Despite their negative impacts, the BP oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the rights of corporations regarding political expenditures galvanized sustainable investors. Here's a look at those stories and three others with far-reaching effects on sustainable investment.
The two groups have announced a partnership that will encourage multinational corporations to include more sustainability metrics in their reporting, and help standardize reporting methods around the globe.
A report from the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance suggests that, led by wind and biopower, a diversity of renewable energy technologies could help replace the region's reliance on coal as a power source.
A report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development argues for clear policy signals from governments to encourage private investment in low-carbon technologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers publishes the fourth in a series of surveys of sustainability reporting, recommending the Global Reporting Initiative and the UN Global Compact as starting points for new reporters.
A new partnership from the World Bank will give developing countries the tools they need to integrate the value of their natural environments into their national accounting systems.
Along with Good Energies, a renewable energy investment firm, Google has committed to a 37.5 percent stake in the initial development stage of the 350-mile Atlantic Wind Connection project.
A new report uses data from Trucost to find that the cost of environmental damage equaled 11 percent of Gross Domestic Product, and was 20 percent larger than pension fund losses from the financial crisis.
Using financial and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) key performance indicators, CRD ranks Merck as top sustainable company in 2010, up from fourth in 2008. Rounding off the top five sustainable companies are IBM, Novartis, Baxter International, and Credit Suisse.