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Small Companies, Big Impacts

By Maggie Barron on October 19, 2009

The New Ventures directors answer questions about what small, sustainable companies can do to boost local economies and protect the environment.

Rainforest Preservation Project Underway in Indonesia

October 1, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and MIAMISBURG, OHIO

Palm Oil, Timber and Carbon Offsets (POTICO), a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the NewPage Corporation, is making progress toward conserving rainforests in Indonesia by creating an ecologically and fiscally sustainable palm oil industry.

Caterpillar President, Experts in Clean Tech & Energy Markets Named Directors at WRI

September 25, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has elected three new members to its board of directors:  Kathleen A. McGinty, a specialist in clean technologies and operating partner at Element LLC, Douglas R. Oberhelm, group president of sustainable development at Caterpillar, and Dr. Susan Tierney, an expert in energy policy and economics and a consultant at the Analysis Group, Inc.

Corporate "Next Practices"

September 25, 2009

To compete in a low-carbon economy, businesses need to move beyond best practices and pioneer “next practices.”

The Next Big Climate Questions for Corporations

By Samantha Putt del Pino and Eliot Metzger on September 25, 2009

The strength of tomorrow’s low-carbon economy depends on the innovation of business today.

Fox’s 24, L.A. Clippers, Others Use Accounting Tool to Cut Climate Emissions

September 1, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The low-carbon diet is a growing trend in the sports and entertainment industries, where Fox TV’s 24 and pro basketball’s Los Angeles Clippers are using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to cut their climate calories.

On the Frontiers of Finance: Scaling up Investment in Sustainable Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries

Virginia Barreiro, Mareike Hussels, Belinda Richards
Contributors: Ray Cheung, Jesse Last, David Wood

August, 2009

On the Frontiers of Finance provides an overview of the current landscape, lending practices, and principal challenges of financial intermediaries providing capital to sustainable SMEs in developing countries. The objective of this study is to help stimulate greater and more effective sustainable SME investment by better understanding how the sector can best be supported and expanded.

Ecosystem Services

August 4, 2009

Note: this post is a translation of the original article in Portuguese by Ana Carolina Addario, which appeared on Ideia Socioambiental. It is posted here with permission.

Tele-Conference to Walk Reporters through Benefits for States and Consumers from Allowance Funds in House Climate Bill

July 28, 2009

WHAT: 

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Georgetown State-Federal Climate Resource Center (GCC) will hold a tele-conference on their new analysis of the allowances to states and energy consumers under the “Waxman-Markey” American Clean Energy and Security Act, or H.R. 2454.

Regional Climate Initiatives in the United States and Canada

July 14, 2009

Bottom Line on Regional Cap-and-Trade Programs

Compiled by Chris Lau and Nicholas Bianco

July, 2009

Three regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade programs are either in the planning stages or operational in North America. This brief discusses each of the programs.

North Carolina Sees Green in Stimulus Funds

By Sara Richlin and Eliot Metzger on July 7, 2009

The state will receive $75.9 M to promote efficiency and renewable power as it looks to lead the Southeast in green job creation.

A Vote to Put the U.S. on a Low Carbon Path

By Jonathan Lash on June 27, 2009

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that, if it becomes law, will change the face of America’s factories, power sources, buildings, landscapes and working patterns.

MEDIA ADVISORY; Land Management for Corporations on Agenda at Upcoming Conference

June 4, 2009
Location: SILVER SPRING, Md.,

WHAT:

Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) will host the first annual Ecosystem Services on Corporate Lands conference. Representatives of government, industry, conservation, and community groups will host panel discussions and workshops. These will explore how companies can reduce their costs, generate new revenue, and improve their reputation by managing ecosystems on lands they own. Other areas of discussion will include ecosystem services markets - such as water quality trading - that companies can take part in and regulatory information on habitat management.

Bottom Line on Regulating Greenhouse Gases Under The Clean Air Act

May, 2009

On April 17, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a finding that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pose a threat to public health and welfare, opening the door to GHG regulation under the Clean Air Act. This fact sheet answers some common questions about how GHGs could be regulated, what outcomes could result from the EPA’s process, and how regulations could impact business.

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