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What are you most excited about for the new year?

An article ran on GreenBiz.com on Monday that asked executives from companies that have been featured in the news this year what they’re most excited about for 2011, with regard to opportunities and challenges for sustainability for their respective companies. Among them were Shaw Industries, PepsiCo, Sodexo, Eaton, Ernst & Young, Microsoft, Panasonic, Nike, Clorox, Starbucks, Aveda and Siemens.

To read the full article with everyone’s responses to this question, please click here.

We’re interested in what you have to say. What are your biggest opportunities and challenges for sustainability for your company in 2011? What are you most excited about? What are you most concerned about? Let us know!

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Carbon Disclosure Project names global leaders for carbon performance & disclosure

Responsible-Investor reported yesterday that the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) released its new Carbon Performance Leadership Index (CPLI), along with its 2010 Global 500 report. The top five companies (four of which are German) are: Siemens, Deutsche Post, BASF, Bayer and Samsung (Korea); each scored a 95 or better out of 100 for carbon disclosure and performance.

48 companies are recognized by the CPLI, including Lafarge, News Corp., Philips and Praxair. On the flip side, notable companies who didn’t respond are Berkshire Hathaway and Amazon.com. The CDP commented that only 19% of the Global 500 companies are showing significant reductions in their emissions; they monitor 4,700 companies worldwide.

“We need the benchmarking tools provided by the CDP and other actors to guide investment choices, increase investment flows, and align corporate incentives for low-carbon growth,” says World Bank President Robert Zoellick (Responsible-Investor).

According to the CDP, almost 9 out of 10 companies identified “significant opportunities’ in 2010 stemming from climate change, as a result of either regulatory, physical or commercial drivers. To read the full article, please click here.

It’s interesting to note that only 19% of the Global 500 companies are showing significant reductions in their emissions – why do you think this is? Could these companies be doing more to reduce emissions? Tell us your thoughts!