Press release – for immediate release Ocean protection: Cebu City hosts meeting of international policy-makers and practitioners Cebu City/ Hamburg/ Eschborn, 28 May 2014: Marine ecosystems are of vital importance for asia and the Pacific: the region’s rich oceans and coasts are home to diverse species and ecosystems that …
New research by the Carbon Tracker Initiative – Carbon Supply Cost Curves, a new capital management tool for investors
New research by the Carbon Tracker Initiative, ‘Carbon supply cost curves: Evaluating financial risk to oil capital expenditures’, today reveals how many oil projects make neither economic nor climate sense. This report and the accompanying technical papers were produced in collaboration with Energy Transition Advisors and can be read here. The …
Welcome to issue #7 of the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) INSIGHT. GISR continues to execute its multi-faceted strategy to build a global standard of excellence for sustainability ratings. Its growing network of partners in the investor, corporate, NGO, ratings and accounting communities is the foundation for expanding its global …
New MoU drives momentum in corporate reporting
New MoU drives momentum in corporate reporting International Integrated Reporting Council and Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings pledge to work together to enhance quality of corporate reporting and ratings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 31 March 2014 – The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) have signed a Memorandum of …
Green growth practitioners workshop to be held in Kinshasa, DRC
Knowledge Update Issue 2014-3 March 21, 2014 Green …
65,000 demand that ABB withdraw from Sarawak
65,000 demand that ABB withdraw from Sarawak 3/17/2014 07:22 The Bruno Manser Fund has handed over a petition against ABB’s dealings in Sarawak, Malaysia – ABB refuses to provide any information on its business ties with the Taib regime ZURICH, Switzerland, March 17, 2014 –/WORLD-WIRE/– 65,318 individuals demand that abb withdraw …
PRESS RELEASE: SELECTION OF THE HOST CITY AND COUNTRY OF THE 8TH WORLD WATER FORUM
WORLD WATER COUNCIL PRESS RELEASESELECTION OF THE HOST CITY AND COUNTRY OF THE 8TH WORLD WATER FORUMbrazil as 2018 Forum’s hostsMarseille, France/Gyeongju, Korea, 26 February, 2014- This Wednesday, during its 51st Board of Governors meeting, the brazil to welcome the 8th World Water Forum …
Showtime To Launch Landmark Climate TV Series ‘Years Of Living Dangerously’ In April
Showtime To Launch Landmark Climate TV Series ‘Years Of Living Dangerously’ In April By Joe Romm on thinkprogress.org/climate January 13, 2014 at 5:23 pm “Showtime To Launch Landmark Climate TV Series ‘Years Of Living Dangerously’ In April“ Share: Share on facebook Share on google_plusone_share Share on email This April, Showtime will start airing its ground-breaking …
Evolution of an Impact Portfolio: From Implementation to Results
Evolution of an Impact Portfolio: From Implementation to Results October 2013 Sonen Capital, a leading Social & Environmental impact investment firm, in collaboration with the KL Felicitas Foundation (KLF), announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind report detailing the financial performance of an impact investing portfolio. The report, titled Evolution of an Impact …
Climate Change, the Sharing Economy & Collaborating for a Brave New World
Symbiotic relationships in nature could show business the key to collaboration. Submitted by:Danielle Lanyard Posted:Oct 11, 2013 – 09:30 AM EST Tags:climate change, sharing economy, business, sea levels, economy,ecology, sustainability, eco, symbiosis, whole systems approach, collaboration, thoughting By Danielle Lanyard One of the most recent and startling headlines on climate change is the expected repercussions from the potential release of 50 …