Archive for March, 2008
ClimateBiz News: March 7, 2008
Merck Plans to Slash GHG Emissions, Water Demand Merck & Co. Inc. said it will slash absolute greenhouse gas emissions from its worldwide operations 12 percent below 2004 levels by late 2012, as well as reduce water demand by 15 percent. PG&E Turns Cow Manure Into Energy Pacific Gas & Electric has diversified its renewable [...]
EFP Online News
Investors weigh in on US renewables support 6 March: Leading investors have added their voices to the growing chorus of concern about the extension of key renewable energy tax breaks in the US. More... BP Alternative Energy boss refutes sell-off rumours 6 March: The head of BP’s alternative energy division has denied [...]
PNN News Update March 10
2008-03-10 - United Kingdom - waste British Government Pulls Plug On Bottled Water Bottles of water will no longer be served at British government meetings under a "tap water only" policy announced on Thursday to protect the environment. Britain's top civil servant, Ca ..continue... (more...)
New facts about employee ownership in March 2008
EFES NEWSLETTER - MARCH 2008 Europe – USA and the hedge funds USA: Some days ago, we got the "Statistical Profile of Employee Ownership" from the National Center for Employee Ownership in the USA. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) are the most popular employee ownership scheme in the US – they have now 9.774 ESOPs, with 11.2 millions [...]
Integrity in Science Watch – March 10, 2008
EPA Staff Unions Challenge Science Overrides After accusing the Environmental Protection Agency’s top political appointee of overriding staff scientists to favor regulated firms, the agency’s unionized employees suspended participation in the agency’s National Labor-Management Partnership Council, a cooperation agreement set up during the [...]
ASrIA E-Bulletin
ASrIA IPO disclosure report: ESG - Reality Sets In A follow-up to ASrIA's 2006 ground-breaking report on ESG disclosure by supply chain listings in Hong Kong that there have been some significant changes in the disclosure landscape. Currently available to, ASrIA members until April 1st.Hong Kong, Beijing, Korea Carbon Disclosure Forums ASrIA, [...]
Social Edge Newsletter
March 4, 2008. Join this Week's Live Discussion Outcomes Measurement Debra Natenshon helps you identify the common language for an efficient nonprofit marketplace. Social entrepreneurship and the corporate world Hanniah Tariq helps social entrepreneurs build strong partnerships with the corporate world. [...]
Global Youth Action Network
At 19, he's giving young people a voice 2/4/2008, Minneapolis Star Tribune - USA Norris also persuaded city leaders to create Facebook and MySpace pages to communicate with young people. "If we give the youth a chance to express..." More here. Some Democrats see growing youth interest in caucus 2/3/2008, Las Cruces Sun-News - USA "And we're [...]
UNEP FI ebulletin
Issue 63. January - February 2008. http://www.unepfi.org/ebulletin "Investors and industry need certainty over what the regulatory regime will be over the next two to three decades in order to release the billions of investment capital that will finance the shift we need to make to a low-carbon energy system" - Alain Grisay, chief executive [...]
Calvert Foundation News
February 2008. Forbes article on microfinance highlights Calvert Foundation's contribution to the field and recognizes portfolio partners Forbes says, “A growing number of people are chasing returns in barefoot banking,” and it is true. With the increased media attention given to microfinance after Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize [...]
