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The Challenge of Strengthening Environmental Entrepreneurship

By Aram Kang and Giulia Christianson on November 13, 2012
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This is the first installment of a five-part blog series on scaling environmental entrepreneurship in emerging markets.

3 Companies that Are Making Money by Embracing Sustainability

By Alex Perera on November 9, 2012
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Superstorm Sandy and the subsequent Nor’easter were the biggest news this week and last.

Companies and MBAs Test New Sustainability SWOT

By Eliot Metzger on November 5, 2012
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At last week’s Net Impact conference, WRI challenged teams of attendees to co

Why Businesses Must Focus on Climate Change Mitigation AND Adaptation

By Eliot Metzger on November 2, 2012
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This week, Hurricane Sandy drew attention to the increasing climate-related risks f

What We Don’t Know About Water Can Hurt Us

By Francis Gassert and Robert Kimball on November 1, 2012
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This story is part of the “Aqueduct Sneak Peek” series.

WRI Launches Project on Climate Finance and the Private Sector

By Shilpa Patel on October 23, 2012
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that our best chance of containing global temperature rise

Pavan Sukhdev Discusses 4 Ways to Create More Sustainable Corporations

By Sarah Parsons on October 3, 2012
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“To tell the story of the corporation is to tell the story of a grand bargain gone awry,” says Pavan Sukhdev in his new book,

RELEASE: Transition of New Ventures Global Network

September 26, 2012
Location: Washington DC

After 13 years of building support for environmental entrepreneurship, the World Resources Institute will conclude its role as coordinator for the New Ventures global network at the end of 2012. WRI recognizes that the New Ventures Local Centers have built strong, distinct programs in their respective countries, and we are confident that greater local and regional independence will allow New Ventures to move into its next phase of development.

Collaboration Trumps Competition for Developers of Water Risk and Stewardship Tools

By Tien Shiao and Betsy Otto on August 31, 2012
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This post is part of a series on World Water Week, an annual event designed to draw attention to and discuss global water issues..

AU Optronics Uses Aqueduct Maps to Assess Water Risk

By Tien Shiao on August 27, 2012
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This post is part of a series on World Water Week, an annual event designed to draw attention to and discuss global water issues..

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