Alert for new EMS standard ISO 14006:2011 Environmental Management Systems – Guidelines for incorporating ecodesign Ecodesign is increasingly in the forefront of business planning. The last few years have seen a growing volume of product-related environmental legislation and an increasing market expectation that businesses are addressing the environmental impacts of …
Toward a Sustainable Future for the U.S. Power Sector: Beyond Business as Usual 2011
The Civil Society Institute (www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan action oriented research center that serves as a catalyst for change by creating problem-solving interactions among people, and between communities, government and business that can help to improve society. CSI works to support local and state efforts to advance the …
Renewable energy subsidies and the WTO: The wrong law and the wrong venue
Feature Commentary Renewable energy subsidies and the WTO: The wrong law and the wrong venue By Aaron Cosbey, Senior Associate, the International Institute for Sustainable Development Japan recently announced that consultations had failed to resolve its dispute with Canada over the Province of Ontario’s feed-in-tariffs for renewable energy, and that …
Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Tereza Kaneta
A publication of Emerging Markets ESG Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Tereza Kaneta, President of MZ Consult Latin America, Brazil – March 18, 2011 By Geoffrey on March 18, 2011 Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.” The interview features …