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Companies Ready for Carbon Pricing

September 16, 2014September 16, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Dow Chemical Company, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and ExxonMobil are among the 29 major public companies in the US — and 150 globally — that are incorporating an internal carbon price into their business decisions, according to a CDP report. The prices disclosed, ranging from $6 to $80 a metric ton, ... Read more »

How Carbon Pricing Can Boost the Bottom Line

June 27, 2014June 27, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

American Electric Power and Xcel Energy are among the utilities and other companies now pricing carbon as part of core business strategy, according to research from CDP. The free white paper offers insights into how a price on carbon pollution might benefit companies and the US economy as a whole. ... Read more »

Walmart, Suppliers Launch Recycling Fund

April 30, 2014April 29, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Walmart announced a fund to invest $100 million in recycling infrastructure projects and joined CEOs from Kellogg, Coca-Cola, Monsanto and other major companies to sign sustainable agriculture and supply chain commitments at Walmart’s inaugural Sustainable Product Expo. The three-day event, which kicked-off yesterday, included pledges from participating suppliers that joined ... Read more »

Europeans Face Carbon Permit Shortfall

February 17, 2014February 17, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Dow Chemical, Heidelberg Cement and other manufacturers face carbon permit shortages as the European Commission tries again to curb a record glut. The glut has accumulated since 2008, driving carbon permits to a record low, threatening the viability of the world’s largest emissions market. Higher permit prices would discourage fossil ... Read more »

Is California Breaking the Dam that Restricts Energy Efficiency Financing?

August 29, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

The main reason many energy efficiency upgrades don’t happen is, in a word: money. And in order to free up more financing, it’s going to require scale, according to the Guardian. A recent survey of 476 energy managers conducted by Noesis Energy found the primary reason why energy-efficiency projects are ... Read more »

Solar: Goldman Sachs Helps SolarCity, Solar Truck Cruises St. Louis, REC Completes Solar Garden

May 20, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

SolarCity announced a lease financing agreement with Goldman Sachs to fund more than $500 million in solar projects; an estimated 110 MW in generation capacity. The financing makes it possible for homeowners, businesses, government and non-profit organizations to install solar panels with no upfront cost and pay less for electricity ... Read more »

Harvard, MIT Recruit Firms to Sign Sustainability Compact

May 8, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, cloud platform company Akamai Technologies and the city of Cambridge, Mass., have agreed to work collaboratively to address climate change issues at the local level. The groups say they hope to attract additional signatories from the corporate and nonprofit sectors. The Community Compact ... Read more »

Deutsche, Goldman, JP Morgan Join NYC Carbon Challenge

April 19, 2013May 21, 2013 by Leon Walker

Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase are among 10 companies that have committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their offices by up to 40 percent in the next 10 years. The 10 companies all signed on to an expansion of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Carbon Challenge, being launched ... Read more »

IIRC Releases Corporate Reporting Model for Consultation

April 15, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The International Integrated Reporting Council today published a consultation draft of its corporate reporting model and is asking businesses, investors and other stakeholders worldwide to comment on the document. The International Integrated Reporting Framework creates the foundations for a new reporting model, which combines sustainability and financial data to provide ... Read more »

US Investors ‘Lag at Managing Climate Risk’

December 11, 2012December 12, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has published what it calls the first-ever global climate investment index showing how the world’s biggest investors, including pension funds, are managing climate risk, and no US firms rank in the top 10 (see chart). New York State Common Retirement Fund is the leading ... Read more »

Clinton Global Initiative Announces Sustainable Waste Foundation

September 26, 2012March 14, 2018 by Kirsten Korosec

The Clinton Global Initiative announced the launch of the Foundation for Sustainable WasteResources, an initiative of the Cason Family Foundation, with partner D-Waste to address health and environmental problems caused by billions of tons of waste produced worldwide. The foundation’s first initiative will be to partner with organizations, companies and ... Read more »

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