Consumer and technology companies are already feeling powerful ripples from climate change. Their massive operations and supply chains will be tested by global warming regulations that make fossil fuels more expensive — and clean energy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy much more attractive. These companies also face a rising consumer demand for climate-friendly products, bringing enormous opportunities in the products they make, goods they put on store shelves and labels they use to inform customer choices.

This report, commissioned by Ceres, is the first comprehensive assessment of how 63 of the world’s largest consumer and information technology companies are preparing themselves to meet the colossal challenge of climate change. The report includes 11 industry sectors — Apparel, Beverages, Big Box Retailers, Grocery & Drug Retailers, Personal & Household Goods, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Restaurants, Semiconductors, Technology and Travel & Leisure.

Authored by RiskMetrics Group's Climate Change Research team using our Climate Change Governance Framework.