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    commodities Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 27, 2014

    From Transactions to Transformation: More Companies Commit to Renewable Energy

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    19 US-based companies are declaring their commitment to buying renewable energy. Facebook Headquarters. Photo Credit: Jakob Steinschaden/Flickr
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    News
    September 23, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Responds to Major Commitments on Forests at the UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • commodities
    • restoration
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • commodities
    • restoration
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 18, 2014

    Fires Spread Across Indonesia as Parliament Approves Haze Treaty

    • Forests
    • Air Quality
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • pollution
    Forest fires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo Credit: Billy Gabriel/Flickr
    • Forests
    • Air Quality
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • pollution
    Climate
    Insights
    August 4, 2014

    Sustainability at WRI: Our Annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Sustainability Report

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • corporate sustainability
    Where in the world is WRI traveling? To better understand our business travel emissions and develop metrics for tracking changes, we instituted performance indicators, including emissions per staff and top destinations. Photo Credit: WRI
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • corporate sustainability
    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
    Energy
    North America
    News
    July 10, 2014

    RELEASE: Major US Companies: Unmet Renewable Energy Demand Requires Market Shift

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 24, 2014

    Kobaran Api Indonesia: Sebuah Pertanda Buruk Mengawali Musim Kemarau di Riau

    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 23, 2014

    Indonesia Fires Flare: A Foreboding Start to Dry Season in Riau

    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Putting out fires in Riau, March 2014. Photo by Julius Lawalata / WRI.
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    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
    Forests
    Insights
    June 5, 2014

    New Palm Oil Production Maps Mark a Milestone in Transparency

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Most palm oil comes from Indonesia and Malaysia. Photo credit: Achmad Rabin Taim, Wikimedia Commons
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    News
    June 4, 2014

    RELEASE: First Detailed Public Maps of RSPO Certified Palm Oil Concessions Released

    • deforestation
    • commodities
    • low carbon development
    • deforestation
    • commodities
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    May 21, 2014

    Three Reasons Investors Are Beginning to Take Sustainability Seriously

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • commodities
    Palm oil plantation workers in Sumatra, Indonesia. Wilmar, a leading Asian agribusiness group, which trades more than 45 percent of the global palm oil supply, is committed to a deforestation-free supply chain. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • commodities
    Climate
    Insights
    May 12, 2014

    3 Tales of Hope for a Low-Carbon Future

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    At last week's "Ascent" meeting in Abu Dhabi, clubs of countries and companies committed to double the share of renewable energy and the pace of energy efficiency gains. Photo credit: CoCreatr, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    Freshwater
    News
    May 9, 2014

    RELEASE: WRI Aqueduct Overall Water Risk Map Launched on Bloomberg

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Food
    Insights
    April 10, 2014

    The Changing Landscape of Forest Management

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • Food
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    While palm oil can be produced sustainably, its production is currently a major driver of deforestation. Photo credit: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Flickr 2012
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • Food
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America North America
    Insights
    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
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 14, 2014

    Kebakaran Hutan di Indonesia Mencapai Tingkat Tertinggi Sejak Kondisi Darurat Kabut Asap Juni 2013

    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Photo credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2011
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities

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