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    Business Insights
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2015

    Corporate Buyers of Renewable Energy Get Louder—and More Diverse

    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    As demand for renewable energy expands, so too are our efforts to facilitate further collaborations to open new markets for clean power. Photo by Daniel Hoherd/Flickr.
    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    September 7, 2015

    4 Cutting-Edge Technologies to Catch Illegal Loggers

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • illegal logging
    Logging in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Ben Beiske/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • illegal logging
    Finance
    Insights
    August 26, 2015

    Dispelling 4 Myths about Climate Change and Investment Risk

    • Climate
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Finance
    Physical risks like drought are only some of the climate-related risks investors face. Photo by Don DeBold/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Finance
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 6, 2015

    Clean Power Plan Can Help States, Economy and Planet

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • COP21
    NASA image courtesy of the DSCOVR EPIC team
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • COP21
    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
    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
    Finance
    Insights
    May 19, 2015

    3 Activities that Can Help Investors Become More “Climate Friendly”

    • Climate
    • Business
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    Solar panels at the Nellis Air Force Base in the United States. Photo by U.S. Air Force/Wikimedia Commons
    • Climate
    • Business
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    May 13, 2015

    Extending Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Is a Win for Business

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • biodiversity
    • Business
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • biodiversity
    • Business
    • Forests
    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
    Food
    Insights
    April 28, 2015

    “Revaluing” Ecosystems to Include Nature’s Value on Balance Sheets

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural resources
    While oceans support lucrative fisheries, these benefits are rarely accounted for in ledgers. Photo by Pedro Ramirez Jr./U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural resources
    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
    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
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 19, 2015

    Water Stewardship: Good for Business, Good for Sustainable Development

    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    River Hubelj in Slovenia. Photo by nejcbole/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    February 11, 2015

    How Do You Measure the Emissions Locked in Fossil Fuel Reserves?

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • fossil fuels
    If emissions continue unabated, the world is on track to exhaust its "carbon budget" within three decades. Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • fossil fuels
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    February 5, 2015

    Reforming 3 Systems Can Create a New Climate Economy in India

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Business
    Traffic congestion in Calcutta, India. Photo by frederik_rowing/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Business

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