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FSC is currently conducting a U.S. National Controlled Wood Risk assessment.

The WHC Certification Program provides us with a guidance tool and objective oversight for creating and maintaining high-quality wildlife habitats, as well as implementing environmental education programs.

Jack-up rigs are mobile, self-elevating drilling platforms equipped with legs that are lowered to the ocean floor.

California is prone to earthquakes, brush and forest fires, flooding, drought and other natural disasters.

This report is printed on Sappi Triple Green – a paper grade manufactured according to three environmental pillars: a minimum of 60% of the pulp used in the production of this paper is sugar cane fibre, which is the material remaining after raw sugar has been extracted from sugar cane; the bleaching process is elemental chlorine-free; and the remaining pulp used in the production process comprises wood fibre which is obtained from sustainable and internationally certified afforestation, using independently audited chains of custody.

Weyerhaeuser has successfully worked with other First Nations in the region to establish the cooperative forest license on the Kenora Forest, including First Nations as shareholders.

We want to do our part to conserve resources, including preserving trees, using less water and reducing the amount of waste we generate.

To date, there has been no notable increase in request for cash flow/working capital support as a consequence of market factors; – The energy sector comprises 10% of the portfolio at € 1.8 billion.

WILD-CAUGHT SEAFOOD In 2009, Kroger began a collaboration with World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

The two primary objectives of our seafood sourcing policy are: Continually source sustainable seafood products from either wild fisheries or farmed aquaculture in ways that meet current demands without compromising the availability of scarce resources for future generations.

We have quantified opportunities to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy in certain business areas and launched a number of new propositions including our green mortgage, electric vehicle proposition and green consumer loan.

We have formal habitat conservation plans or a safe harbor agreement for four threatened or endangered species in the United States.

The Dodd-Frank Act also established a Federal Insurance Office (FIO) under the U.S. Treasury Department to monitor all aspects of the insurance industry and of lines of business other than certain health insurance, certain long-term care insurance and crop insurance.

We reforest nearly 98 percent of harvested acres within two years and manage our forests carefully to provide habitat for wildlife, protection for clean water and air, recreation for people and other ecosystem services.

Studies have shown that waste-derived fuels typically have the lowest carbon intensity of all biofuel sources.

Our Community GENERAL MILLS GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY 52 http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/land-conservation/global-agriculture/rethink-soil-a-roadmap-to-us-soil-health.xml http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/land-conservation/global-agriculture/rethink-soil-a-roadmap-to-us-soil-health.xml http://www.generalmills.com/en/News/NewsReleases/Library/2016/November/soil management practices as the primary theory of change to achieve conservation outcomes on U.S. working lands in the agricultural supply chain.

The popularity of this activity has, in part, been encouraged by incentives, such as those the Uruguayan government instituted in 1987 for conversion of pasture to forest to diversify the rural economy.

We are helping farmers gain access to existing government programs that provide cash incentives for forest preservation and restoration.

Therefore, the information set forth in such forward- our customers, the credit quality of the loans to those customers could decline as looking statements should be carefully considered when evaluating the business a specific consequence of the drought.

Each plan will include tasks for improved water management based on detailed water balances and current and future demand analyses.

We’re advocating for development of renewable energy projects, along with the necessary system upgrades to bring this renewable energy to customers.

Where we are found in violation of specific rules or regulations, we seek remedy through the appropriate channels. Stewards of the Land Union Pacific balances its commitment to transporting goods efficiently with its impact on communities, wildlife and the environment.

GPSNR has now begun the job of working to align standards that will help protect human rights, uphold fair business practices, protect biodiversity and water resources and improve yields, and increase supply chain transparency and traceability.

The Group complies with all current regulations on emissions including greenhouse gas emissions, where such regulation exists in our markets .

We monitor and mitigate our potential impacts on wildlife and engage with our stakeholders about protecting nature and biodiversity.

Because water is so important to our operations and the communities where we operate, we take great care to use it responsibly and efficiently, focusing first on reducing overall consumption and then reusing and recycling water in our processes where feasible.

Agriculture represents more than 70 percent of the world’s water use, 20 to 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and 40 percent of global employment.

The Company’s homeowners and dwelling insurance policies do not provide coverage for losses caused by floods, but generally provide coverage for physical damage caused by wind or wind-driven rain.

This trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future as production from basins such as the Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale is forecasted to increase significantly over the next several years.

We USe RePleniShinG OUR WAteRShedS The Coca-Cola system globally is committed to replenishing 100 percent of the water it uses in its finished beverages by 2020 through projects such as reforestation, protecting aquifers and revitalizing rivers.

In addition, we have expanded our Palm Oil Sustainable Sourcing Commitment to more thoroughly address issues relating to deforestation, peatland protection and exploitation of workers in palm oil production.

Nearly 6,000 subsistence farmers have received information and resources.

