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The Era of Corporate Silence on Climate Policy Is Ending

Harvard Business Review

In the World Economic Forum''s Global Risks 2013 report, the respondents named "rising greenhouse gas emissions" as the third most likely risk to the global economy (after inequity and deficits/debt). Climate Action Partnership ( USCAP ), led mainly by the NGO Environmental Defense.

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business Review

of the world market, and the second-largest beef producer and consumer. From 1993 to 2013 the cattle herd in the Brazilian Amazon rain forest — covering most of country’s northern region — expanded by nearly 200%, to more than 60 million head. Brazil is the world’s biggest beef exporter, with 19.6%