Firms promise climate action, not all follow through — report

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Corporate America is stepping up its commitment to combat global warming but with varying degrees of follow through, advocates said in a new report. Increasingly, many of the largest and most influential companies are making promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as better manage water resources, said the report from sustainability nonprofit Ceres. Citigroup Inc., Coca-Cola Co., CVS Health Corp., Gap Inc., General Mills Inc., Intel Corp., Kellogg Co., Nike Inc., and PepsiCo Inc. are among the companies Ceres found to be scaling up their efforts. "We have reached a turning point," Amy Augustine, senior director of the Ceres Company Network and co-author of the report, said in a statement. "It is no longer just about raising the ceiling. It is about lifting the floor. "The time has come for bold and scalable solutions, not just from a few leading companies, but from companies in all sectors and of all sizes who need to transition from making commitments to taking concrete actions," she said.