Topic: sustainable business

This standard provides requirements and guidance for companies and other organizations to quantify and publicly report an inventory of GHG emissions and removals associated with a specific product.

This standard (also referred to as the Scope 3 Standard) provides requirements and guidance for companies and other organizations to prepare and publicly report a GHG emissions inventory that includes indirect emissions resulting from value chain activities (i.e., scope 3 emissions).

Two new international standards will be launched at events in New York and London to enable corporations to measure and manage greenhouse gas emissions across their entire value chain and product lifecycle.

Initiative to provide unprecedented level of water risk information for business and government

This WRI/WBCSD publication is an information and decision-making tool to help customers develop their own sustainable procurement policies for wood and paper-based products. It also has information on existing approaches to procurement from legal and sustainable sources.

San Francisco Launches Solar@Work: Innovative Model Creates Breakthrough in Solar Affordability for Small Businesses

More than 2 Megawatts of new solar installations expected, making solar power accessible to businesses in the Bay Area without local rebates

Announcing the first major group purchase of solar power for commercial buyers

New report surveys companies, offers practical solutions for climate resilience

How Will Companies Adapt to a Changing Climate?

WRI seeks to engage the private sector to help solve climate and energy challenges by sharing strategies and solutions with corporate partners and helping businesses capture the competitive advantages offered by a zero-carbon future.

Harnessing innovation and opportunity to develop the business case, tools and metrics that advance corporate climate leadership for a zero-carbon, climate-resilient economy.

The World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental think tank, and InnoCentive, the world leader in Challenge Driven Innovation, announced a new Challenge and $10,000 prize for solutions to help local communities communicate what they need to adapt to changing climate conditions.

Ready to scale up, six environmental entrepreneurs from around the world make their case to investors in New York City.

The global recession has brought new attention to chronic structural flaws in current economic models and assumptions. As economies struggle to recover, many are taking a closer look at the broad concept of a “Green Economy,” one that simultaneously promotes sustainability and economic growth What would this type of economy look like, and how could we get there? WRI Managing Director Manish Bapna responds to some of the most commonly-asked questions:

With a new technique for reusing steam, a Chinese company helps industry save water and conserve energy.

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard

ADVISORY: Global Launch of New Standards to Measure Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Aqueduct Alliance to Measure, Map, and Report on Global Water Risk

Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products: Version 2

PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco Launches Solar@Work

MEDIA ADVISORY: City of San Francisco Launches Solar@Work Program for Local Businesses

PRESS RELEASE: Businesses See Climate Change Adaptation as an Opportunity

MEDIA ADVISORY: Adapting for a Green Economy Report Launch

Business and Climate

Next Practice Collaborative: Business in a Zero-Carbon Economy

PRESS RELEASE: WRI and InnoCentive Issue Challenge Seeking Communication Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation

Global Investor Forum Showcases Rising Sustainable Businesses

Q&A: What is a "Green Economy?"

Environmental Entrepreneurs: Beijing Sinen En-Tech Saves Water with Steam Recycling

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