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    North America industry Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 10, 2019

    3 Ways Business Must Use Political Influence to Champion Climate Ambition

    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Climate leaders lobby for climate action. Flickr/Phil Roeder
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Food
    North America
    Insights
    February 1, 2019

    Q&A: How a Cuban Name Change Boosted Panera’s Soup Sales

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Food
    Black bean soup
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Food
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 29, 2017

    5 Emerging Trends for Corporate Buyers of Renewable Energy

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    The 2017 REBA Summit brought together over 400 energy buyers, suppliers and experts to accelerate renewable energy purchasing.
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 3, 2017

    States Use Renewable Energy to Win Corporate Business

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    U.S. solar farm
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    December 19, 2016

    Debunking 4 Myths About Sustainable Investing

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Stock market ticker
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    September 15, 2016

    Building a Sustainable Guitar: Maple

    • building a sustainable guitar
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    Bigleaf maple forest.
    • building a sustainable guitar
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    North America
    Insights
    August 25, 2016

    It’s Time for US Federal Contractors to Measure their Carbon Footprints

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    United States Department of Energy Forrestal Building
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Food
    Europe North America
    News
    August 11, 2016

    RELEASE: New “Better Buying Lab” to Develop Sustainable Food Strategies

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Food
    • agriculture
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    July 7, 2016

    Cutting Your Corporate Carbon Footprint? Why You Should Use Science-Based Targets

    • Climate
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    Renewable energy can help companies reach carbon-cutting goals. Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92688599@N00/2302264331/">Wavy1</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 1, 2016

    Former Energy CEO David Crane Envisions a Future without Fossils

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Coal-fired power plant in Ohio
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    News
    May 12, 2016

    RELEASE: Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance Forms to Power the Corporate Movement to Renewable Energy

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • renewable energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    News
    May 9, 2016

    ADVISORY: Press Teleconference to Introduce Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • renewable energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    March 29, 2016

    Microsoft and Local Utility Partner to Green Virginia’s Grid

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Potomac River power plant
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Asia Latin America North America
    News
    March 21, 2016

    RELEASE: Cargill, WRI Partner to Monitor and Manage Deforestation and Water Risk Across Supply Chains

    • Freshwater
    • forest monitoring
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • forest monitoring
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    Asia
    Asia
    Data
    January 19, 2016

    Many Industries Can Find Water-Energy Connections Somewhere in Their Value Chains

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Gender
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Gender
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 21, 2015

    Corporations Can Drive Down Renewable Energy’s Cost

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    The electricity system will have to be decarbonized, probably more quickly than many in the sector are comfortable with. Working with large buyers that want to move quickly could lead to decarbonizing in an orderly way that drives down the cost for everyone. Photo by Windwärts Energie/Flickr
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Business
    North America
    Insights
    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

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