Stories: Markets & Enterprise

C.K. Prahalad discusses the future of sustainable, private sector-led poverty alleviation.

Makeover of Top Business Blog Looks Like a NextBillion Bucks

NextBillion.net - one of the Web’s top business blogs - today announced a new look intended to make it the go-to online resource for discussions about business-model development aimed at helping poor people.

Forthcoming WRI research hopes to help overcome barriers in India’s burgeoning ESCO market.

As the recession deepens, investment firms are cutting back on ESG research. That’s a mistake.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has elected Robin Chase, an entrepreneur in cost-effective transportati

Today we have an unprecedented opportunity to align economic, social and environmental goals.

Prime Minister Wen Jiabao came to the aid of a Chinese socially responsible green enterprise that is struggling for survival during the current global financial crisis.

Despite the global economic downturn, China’s environmental and renewable energy sectors are poised for another year of strong growth.

WHAT: For the sixth straight year, World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash will hold a briefing to preview which key environmental issues to watch in the year ahead.

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