Stories: Markets & Enterprise

Increasing pressure on natural resources will mean higher costs along corporate supply chains.

At the third annual New Ventures India Investor Forum in Mumbai, sustainable entrepreneurs connected with investors to network, build partnerships and find opportunities for growth.

WRI is drawing lessons from the subprime mortgage crisis to prepare the financial community for another potentially paradigm-shifting market change: the advent of carbon regulation.

A thriving renewable energy industry is a critical solution to problems such as high energy prices and climate change. But unless Congress extends the renewable tax credits soon, the industry’s steady growth could stall.

The forest products sector holds an enormous stake in the coming economy defined by resource constraints, climate change policies, and shifting consumer values.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is both hailed as a “silver bullet” for the coal industry, and reviled as a pipe dream. The reality is that the U.S. needs CCS, and a comprehensive policy framework for rapid development and deployment.

Brazil’s Banco Real took the top prize at the third annual Financial Times/International Finance Corporation Sustainable Banking Awards dinner in London. Each year, the awards recognize banks and other financial institutions for their leadership and innovation in integrating social, environmental and corporate governance considerations into their operations.