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Low Carbon Palm Oil for Indonesia?

By Beth Gingold on May 20, 2010

An upcoming United States-Indonesia partnership is an opportunity to tackle deforestation.

Surveying Risk, Building Opportunity: Financial Impacts of Energy, Water and Climate Risks on Real Estate in Asia

Shally Venugopal, Dana Krechowicz, Charanjit Singh (HSBC), and Roshan Padamadan (HSBC), with Deepa Shinde

April, 2010

This report presents a framework to assess risks associated with energy security, water scarcity, and climate change for the real estate sector in Southeast Asia. It also discusses financial opportunities in the region’s growing green building market.

Over Heating: Financial Risks from Water Constraints on Power Generation in Asia

Amanda Sauer, Piet Klop, Sumeet Agrawal (HSBC)

April, 2010

This report presents a framework for investors and analysts to assess the risk of impacts from water-related issues, including growing water scarcity and declining water quality, on thermal and hydroelectric power generation plants.

Three New Reports Examine Financial Impacts of Environmental Risks in Southeast Asia

By Dana Krechowicz on April 16, 2010

Environmental risks in the power, food and beverage, and real estate sectors can pose new challenges for investors.

NEWS RELEASE: Water Shortages Put Asian Power Sector at Risk

April 15, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

More than half of existing and planned power plants in South and Southeast Asia are located in areas currently considered water scarce or stressed, according to findings in a report released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence.

NEWS RELEASE: Asian Food and Beverage Sector Vulnerable to Climate and Water Risks

April 15, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Environmental trends could have significant financial repercussions for the $40 billion food and beverage industry in South and Southeast Asia, according to a report released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence.

NEWS RELEASE: Building Sector in South Asia Benefits from Going Green

April 15, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

“Green” building retrofits or new construction can protect the Asian real estate sector from increasing environmental risks emerging in the region, according to a new report released by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence.

Thermal Power and Hydropower Plant Locations and Water Stress Level

April 14, 2010

WRI mapped water scarcity data with plant locations for the largest publicly listed power generation companies in Southeast Asia.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Tele-Press Conference on Environmental Risks Facing Major Business Sectors in South Asia

April 13, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: The World Resources Institute (WRI) and HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence will hold a Tele-press conference to discuss three new reports analyzing the environmental risks facing the electricity, food & beverage and building sectors in South Asia.

Weeding Risk: Financial Impacts of Climate Change and Water Scarcity on Asia’s Food and Beverage Sector

Dana Krechowicz, Shally Venugopal, Amanda Sauer, Sandeep Somani (HSBC), and Shipra Pandey (HSBC)

April, 2010

This report identifies the potential financial impacts arising from climate change and water scarcity on the food and beverage sector in South and Southeast Asia.

WRI’s Lash to Brief Press on Copenhagen’s Policy Implications for U.S. and Other Key Countries

December 14, 2009
Location: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

WHAT: Please join the World Resources Institute (WRI) for a policy briefing for journalists on Wednesday that will summarize progress

Bridging the Information Gap: Combating Illegal Logging in Indonesia

David W Brown and Fred Stolle

October, 2009

This Forest Note puts forward a systematic approach to analyzing the Indonesian forestry sector in order to identify which forest laws and regulations are being disobeyed and where.

Small Companies, Big Impacts

By Maggie Barron on October 19, 2009

The New Ventures directors answer questions about what small, sustainable companies can do to boost local economies and protect the environment.

Rainforest Preservation Project Underway in Indonesia

October 1, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and MIAMISBURG, OHIO

Palm Oil, Timber and Carbon Offsets (POTICO), a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the NewPage Corporation, is making progress toward conserving rainforests in Indonesia by creating an ecologically and fiscally sustainable palm oil industry.

Reports Highlight Urgent Environmental Risks Facing Investors, Companies in Emerging Asia

June 25, 2009

Environmental risks and opportunities that are overlooked by investors and companies will impact the financial performance of companies in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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