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    July 30, 2015

    Unilever CEO Paul Polman Discusses Sustainable Business Strategy

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Unilever CEO Paul Polman. Photo by Sebastian Derungs/World Economic Forum
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Business
    North America
    Insights
    May 15, 2015

    Responding to Resource Scarcity: Supply Chain Perspectives

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Renewable materials offer clear benefits over their conventional counterparts, so why aren't more businesses using them? Photo by Sam Beebe/Flickr
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    April 15, 2015

    An Opportunity for Cooperative Clean Energy Solutions for Utilities and Companies

    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    A solar array in California. Photo by Steve Jurvetson/Flickr.
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 16, 2014

    A New Climate Economy: Shifting Corporate America onto a Low-Carbon Path

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    From left to right: Amy Harder, Chad Holliday, Ken Gayer, and Andrew Steer. Photo credit: Bill Dugan, WRI
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2014

    Seeing U.S. Business Opportunity in a Low-Carbon Economy

    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    A growing body of evidence indicates we don’t have to choose between improving economic performance and reducing climate risk Photo credit: CGP Grey/Flickr
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 13, 2014

    Al Gore: A New Kind of Tipping Point for Climate Action

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    WRI President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer with former Vice President Al Gore. The World Resources Institute hosts a reception and dinner, followed by a conversation with former Vice-President Al Gore at the Swedish Embassy (The House of Sweden) in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Photo credit: James R. Brantley
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 9, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Highlights Opportunities for Economic Gains from Climate Action in the United States

    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 1, 2014

    ADVISORY: Launch Event for New Analysis on Opportunities to Advance New Climate Economy in the United States

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2014

    Finding Solutions for South Africa’s Coal-Fired Energy and Water Problems

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A communal water tap in Soweto, South Africa. Photo credit: E. Muench, Wikimedia Commons
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Climate
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    September 5, 2014

    A Tale of 3 Countries: Water Risks to Global Shale Development

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Shale gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Nicholas Tonelli/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia Africa
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    September 2, 2014

    5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    UN headquarters in New York City (Photo credit United Nations)
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
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    News
    September 2, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Finds 38% of World’s Shale Resources Face Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Energy
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    August 31, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Call: How Water Risk Affects Global Shale Development

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    July 11, 2014

    Tackling U.S. Corporations’ 3 Challenges to Buying Renewable Energy

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    Sixty percent of the largest U.S. companies have set climate and energy goals to increase their use of renewable energy. Photo credit: Thomas Rousing, Flickr
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    June 16, 2014

    Courage to Lead: WRI Celebrates Sustainability Champions

    • Cities
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    From left to right: Andrew Steer, Pamela Flaherty, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Jim Harmon.
    • Cities
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Finance
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    May 15, 2014

    Where Are Chinese Investments in Africa Headed?

    • Finance
    • Business
    More than 2,000 Chinese companies have invested in Africa, including in natural resource extraction, finance, infrastructure, power generation, textiles, and home appliances. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Business
    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America North America
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    March 21, 2014

    5 Overlooked Deforestation Hotspots

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Marahoué National Park in the Ivory Coast has lost 93% of its forest cover between 2002 and 2008. Photo credit: jbdodane, Flickr 2013
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    January 23, 2014

    How Green Tariffs Can Benefit Utilities and Consumers

    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Duke Energy’s 16-megawatt DC (14-megawatt AC) Blue Wing Solar Project in San Antonio, Texas consists of nearly 215,000 photovoltaic solar panels and is one of the largest PV solar farms in the United States. | Photo Credit: Duke Energy/Flickr
    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy

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