Leadership We work with industry leaders and companies that are shifting the standards of our built environment to a new normal that prioritizes human and environmental health.

In 2013, Newmont’s Boddington mine in Australia partnered with the Gnaala Karla Booja (GKB) native title claimants and the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council to create the Kalyagool Kadadjiny Scholarship Program.

Comprising four distinct buildings the development is close to Blackwater Station, Camberley with views overlooking the River Blackwater and adjacent meadows towards The Meadows Retail Park.

On 7 December 2015, it announced that it had signed an agreement with MHI Vestas to provide a bespoke service operation vessel in support of the Belwind 1 and Nobelwind Belgian offshore wind power developments.

Citi Investment Research issues climate-related research notes to highlight investment opportunities and implications of a changing climate.

http://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/environment/energy http://mystarbucksidea.force.com http://mystarbucksidea.force.com STARBUCKS GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT – GOALS AND PROGRESS 2013 15 Recycling Our Cups Our customers’ ability to recycle our cups (or cups from any coffee shop), whether in their home curbside recycling, at work, in public spaces or in our stores, is dependent on multiple factors, including local government policies and access to recycling markets, such as paper mills and plastic processors.

Another dimension of our commitment to environmental preservation is demonstrating the value of biodiversity to children to instill the importance of being good environmental stewards.

This page: A Long-Billed Curlew, North America’s largest shorebird, flies over a channel at Mustang Island State Park on Texas’ Gulf Coast.

We are a long-time supporter and contributer to the Guide to Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products (aka the Sustainable Forest Products guide), which helps procurement managers make informed choices when purchasing forest products.

We also support several boreal conservation projects, such as the development of science-based tools to identify priorities for conservation.

Tax rates The Company has a geographically diverse portfolio and therefore post-tax investment cash inflows are impacted by tax rates across all relevant jurisdictions.

The Company only invests in companies which contribute to the cleaner or more efficient delivery of basic services of energy, water and waste.

If at 10 percent below target, must sustain that level Water use Must meet Vision 2015 water benchmarks and 1.

Its order book, valued at over US$3.2 billion, focuses mainly on BOT road projects, but also comprises projects in the hydro power, irrigation, railways, power transmission and urban infrastructure sectors.

As part of our effort to support our farmers in developing sustainable growing practices and drive environmental improvement, Campbell collects data from our tomato growers and provides report cards back to them that benchmark their resource use compared to their peers within Campbell’s family of growers.

As a company that utilizes and sells paper, Fuji Xerox Kumamoto wanted to do something for the forests in return and approximately 120 employees have since taken part in tree-planting and weed-clearing activities with their families.

A major earthquake, flood, prolonged drought, fire or other natural disaster in California could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

With 15 management teams and substantial positions in North America’s most attractive basins, REL is well positioned for continued value growth.

In addition to directly damaging our projects, earthquakes, wildfires, floods or other geologic events could damage roads and highways providing access to our projects, thereby adversely affecting our ability to market homes in those areas and possibly increasing the costs of completion.

Sustainable Development Global Water Tool to evaluate the availability of renewable water supply at the company’s 60 largest water-use locations for which the tool provided data.

Sourcing of Raw Materials Sourcing of raw materials is a complex issue, one that is intricately linked to biodiversity, water resources, human rights, and local community involvement and engagement, to name a few.

The majority of paper we buy is certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management through the use of standards, certification and product labels.

The Company’s Forest Products Sourcing Guidelines are currently under review and will be updated in 2014.

Role of Our Market Presidents To ensure that we never lose sight of what’s important to communities in our footprint, we’ve asked some of our senior banking executives to serve in a unique role — to spend a great deal of time talking to residents, local and state officials, local nonprofits, and our own associates so they may become experts on the communities in their respective regions.

We continue to implement our water strategy, which now includes a commitment to address water impacts beyond our “fence line” through working with suppliers and local communities.

Less complex properties such as residential lots, farm land and single family houses may be evaluated internally by senior credit administration staff.

More specifically business ecosystems for Tourism, the Agricultural sector, the Manufacturing and trade have been created while an ecosystem for green energy is under development.

The residential construction industry experiences serious labor and raw material shortages from time to time, including shortages in qualified tradespeople, and supplies of insulation, drywall, cement, steel and lumber.

The Company’s incremental direct costs of obtaining a contract, which consist primarily of sales commissions, are generally deferred and amortized to sales and marketing expense over the estimated life of the relevant customer relationship of approximately 24 months and are subject to being monitored every period to reflect any significant change in assumptions.

And that’s when the business of green can become a truly positive force.

The Group operates predominantly in Australia; hence, no geographical split is provided to the chief operating decision maker.

By strategically placing wood and rock in the water to create pools and deeper channels, we can help create thriving fish habitats.

