Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Consumer and Technology Companies

Consumer and technology companies are already feeling powerful ripples from climate change.  Their massive operations and supply chains will be tested by global warming regulations that make  fossil fuels more expensive — and clean energy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy much more attractive. These companies also face a rising consumer demand for climate-friendly products, bringing enormous opportunities in the products they make, goods they put on store shelves and

labels they use to inform customer choices.

This Ceres report is a comprehensive assessment of how 63 of the world’s largest consumer and information technology companies are preparing themselves to face this colossal challenge. The report employs a “Climate Change Governance Framework” to evaluate how 48 US companies and 15 non-US companies are addressing climate change through board oversight, management execution, public disclosure, GHG emissions accounting and strategic planning and performance.