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MEDIA ADVISORY: WRI Announces Companies for Global Investor Forum 2011

March 2, 2011
Location: NEW YORK, N.Y.

Five Innovative, Environmentally-Focused Companies from Emerging Markets to Present at NYU Stern School on April 6, 2011

Clean Power to the People

By Jamshyd N. Godrej on March 1, 2011

Bringing clean energy to India’s rural poor consumers creates cascading economic and social benefits, in addition to profits.

This piece originally appeared in The Economic Times (India).

How U.S. Federal Climate Policies Could Affect Chemical Companies’ Credit Risk

By Robert Kimball on February 22, 2011

New analysis from WRI and rating agency Standard & Poor’s looks at impacts on businesses and credit quality.

PRESS RELEASE: Study Finds Federal Climate Policy Scenarios Would Have Modest Credit Impacts for Most U.S. Chemicals Subsectors

February 15, 2011
Location: NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.

S&P, WRI Release Report on Climate Policy Scenarios and the US Chemicals Industry

Growing Optimism for “Impact Investing”

By Tracy Elsen and Leticia Gasca on December 7, 2010

Is it possible to do good in the world while also making a profit? A growing group of investors, known as “impact investors”, believe that it is.

Aqueduct: Understanding Water-Related Risks and Opportunities

By Tien Shiao and Robert Kimball on December 7, 2010

A new mapping tool identifies and measures exposure to water risk.

Q&A: Kirsty Jenkinson on New Ventures and Environmental Entrepreneurship

By Kirsty Jenkinson on November 15, 2010

Kirsty Jenkinson talks about how New Ventures, WRI’s center for environmental entrepreneurship, helps environmentally-focused small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets compete in a global economy.

‘Red Sludge’ Wake-up Call for Investors and Financial Institutions

By Amanda Sauer on October 12, 2010

Hungary’s toxic ‘red sludge’ is a stark reminder of why mining companies need to better disclose their water-related risks.

NEWS RELEASE: New Financial Product Provides Financing Boost to Energy Efficiency Projects in India

October 7, 2010
Location: MUMBAI, INDIA

A new financial product aimed at driving investment into energy-efficiency projects performed by Indian energy service companies (ESCOs) is being launched this week by the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and the World Resources Institute (WRI).

Clean Energy Solutions Bringing Light to Millions of India's Poorest Households

By Jonathan Lash and Jessica Seddon Wallack on September 29, 2010

The under-served rural Indian market offers opportunities for investors to support the sustainable energy solutions of the future.

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