In recent years, institutional investors have encouraged companies to disclose information on the risks and opportunities presented by climate change.

Perhaps the most high profile investor initiative has been the Carbon Disclosure Project, now supported by 225 institutional investors representing more than $31 trillion in assets under management.

Institutional investors have also contributed to the Global Reporting Initiative, which nearly 1,000 organisations in over 60 countries currently use as the basis for their environmental and social reporting.

Upcoming Ethical Corporation conferences & events:
How to manage Social & Environmental Risk in the mining, oil & gas, steel and other heavy industries
London, 22-23 March 2010 The Responsible Business Summit 2010
Novotel West Hotel, London, 4th – 5th May 2010 The Inaugural Ethical Corporation Awards
Novotel West Hotel, London, Evening of 4th May 2010
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on the evening of the first day
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