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Solar panels in Palo Alto, California. Photo by Richard Masoner/Flickr
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What do Apple, Citi and Shell Have in Common?

  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
It's a pleasant surprise to see growing acceptance for the importance of low-carbon power from some of the world’s biggest traditional energy firms. Photo by Aeon Solar/Flickr.
  • Business
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  • Energy
  • renewable energy
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Putting Citi’s $100 Billion Environmental Finance Initiative in Context

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
In its 2013 Global Citizenship Report, Citi reported more than $2 billion for solar financing. Photo by Walmart/Flickr
  • Climate
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  • climate finance
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RELEASE: Kevin Moss to Lead WRI’s Business Center

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  • Business
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Comparing Renewable Energy to Traditional Electricity Supply

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
Should I Build A Behind-the-Meter (Onsite) Renewable Energy Project?*
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy

Behind the Meter Solar PV

Weighing Options: How Do You Compare the Costs of Renewable Energy to Traditional Electricity?

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
How would a supermarket looking to supply their electricity directly from on-site solar energy compare this option with traditional power? Photo by Bart Speelman/FLICKR
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

Infographic: U.S. Businesses Need More Renewable Energy from the Grid

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

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
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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

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

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

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  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
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How does the world feed more than 9 billion people in the year 2050 in a manner that not only advances economic development but also reduces agriculture’s impact on the environment? Photo Credit: UN/Flickr
  • Food
  • agriculture

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.
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  • climate change
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RELEASE: WRI Aqueduct Overall Water Risk Map Launched on Bloomberg

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
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