ExxonMobil Agrees to Report on Climate Change & Carbon Asset Risk
ExxonMobil for the first time ever has agreed to publish a Carbon Asset Risk report on its website describing how it assesses the risk of stranded assets from climate change. The report will provide investors with greater transparency into how ExxonMobil plans for a future where market forces and climate regulation makes at least some portion of its carbon reserves unburnable. Read more....

Want to Be a Real Leader? Forget "You"
It may sound like a paradox, but to be effective, high-trust leaders must see themselves as both vital and dispensable. Read more....

EPA Recognizes Boeing, Cisco Systems, 3M and Others for their Efforts to Tackle Climate Change
Boeing Co., Sprint Corp., Johnson Controls Inc. and IBM Corp. are among the recipients of the 2014 Climate Leadership Award. With the third-annual award, EPA's Center for Corporate Climate Leadership is recognizing 15 organizations and two individuals in the public and private sectors for their leadership in addressing climate change by reducing carbon pollution. The EPA also announced its Energy Star Partner of the Year Awards. Read more....

WWF Unveils Updated Tool for Quantifying Water-Related Risks for All Industries & Countries
Water crises ranked third among 10 global risks of highest concern in 2014, according to the World Economic Forum's annual Global Risks Perception Survey, and water risk is on the agendas of business and investors as never before. Read more....

Ceres Seeks Uniform Reporting in Global Exchanges
Ceres, BlackRock and other major institutional investors have begun an effort to engage global stock exchanges via the World Federation of Exchanges on a uniform reporting standard for sustainability reporting. The launch includes specific recommendations for integrating environmental and social disclosure requirements into listing rules for companies listed on US and global stock exchanges. Read more....

(Un)Safe! OSHA Launches Surprise Inspections at Major League Ballparks on Opening Day
On opening day, OSHA showed the sports world that it knows how to throw a curveball. As part of a national emphasis program targeting Major League Baseball, OSHA compliance officers launched a slew of safety inspections at ballparks across the country. Before, during and after Monday's slate of games, agency inspectors popped up in locker rooms, dugouts, batting cages, bullpens and other spots to scrutinize workplace safety practices - and in many cases doled out fines and citations for serious safety lapses. Read more....