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China Water and Environment: Waste-to-energy set to outpace wastewater treatment

Source: Standard Chartered, 2012

In this report, 46 Chinese and multinational clothing brands and retailers, including Zara, Nike, Armani and Wal-Mart, are accused of purchasing from suppliers who illegally discharge polluted water in China.

Read the full report here (Chinese only).

See the press release in English here.

Source: Friends of Nature, the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), Green Beagle, Envirofriends and Nanjing Greenstone, 2012

Enforcement is the weakest link

Source: HSBC Global Research, 2012

Expect the Unexpected: Building business value in a changing world

Source: KPMG, 2012

Second National Assessment Report on Climate Change

Source: Ministry of Science and Technology, China Meteorological Administration and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 2012

CDP Water Disclosure Global Report 2011

Source: Carbon Disclosure Report, 2011

China state TV reports on Apple suppliers’ pollution. The Other Side of Apple (Chinese only). Original air date 15th Oct 2011.

Source: CCTV, 2011

Risk Experts Environmental

Source: BNP Paribas Equity Research, 2011

China’s Rising Climate Risk

Source: HSBC Global Research, 2011

PITI Environmental Open Information: Between Advance and Retreat

Source: IPE, NRDC, 2011

Assessing Water Risk: A Practical Approach for Financial Institutions

Source: DEG and WWF, 2011

The Other Side of Apple (IT Study Report IV)

Source: Friends of Nature, Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs and Green Beagle, 2011

BSR’s report on Electronics and Water Pollution in China.

Electronics Supply Networks and Water Pollution in China. November 2010.

Source: BSR, 2010

Finance & Water: “Where’s The Data?”

Source: Natural Environment Research Council, Knowledge Transfer Network and Z/Yen Group, 2010

Ripple Effect: Water Risk in the Municipal Bond Market

Source: CERES, 2010

Mine the Gap: Connecting Water Risks and Disclosure in the Mining Sector

Source: WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE, 2010

Chief Liquidity Series: Power (Issue 2)

Source: UNEP Finance Initiative, 2010

The Impact of Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure

Source: World Bank, 2010

Green Choice Consumers Urge the IT brands to Break Their Silence (IT Study Report III)

Source: Friends of Nature, Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs and Green Beagle , 2010

Global Water Scarcity: Risks and Challenges for Business

Source: Lloyd's, 2010

29 IT Brands’ Responses and Consumers’ Green Choice (IT Study Report II)

Source: Friends of Nature, Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs and Green Beagle, 2010

The IT Industry Has a Critical Duty to Prevent Heavy Metal Pollution (IT Study Report I)

Source: Friends of Nature, Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs and Green Beagle, 2010

Weeding Risk: Financial Impacts of Climate Change and Water Scarcity on Asia’s Food and Beverage Sector

Source: World Resources Institute and HSBC Climate Change, 2010

Over Heating: Financial Risks from Water Constraints on Power Generation in Asia

Source: World Resources Institute and HSBC Climate Change, 2010

Global Water Scarcity: Risks and Challenges for Business

Source: Lloyd's and WWF, 2010

Corporate Water Accounting: An Analysis of Methods and Tools for Measuring Water Use and its Impacts

Source: CEO Water Mandate, 2010

Hong Kong’s Role in Mending the Disclosure Gap

Source: MA J., LOH, C., WANG, J. WUWEI, Asia Water Project and ADM Capital Foundation, 2010

Murky Waters? Corporate Reporting on Water Risk

Source: CERES, 2010

Water in China: Issues for Responsible Investors

Source: Responsible Research, Asia Water Project and ADM Capital Foundation, 2010

Chief Liquidity Series: Agribusiness (Issue 1)

Source: UNEP Finance Initiative, 2009

Water Footprinting: Identifying and Addressing Water Risks in the Value Chain

Source: SAB Miller and WWF, 2009

Water Worries: The Rising Risk of Water Bankruptcy – please contact CitiGroup directly if you would like to read this report.

Source: CitiGroup, 2009

From Footprint to Public Policy: The Business Future for Addressing Water Issues

Source: CEO Water Mandate, Pacific Institute and WWF, 2009

Water Disclosure 2.0: Assessment Of Current And Emerging Practice In Corporate Water Reporting

Source: CEO Water Mandate and Pacific Institute, 2009

Investigating Shared Risks: Corporate Engagement with the Public Policy Process

Source: WWF, 2009

Water Scarcity and Climate Change: Growing Risks for Business and Investors

Source: CERES, 2009

The Green Evolution: Environmental Policies and Practice in China’s Banking Sector

Source: Friends of the Earth and BANKTrack, 2008

ESG-Reality Sets In: Trends in ESG Disclosure of Supply Chain Listings in Hong Kong

Source: Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA), 2008

Corporate Reporting on Water: A Review of Eleven Global Companies

Source: Pacific Institute, 2007

The Devil is in the Detail: Natural Resources Disclosure in China

Source: Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investors in Asia (ASrIA), 2007