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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.

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.

Accounting for Risk: Conceptualizing a Robust Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Financial Institutions

August, 2009

This report takes a first step in helping financial institutions create more robust GHG inventories, by discussing objectives, options, and challenges for financial institutions and stakeholders to consider when creating and evaluating a GHG emissions inventory.

Environmental Challenges for the Food and Beverage Industry

By Dana Krechowicz on August 27, 2009

Climate change and water scarcity will have a big impact on the food and beverage industry in Asia

Accreditation to Increase the Credibility of Energy Service Companies in India

By Ella Delio on August 19, 2009

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in India initiated an accreditation process to encourage the adoption of more energy efficiency projects through Energy Service Companies (ESCOs).

Reports Highlight Urgent Environmental Risks Facing Investors, Companies in Emerging Asia

June 25, 2009

Environmental risks and opportunities that are overlooked by investors and companies will impact the financial performance of companies in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Investment Potential in India for Energy-Efficiency Companies is Ripe, WRI Report Finds

April 24, 2009
Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA

With an investment of US$10 billion dollars in energy efficiency improvements, India’s economy would benefit from its potentially vast annual energy savings of 183.5 billion kilowatt hours.

Powering Up: The Investment Potential of Energy Service Companies in India

April, 2009

The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of the potential of India’s Energy Service Company (ESCO) industry in order for financial investors to make better-informed investment decisions.

Filling the Investment Information Deficit

By Dana Krechowicz on March 20, 2009

As the recession deepens, investment firms are cutting back on ESG research. That’s a mistake.

Global Stimulus, Human Rights and the Environment

By Athena Ballesteros on January 6, 2009

International project financing primarily intended to generate jobs and growth should not ignore social and environmental safeguards in the name of economic stimulus.

The Green Investment Challenge in China

By Ray Cheung on December 22, 2008

Despite the global economic downturn, China’s environmental and renewable energy sectors are poised for another year of strong growth.

Comments on Asian Development Bank’s Safeguard Policy Statement

By Kirk Herbertson on December 4, 2008

The following comments were submitted to the Asian Development Bank in 2008, regarding its Safeguard Policy Statement.

Consumer Goods Companies Face Major Earning Hit Without Smart Environmental Sourcing

December 2, 2008
Location: CHICAGO and WASHINGTON, D.C.

Companies in certain consumer goods sectors that do not implement sustainable environmental strategies could face a potential reduction of 13 percent to 31 percent in earnings by 2013 and 19 percent to 47 percent in earnings in 2018.

New Ventures India Forum a Boon for Sustainable Enterprise

By Chandan Singh on November 11, 2008
Location: Mumbai, India

At the third annual New Ventures India Investor Forum in Mumbai, sustainable entrepreneurs connected with investors to network, build partnerships and find opportunities for growth.

Rattling Supply Chains: The Effect of Environmental Trends on Input Costs for the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry

James O’Keefe PhD, Chris Callieri, Daniel Mahler PhD, Jochen Hauff, Andrew Aulisi, Amy Cassara, Crystal Davis, Ruth Nogueron, Jeff Rodgers, Amanda Sauer

November, 2008

This report develops a future scenario—named “Ecoflation”—in which policies and natural resource constraints force firms to add environmental costs to the costs of doing business. It estimates a 13-31 percent reduction in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by 2013 and 19-47 percent in 2018 for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies that do not develop strategies to respond to the risks of environmental pressures.

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