Topic: business

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.

This report identifies the potential financial impacts arising from climate change and water scarcity on the food and beverage sector in South and Southeast Asia.

U.S. policymakers at the federal, regional and state level are discussing market-based policies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Below are answers to commonly asked questions about the scope of such legislation and the costs and benefits for business.

Despite projections, many financial analysts ignore the risks and opportunities associated with environmental trends. ENVEST seeks to change this.

Sixty corporations today begin measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of their products and supply chains by road testing a new global framework that is part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.

WHAT: For the seventh straight year, Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, will hold a briefing for journalists to preview key environmental issues to watch this year.

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute (WRI), will brief journalists on January 7 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on upcoming environmental issues in 2010, including climate, business action, water, forests and more.

A recent U.S. government raid on illegally sourced wood is a wake-up call to businesses.

What is the Lacey Act and how can companies comply? This fact sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions.

How industry has learned to live with (and perhaps even love) cap-and-trade in Europe.

What goes on behind the scenes of the different eco-labels? A new survey from WRI and Ecolabelling.org will find out.

Has cap-and-trade in Europe worked? WRI’s Senior Fellow Jill Duggan, who helped implement the EU trading scheme, sorts the myths from reality.

WRI Annual Dinner gathers leaders tackling today’s toughest environmental challenges, and raises more than $1 million to support WRI’s work.

Petrobras, Ford Brasil, Wal-Mart Brasil, and Whirlpool are some of the first companies to voluntarily measure and publicly report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using the Brazil GHG Protocol Program, a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI).

WRI’s Bottom Line series provides brief answers, along with recommendations for additional resources, for questions at the forefront of climate and energy policy debates. These two-page fact sheets, informed by WRI’s experience working with businesses to address the challenges of climate change, can help companies, policymakers, and other stakeholders stay informed on important policy concepts.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Tele-Press Conference on Environmental Risks Facing Major Business Sectors in South Asia

Weeding Risk: Financial Impacts of Climate Change and Water Scarcity on Asia’s Food and Beverage Sector

Bottom Line on Climate Bill Compliance

Adding Environmental Risk to the Financial Equation

Sixty Corporations Begin Measuring Emissions from Products and Supply Chains

WRI’s Jonathan Lash to Brief Journalists on Environmental “Stories to Watch” for 2010

Save the Date for WRI's Environmental Stories to Watch 2010 Press Briefing

Is Your Company Prepared for the Lacey Act?

Fact Sheet: Are You Ready for the Lacey Act?

Cap-and-Trade Comes Of Age in Europe

New Eco-label Disclosure Project To Examine “Green” Claims

The Truth About Cap-and-Trade in Europe

Courage to Lead Dinner Honors Environmental Innovators

Top Companies in Brazil Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the First Time

Bottom Line Series of Climate Policy Briefs

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