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  Coming clean: revealing the UK’s true carbon footprint

  Christian Aid, 2007

  The report argues that official greenhouse gas figures hugely underestimate Britain's contribution to climate change. It shows that adding in emissions from UK-funded operations in other countries – i.e. all emissions associated with FTSE-100 companies - raises the UK's share of the global total from 2% to about 15%.
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  Smoke, mirrors & hot air: how ExxonMobil uses big tobacco’s tactics to manufacture uncertainty on climate science

  Union of Concerned Scientists, 2007

  This report documents ExxonMobil’s role in the current disinformation campaign about climate science.
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  Offsetting emissions: a business brief on the voluntary carbon market

  Business for Social Responsibility, 2006

  This brief documents the growing interest in voluntary carbon markets and recommends steps for businesses who are interested in purchasing voluntary offsets.
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  Keep it legal: best practices for keeping illegally harvested timber out of your supply chain

  Global Forest and Trade Network GFTN/WWF, 2006

  This manual, developed by the WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), aims to help buyers of timber and timber products to avoid purchasing wood and wood products made from illegally logged timber. It is aimed at any medium-size or large enterprise that purchases forest products, including processors, importers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.
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  Gold Rush: The impact of gold mining on poor people in Obuasi in Ghana

  ActionAid International, 2006

  Report highlighting how poor communities in Obuasi, Ghana are suffering environmental pollution and social problems apparently as a result of gold mining activity.
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  Climate change: adapt or bust

  Lloyds, 2006

  As part of Lloyd’s ‘360 Risk Project’, which aims to generate debate on key insurance industry issues, this report urges insurers to face up to the growing threat of climate change.
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  Corporate social responsibility: an introduction from the environmental perspective

  Federal Environment Ministry, Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU), 2006

  This brochure is seeks to make the case for a more ambitious interpretation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) among German businesses. It highlights the issues companies have to address, from operational environmental protection to the consideration of employee interests and responsibility for the supply chain in order to integrate CSR.
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  Business in the world of water: WBCSD water scenarios to 2025

  World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2006

  The scenarios presented in this report offer three stories about the role of business in relation to the growing issue of water in the world. These stories attempt to bring to life a limited number of alternative future environments that will challenge economic viability and social legitimacy.
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  Healthy business strategies for transforming the toxic chemical economy

  Clean Production Action, 2006

  The report highlights six case studies which demonstrate how chemically intensive companies embrace the use of comprehensive, environmentally friendly strategies for eliminating toxic chemicals and materials in their products and building materials.
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  The validity of food miles as an indicator of sustainable development

  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK, 2005

  This study assesses whether a practical and reliable indicator based on food miles can be developed, and whether this would be a valid indicator of progress towards the objectives of the sustainability in the UK.The study compiles a food miles dataset covering the supply chain from farmer (both UK and overseas) to consumer for 1992, 1997 and 2002.

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