Stories: Markets & Enterprise

This is the last of a five-part blog series, Aligning Profit and Environmental Sustainability. Each installment has explored key…

Accounting for Environmental Externalities Is Good for Business and the Planet

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The private sector is a crucial partner in advancing sustainable development, and bilateral aid agencies are grappling with ways to learn from and leverage the activities of companies and markets. As the worlds of business and of aid increasingly…

This piece was co-written with Dr. Larry Brilliant, president of the Skoll Global Threats Fund.

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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first World Water Day, an international celebration designed to draw attention to the importance of freshwater resources. However, for a…

New Blog Series Will Answer Your Questions on Climate Finance

Now is a critically important time for the world to focus on climate finance. Developing nations—those least responsible for causing global warming but…

Factoring Sustainability into Financial Decision-Making

This is Part Three of a five-part blog series, Aligning Profit and Environmental Sustainability. Each installment explores solutions to…

Finding the Money: How Businesses Can Fund Environmental Sustainability Projects

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In January, Brian Richter, director of freshwater strategies at The Nature Conservancy, spelled out four water resolutions through a thought-…

4 Barriers to Overcome in Achieving Corporate Environmental Sustainability

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This is Part One of a five-part blog series,…