Social Funds | Responsible Investing
By Robert Kropp. Invited by the European Commission to offer remedies for weaknesses in corporate governance, Eurosif responds with recommendations to increase transparency and strengthen shareowner rights.By Robert Kropp. The argument that corporate social responsibility impedes better corporate governance ignores the financial relevance of environmental, social, and corporate governance considerations.By Robert Kropp. The environmentally destructive coal mining practice, for years a target of shareowner activists, faces new regulatory restrictions and limited financing from major banks.By Robert Kropp. The InterAcademy Council recommends that IPCC improve review processes and transparency in wake of attacks on climate science.By Robert Kropp. India's Ministry of Environment and Forests denies permission to mining company for bauxite mine on Niyamgiri mountain in the Orissa region.
WBCSD | Climate + Energy
Sydney, 26 August 2010 – Bjorn Stigson this morning joined Fran Kelly from the popular ABC Radio National Breakfast show in Australia to discuss the Green Race and climate issues.Geneva, 26 July 2010 – On July 13, the long awaited The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) for Business Report was released. The report concludes that companies ignoring sustainable management of biodiversity as an integral part of their business plans will find themselves outpaced by the marketplace. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) which was involved in the development of the report supports the overall conclusions and pushes for companies and governments to put enough effort in the implementation of urgently needed solutions.Geneva, 21 July 2010 – Following a meeting with President Calderón, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Mexican Government have announced the establishment of the “Mexican Dialogues”. This partnership for a series of informal public-private sector dialogues on climate change creates a new model for business engagement with governments on international climate challenges.Figures released today by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) show a further reduction in CO2 emissions intensity per tonne of cement produced. Data made available by 46 companies, with over 900 production facilities globally, show a 3.8% reduction in specific net CO2 emissions since 2005 and a 14.3% reduction since 1990.In its latest report on Enabling frameworks for technology diffusion , the WBCSD puts forward six key elements to enhance investments and sales of low-carbon technologies in developing countries. These range from government signals to foster low-carbon solutions to engaging business more actively into the international and national climate change process.
WBCSD | Corporate Responsibility
By March 2009, sustainable investment in emerging markets had grown to over $300 billion, an estimated $50 billion of which reflect funds specifically branded as socially responsible or sustainable, according to a survey conducted at that time by Mercer. In the study, Mercer also found that it “may take a few years yet” for environmental considerations to be incorporated by asset managers in emerging markets. Target-based resource policies must be considered very cautiously because they could hinder innovation, employers' association BusinessEurope has said ahead of a forthcoming review of the European Commission's thematic strategy on resource use.Procter and Gamble just kicked off a consumer engagement campaign designed to help its customers use its products in ways that save water, waste, energy and money.The investment group invites the world's largest companies to participate in its Corporate Sustainability Assessment, to determine inclusion in the group of Sustainability Indexes.IBM's 28,000 suppliers will need to start tracking, reporting and reducing their environmental impacts, reports The New York Times.
Next Billion | Bottom of the Pyramid
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