Stories: Markets & Enterprise

This post originally appeared on The Guardian’s Sustainable Business blog.

The way companies report…

3 Ways to Unlock Climate Finance

Ministers and senior officials from developed countries will gather this Thursday in Washington, D.C. to tackle one of the world’s foremost challenges: how to mobilize…

Why Is Climate Finance So Hard to Define?

This is the first installment of our blog series, Climate Finance FAQs. The series explores the often nebulous world of climate finance, providing clarity on some…

This is the last of a five-part blog series, Aligning Profit and Environmental Sustainability. Each installment has explored key…

Accounting for Environmental Externalities Is Good for Business and the Planet

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This is Part Four of a five-part blog series,…

The private sector is a crucial partner in advancing sustainable development, and bilateral aid agencies are grappling with ways to learn from and leverage the activities of companies and markets. As the worlds of business and of aid increasingly…

This piece was co-written with Dr. Larry Brilliant, president of the Skoll Global Threats Fund.

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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first World Water Day, an international celebration designed to draw attention to the importance of freshwater resources. However, for a…

New Blog Series Will Answer Your Questions on Climate Finance

Now is a critically important time for the world to focus on climate finance. Developing nations—those least responsible for causing global warming but…

Factoring Sustainability into Financial Decision-Making

This is Part Three of a five-part blog series, Aligning Profit and Environmental Sustainability. Each installment explores solutions to…