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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."
HSBC would reject a project if it fails to meet ______.
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答案
the environmental,social and governance standards
解析
题干意为“如果某项目不符合……那么汇丰银行将会拒绝考虑该项目”。原文意为“如果公司的项目不符合相关的环境、社会,管理标准,汇丰银行将不会与之进行该项目的合作”。题干中的reject是对原文won’t do deals with companies on projects的同义转述,meet是对measure up to的同义转述,后接名词或代词作宾语,故答案为the environmental,social and governance standards。
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