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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Carbon Rules, Soot Standard, Competing Studies

November 18, 2011June 5, 2013 by Environmental Leader

The EPA said that it will propose twice-delayed rules for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants early next year, Reuters reported. The agency delayed the release of the long-anticipated Clean Air Act rules in June and September amid an onslaught of criticism from Republicans in Congress. A coalition of health, ... Read more »

Report: Insurers Not Ready for Climate Change

September 2, 2011September 2, 2011 by Leon Walker

Despite broad consensus among major insurers that climate change will affect extreme weather events, only an eighth of such companies have formal policies in place to deal with growing climate change risks, according to a report issued today by business sustainability coalition Ceres. The new report, “Climate Risk Disclosure by ... Read more »

Compliance & Standards Briefing: Demand Response, Aviation Biofuel, Ratings

June 16, 2011June 4, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Ceres and Tellus Institute are working to create a single standard for rating company sustainability performance. They have started a coalition, the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings, whose other founders include leading investors and businesses like TIAA-CREF, the Calvert Group and Bloomberg. The initiative will be modeled on the Global Reporting ... Read more »

Nike, AEP Win in Ceres Environmental Reporting Awards

May 12, 2011January 9, 2018 by Tamar Wilner

Nike has won the top prize in sustainability reporting awards run by investment advocacy group Ceres and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). In the awards at the Ceres conference in Oakland, Calif., Nike won for best sustainability report, with American Electric Power the runner-up. Anvil Knitwear won for ... Read more »

Shareholder Environmental Resolutions Hit Record

February 18, 2011February 18, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Shareholders filed 66 climate and energy resolutions with 41 coal, electric and oil companies in the 2011 proxy season, making it the busiest yet for such resolutions in the sector, according to environmental and investment coalition Ceres. Climate and energy-related resolutions surged 50 percent over the 44 filed with 31 ... Read more »

Investor Climate Resolutions Climb Nearly 50% in 2010

July 8, 2010July 8, 2010 by Gina Roos

Investors filed a record 101 climate and energy-related resolutions with 88 U.S. and Canadian companies so far in 2010, nearly 50 percent higher than last year, which indicates a growing concern about the risks and opportunities posed by climate change, according to a report from Ceres. Since March, U.S. investor groups have ... Read more »

Top Power Producers Decrease SO2/NOx Emissions, Increase CO2 Emissions since 1990

July 1, 2010 by Gina Roos

The 100 largest electric power producers in the U.S. have significantly decreased their overall sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions since 1990, while carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to rise, according to a new report released by Ceres. The report shows that power plant emissions of SO2 and ... Read more »

More Businesses Tie Executive Compensation to Environmental Metrics

May 19, 2010May 19, 2010 by Gina Roos

A growing number of businesses across several sectors are starting to tie salary compensation with their environmental performance as they realize the power that executive pay policies have on environmental performance, reports BusinessGreen. As an example, Minnesota-based utility Xcel Energy uses a range of sustainability indicators, including greenhouse gas reductions ... Read more »

Risk Managers Worry the Most about Political/Regulatory Environments

April 30, 2010April 30, 2010 by Gina Roos

Nearly 75 percent of corporate risk managers, who responded to a survey on climate change risk, said political and regulatory environments are their top concerns, according to a survey from Ceres and the Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA). A key finding reveals that 31 percent of respondents said climate ... Read more »

Shareholder Climate Resolutions Up 40%

March 4, 2010 by Paul Nastu

U.S. investor groups have filed 95 global warming shareholder resolutions with public corporations, a 40 percent increase over last year, according to a press release from the Investor Network on Climate Risk. The resolutions, lodged with 82 U.S. and Canadian companies, seek a range of concessions, from improved sustainability reporting ... Read more »

Energy Efficiency and Real Estate Profits Go Hand in Hand

December 22, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Commercial real estate managers have much to gain from investing in energy efficiency in their properties, according to a new report from Ceres and Mercer. “Increasing energy efficiency in our buildings can increase occupancy rates, leasing prices and sale prices — all in a highly-competitive environment,” said Ceres President Mindy ... Read more »

SEC: Traded Firms May Have to Disclose Climate Change Risks

October 29, 2009October 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

U.S.-traded companies may have to disclose their exposure to financial risks relating to climate change and emerging policies under a new U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) staff guidance, reports Nasdaq (via Dow Jones Newswires). The Staff Legal Guidance said it’s changing how it analyzes companies’ “no-action” requests on shareholder proposals ... Read more »

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