Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change

Prepared for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change
October 2006

By:
Andrew J. Hoffman, The University of Michigan

This report serves as a "how to" guide for corporate decision makers as they navigate rapidly-changing global markets. The report presents an in-depth look at the development and implementation of corporate strategies that take into account climate-related risks and opportunities.

Download the Entire Report (2MB pdf)
Download the Executive Summary (pdf)
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The report is comprised of two main sections:

1. The Synthesis Report lays out a step-by-step approach for incorporating climate change into corporate strategies and is based on results from a 100-question survey completed by 31 companies, six in-depth case studies, outside literature on corporate strategy, and input from the Pew Center's Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC).

Synthesis Report (1.5MB pdf)

2. The Case Studies section features an in-depth look at the strategy-making process of these six companies:

Cinergy (now Duke Energy) (pdf)
Swiss Re (pdf)
DuPont (pdf)
Alcoa (pdf)
The Shell Group (pdf)
Whirlpool Corporation (pdf)

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