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Corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting

Corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting

Tables and Figures Contents

  • Introduction and Methodology
    • Table 1: CDP response status of FT500 companies
    • Figure 1: CDP response status of FT500 companies
    • Table 2: FT500 companies reporting their GHG emissions to CDP5 by region
    • Table 3: ECI sectors
    • Table 4: Summary reporting practice of total sample
    • Figure 2: Summary reporting practice of total sample
    • Figure 3: Summary reporting practice in the USA and Canada
    • Figure 4: Summary reporting practice in Europe
    • Figure 5: Summary reporting practice in Australia and New Zealand
    • Figure 6: Summary reporting practice in Emerging markets
    • Figure 7: Summary reporting practice in Rest of the world
    • Figure 8: Number of companies per sector relative to number reporting absolute emissions
  • Chapter 1
    • Table 5: Summary - key characteristics of main GHG emissions-reporting protocols
    • Table 6: Protocols and guidelines used by surveyed companies
    • Table 7: Approximate GHG emissions measurement and verification costs
    • Table 8: Overall frequency of protocols and guidelines as quoted in CDP5 responses, by region
    • Figure 9: Frequency of guidelines by region (excluding the GHG Protocol)
    • Figure 10: Frequency of the GHG Protocol, by region
    • Table 9: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Aerospace and Defence
    • Table 10: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Automobiles and Parts
    • Table 11: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Banking and Finance
    • Table 12: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Chemicals
    • Table 13: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Food and Beverages
    • Table 14: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Health and Pharmaceuticals
    • Table 15: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Industrials
    • Table 16: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Insurance
    • Table 17: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Leisure and Media
    • Table 18: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Mining and Metals
    • Table 19: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Oil and Gas
    • Table 20: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Personal and Household Goods
    • Table 21: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Real Estate
    • Table 22: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Retail
    • Table 23: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Support Services
    • Table 24: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Technology
    • Table 25: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Telecommunications
    • Table 26: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Tobacco
    • Table 27: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Transport and Logistics
    • Table 28: Frequency of standard protocols and guidelines used - Utilities
    • Table 29: Summary of verification practice, by region
    • Figure 11: Overall summary of verification practice
    • Figure 12: Verification practice in USA and Canada
    • Figure 13: Verification practice in Europe
    • Figure 14: Verification practice in Australia and New Zealand
    • Figure 15: Verification practice in Emerging markets
    • Figure 16: Verification practice in the Rest of the world
    • Figure 17: Verification practice - Frequency of external verifiers used, by region
    • Figure 18: Number of companies employing the GHG protocol that use an external verifier
    • Table 30: Relative importance of factors in determining the cost of emissions audits, according to auditors
    • Table 31: Approximate range of time in weeks required to verify a client's annual GHG emissions figures, according to auditors
  • Chapter 2
    • Table 32: Companies reporting emissions intensity relative to those reporting absolute emissions, by region
    • Figure 19: Total number of companies reporting emissions intensity relative to those reporting absolute emissions
    • Table 33: Percentage of companies reporting emissions intensity, by sector
    • Table 34: Frequency of emissions-intensity indicators used, by sector
    • Figure 20: Overall frequency of emissions-intensity indicators
  • Chapter 3
    • Table 35: Ranking investment criteria for non-carbon-intensive companies
    • Table 36: Ranking investment criteria for carbon-intensive companies
  • Chapter 4
    • Figure 21: Total frequency of absolute emissions and emissions-intensity targets
    • Figure 22: Summary of target use
    • Figure 23: Summary of target use, by region
    • Figure 24: Timeframes for absolute-emissions-reduction targets
    • Figure 25: Timeframes for emissions-intensity-reduction targets
  • Appendices
    • Emissions-reporting guidelines and protocols quoted and abbreviation used in this report
    • Verification agencies mentioned in FT500 companies' responses to the CDP5 questionnaire
    • Emissions intensity indicators used, by sector, including additional detail noted in CDP5 responses
    • Absolute emissions and emissions-intensity targets set across industry
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