Topic: business

The market for clean energy products and services is increasing among India’s rural poor, and according to a new analysis, could potentially grow to more than USD 2 billion per year.

Minding the Sustainability GAAP

Limited transparency around corporate sustainability risks can lead to investments that are bad for the environment, and investors’ bottom lines.

More than 60 companies have completed the road testing of new global standards designed to help measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their products and supply chains.

Leading companies are learning the value of ecosystems services, to the environment and to the bottom line.

Once internal mitigation opportunities have been maximized, carbon markets provide another option for businesses to reduce their carbon footprints and support emission reduction projects. This fact sheet answers common questions about what types of projects can generate offsets, how reputable offsets are created, and how business can use them.

Ecolabelindex.com allows consumers and companies to compare green certifications side-by-side.

This report summarizes the findings of the Global Ecolabel Monitor, a comprehensive survey on the performance and organisational structure of ecolabels around the world.

Full results are available at Ecolabelindex.com.

How can the financial community better understand the financial impacts of environmental trends?

This working paper frames the key challenges to analyzing the financial impacts of emerging environmental trends in South and Southeast Asia.

The Forest Legality Alliance was launched today to support private sector efforts and policies to reduce trade in illegally harvested wood.

WHAT:

Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore), leading environmental experts and industry leaders will brief journalists next Wednesday on a new initiative to curb t

This report presents a framework to assess risks associated with energy security, water scarcity, and climate change for the real estate sector in Southeast Asia. It also discusses financial opportunities in the region’s growing green building market.

This report presents a framework for investors and analysts to assess the risk of impacts from water-related issues, including growing water scarcity and declining water quality, on thermal and hydroelectric power generation plants.

WHAT: The World Resources Institute (WRI) and HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence will hold a Tele-press conference to discuss three new reports analyzing the environmental risks facing the electricity, food & beverage and building sectors in South Asia.