Whether or not that's muted seasonality, whether or not you go two years back or five years back to figure out what that seasonality is, it's really up to you.

A mosaic of habitat blocks are being created on a 40-year harvest cycle (approximate) to maintain and enhance suitable conditions that include open grasslands, log landings and other strategically placed small clearings, which function as roosting and courtship areas.

The meeting included research updates in the areas supporting tourism, the coastal ocean’s CO 2 sequestration capacity and coastal protection.

These characteristics make wood an excellent alternative to many of the material that are now widely used in construction and consumer goods, which leave a much larger ‘carbon footprint’ and include concrete, steel, aluminum and plastic.

In addition to possibly sustaining uninsured damage to its own properties, if there is a major earthquake, flood, drought, fire or other natural disaster, the Company faces the risk that many of its borrowers may experience uninsured property losses, or sustained job interruption and/or loss which may materially impair their ability to meet the terms of their loan obligations.

Kitchen food waste goes through a state of the art waste system, where all food is macerated, water extracted and the by product processed into compost which is collected and reused.

Through our efforts, we demonstrate that operating and developing commercial real estate can be conducted with conscious regard for the environment and wider society while mutually benefiting our tenants, investors, employees, partners and the communities we serve.

During 2014 we leveraged our energy reporting system to gather water utility data and calculate our 2014 base-year water footprint inventory for our global operations.

This, in turn, generates GHG and priority pollutant air emissions regulated by the U.S. EPA.

IFF's Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certified Facilities Dandenong, Australia Haverhill, U.K. Hazlet, N.J., U.S. Jurong, Singapore South Brunswick, N.J., U.S.

Once-through water is drawn from a natural or other sources, solely warmed and ultimately piped back to the original source at a temperature not posing any risk to the surrounding ecosystem.

We engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with others to ensure the continued wellbeing of the forest ecosystems we own and manage and the land and resources upon which our manufacturing facilities and homebuilding operations rely.

This water footprint illustration provides a high-level view of our operational water use.

Minute amounts of dioxin are released through permitted air emissions, which may burn wood residuals such as bark.

During the converting process, the parent rolls are placed on a converting line where the paper is rewound onto a smaller core for bathroom tissue or household towels, or folded for facial tissue or napkins.

To date, performance has been in line with our initial expectations; however, the current weakness in the eastern North American forest product sector is likely to persist for the next several quarters.

AES Tiete also works to control illegal settling of people in areas adjacent to the reservoirs borders to limit adverse impacts on biodiversity.

The health and sustainability of forests is particularly important to Jack Daniel’s — hard sugar maple mellows our whiskey and white oak barrels give Jack Daniel’s its color and much of its flavor.

The transactions are not intended as an alternative source of operating earnings and the arrangements to sell the assets to a fund are generally structured not to generate any gain or loss.

Total 382.1 Intensity measure: Emissions per full time employee equivalent (FTE) 0.45 Our GHG emissions inventory is calculated for the Group under the financial control approach and in accordance with Part 1 of BS ISO 14064: 2006 using the 2019 conversion factors developed by DEFRA and BEIS.

A team explored the possibility of creating reusable steel packaging to replace single-use wood materials by using 3D modeling to optimize the space used by the new packaging.

In my wildest dreams, I didn’t image our little $10,000 shop would become what it is today.

Generating clean, renewable on-site energy is a long-term approach we take to managing our impacts.

Working with and through these partners, we aim to support thriving communities and vibrant ecosystems in the regions from which we source.

SPS water consumption includes 18,000 acre-feet or 5.87 billion gallons of treated municipal wastewater.

Established a technical working group to study, develop and implement a conservation management plan for relict dace.

These projects support farmer-owned coffee businesses, provide agronomy training to smallholders, and promote a sustainable coffee supply chain.

Over 750 individuals identified as economically displaced were provided with replacement farmland and livelihood restoration support activities.

Because agriculture loans present a higher level of risk associated with events caused by nature, the Company routinely makes on-site visits and inspections in order to identify and monitor such risks.

In Shipping, the Group has three separate shipping investments, supported by six vessels in the wet and dry bulk cargo sectors.

WCF will launch a series of pilot programs in the cocoa sector to develop best practices in climate change adaptation, such as using drought-resistant planting material.

The Conservation International biodiversity hot spots are broad regions rather than a set of specific locations, providing information that a selected regional location is one where biodiversity concerns may exist.

This assessment identified approximately 200 of our highest risk raw material suppliers.

The activities involve the introduction of vegetation and log placement along the stream bank and treatment pond walls to create shade and protection for fish in each creek while still allowing access for us to maintain the treatment ponds.

The company also worked to ensure that EPA’s regulations requiring ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD) in 2006 and engine emission reductions in 2007 proceed on schedule.

Equity in earnings and losses from our alternative investments, which include private equity, mezzanine, and real estate partnerships, are also included as a component of investment operations.