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Something weird is happening in the once marginal world of environmentalism. The green cause is no longer th9 preserve of woolly
Something weird is happening in the once marginal world of environmentalism. The green cause is no longer th9 preserve of woolly
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2010-10-28
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Something weird is happening in the once marginal world of environmentalism. The green cause is no longer th9 preserve of woolly-minded liberals and fringe activists. Its tenets are being actively pursued by business leaders, stockholders and investment managers. In the popular mind-set, natural disasters such as New Orleans’ Hurricane Katrina and floods in Eastern Europe are now linked to a change in climate that threatens our way of life and our grand-children’s future.
Environmental concerns have grown so widespread that conservative politicians once skeptical of the green movement have been reacting to the pressure. The most startling turnaround, however, is among business leaders. Corporations are giving themselves green makeovers to improve efficiency, save money and look more attractive to investors and the public. According to a recent report from the Climate Group, an international environmental charity,43 multinationals--including Bayer, BT and DuPont-saved a combined $11.6 billion last year by improving energy efficiency, reducing waste output and harnessing solar power. General Electric’s Ecomagination campaign to cut carbon emissions, partly by selling low-emissions products ranging from power plants to fluorescent light bulbs, raked in $ 10.1 billion last year, up from $ 6.2 billion in 2004. Their slogan: "Green is green", as in the color of American dollar bills.
Investment analysts are starting to see the environmental awareness of managers as a barometer of the likely long-term success of their companies. Green policies, they say, tend to indicate hands-on management, high consumer confidence and good corporate governance. HSBC won’t do deals with companies on projects, like oil pipelines through Russia, that don’t measure up to the environmental, social and governance standards. The world’s two largest insurance companies, Swiss Re and Munich Re, are now taking companies’ policies on climate change into consideration when determining risk. "We believe that operating in a sustainable fashion is a proxy (代理人) for good management practices overall, "says Chris Walker, head of sustainable business development at Swiss Re. "They’re the type of companies we’re more comfortable doing business with."
According to Munich Re, risk assessment now also depends on ______.
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答案
Companies’ policies on climate change
解析
原文意为“瑞士再保险公司和Munich Re慕尼黑再保险公司在进行风险评估时会把企业的环保政策也考虑在内。”题干中的depends on是对原文taking...into consideration的转述,risk assessment是对determining risk的同义转述,故答案为companies’ policies on climate change。
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