Carbon Disclosure Project Taps FirstCarbon Solutions to Expand Sustainability Scoring Partnership to Investors in the Nordic / DACH Regions

Carbon Disclosure Project Taps FirstCarbon Solutions to Expand Sustainability Scoring Partnership to Investors in the Nordic / DACH Regions PR Newswire IRVINE, California and LONDON, Aug. 1, 2012 - FirstCarbon Solutions will deliver vital information to signatory investors of the Carbon Disclosure Project on corporate performance in emissions management. IRVINE, California and LONDON, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer and industry leader in environmental sustainability solutions for business, today announced an extension of its ongoing partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). As part of this expanded relationship with CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions will score submissions from major companies in the Nordic region and in the DACH region of Germany, Austria and Switzerland on their greenhouse gas emissions management efforts. The scored submissions, from several hundred of the largest companies in those regions, including Adidas AG, Metro AG, EVN Group, and Adecco S.A., will be delivered to more than 600 institutions that have invested in these companies and have requested the submissions. Investors sign the information request to gain access to an independent, global source of year-on-year information that supports long-term objective analysis. This includes evidence and insight into companies' greenhouse gas emissions, and strategies for managing climate change and related risks.