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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

It is often also a management decision to be proactive and become a competitive company that spends resources wisely to build shareholder value in the long run. EU importers and non-EU producers of these inputs will be required to pay around 75 EUR per metric ton of CO2 emissions. The tax will be implemented in stages.

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Companies Are Working with Consumers to Reduce Waste

Harvard Business

billion by 2025. It is estimated that in 2014 the world produced some 42 million metric tonnes of e-waste (discarded electrical and electronic equipment and its parts)—with North America and Europe accounting for 8 and 12 million metric tonnes respectively. As consumers, we are very wasteful. billion tons of solid waste.

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How General Mills and Kellogg Are Tackling Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Harvard Business

The companies’ goals as stated, are fairly straightforward: General Mills will cut absolute GHGs by 28% by 2025 “across the entire value chain.” Their goals are clearly connected to science-based methods (leveraging work by NGOs like the World Resources Institute and CDP and working with advisors like BSR ).

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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business

After all, “short-termism” does not correspond to any single quantifiable metric. It started with developing a proprietary Corporate Horizon Index. It is a confluence of so many complex factors it can be nearly impossible to pin down. These indicators and hypotheses were: Investment: The ratio of capex to depreciation.