’ Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Index in 2015.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions—underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network—Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 358,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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