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    December 1, 2015

    Walking the Talk

    Finance
    Insights
    November 30, 2015

    4 Corporate Carbon Pricing Do’s and Don’ts

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • GHG emissions
    Power plant
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Insights
    November 5, 2015

    Science-based Emissions Targets: The Key to Sending a Strong Corporate Signal Before COP 21

    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Nearly 90 companies have committed to set a science-based emissions-reduction target. Photo by Mike Steinhoff/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Business
    Insights
    October 29, 2015

    Who Is Speaking on Climate Policy for Your Company?

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Climate
    Large companies can be involved in hundreds of trade associations around the world. Photo by Corey Seeman/Flickr
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Climate
    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
    Europe
    Insights
    May 28, 2015

    Supporting the New Climate Agreement: A Checklist for Business

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The recent Business & Climate Summit took place in Paris, France. Photo by Max Mayorov/Flickr
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    News
    May 20, 2015

    RELEASE: Campaign launches to close the gap between corporate GHG reduction goals and a 2°C scenario

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • GHG emissions
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Insights
    May 20, 2015

    This is Leadership: Why Companies Are Setting Emissions Goals Based on Science

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    The Science-Based Targets initiative aims to enlist 100 companies to setting greenhouse gas reduction targets based on the latest climate science. Photo by Stephanie Meshke/Flickr
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    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
    Forests
    Insights
    May 4, 2015

    What Does it Really Mean When a Company Commits to “Zero Deforestation”?

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    Flora and fauna of the Borneo Rainforest. Photo by Bill Barclay, Rainforest Action Network
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    Business
    Insights
    April 7, 2015

    Q&A with Goldman Sachs’ Kyung-Ah Park: How Can Companies Communicate the Value of Sustainability to Investors?

    • Finance
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Solar panels in Palo Alto, California. Photo by Richard Masoner/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    February 23, 2015

    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
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Insights
    February 23, 2015

    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
    • Energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    Business
    News
    January 29, 2015

    RELEASE: Kevin Moss to Lead WRI’s Business Center

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    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
    Insights
    September 18, 2014

    2 Questions for World Business Leaders at the UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • United Nations
    The UN Secretary General's Climate Summit will bring CEOs and heads of government to New York City on September 23, 2014. (Photo credit: Chris Ford, Flickr)
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • United Nations
    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

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