Social investment supported as 'Europe leads on carbon awareness'?

Social investment could find support in the description of European companies as "[leading] the world in reporting carbon emissions and management".

With good awareness among large corporations, individuals and firms may be more inclined to place assets in social investment vehicles such as carbon-sink forests or green travel.

The Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) 2010 Europe 300 Report reveals the region is ahead of others, but will nevertheless fall short of its European Union Emissions Trading System emission cap 2020 target if it continues at the current pace.

Connie Hedegaard, European commissioner for climate action, stated: "Ensuring Europe maintains its leadership position and reaps the full economic benefits of the low-carbon revolution requires a continued strong push from the policy side."

A not-for-profit organisation, the CDP maintains the largest store of information on corporations and climate change in the world, with thousands of participants using the resource to examine and share their ecological performance.  ADNFCR-2318-ID-800224932-ADNFCR