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Investors worldwide must embed environmental thinking in the heart of their property investment portfolios if the financial services sector is to play a pivotal role in halting climate change, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Working Group warns.
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The state of socially responsible investing, direct from the SRI in the Rockies Conference, by Christine A. Renner. The good news: The financial sector is beginning to recognize both the challenges and opportunities that come with dramatic climate change. The bad news: We're running out of time.
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BankTrack, a nonprofit network monitoring the private financial sector, has published a manual offering the 'do's and don'ts of sustainable banking.'
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Market research from McGraw-Hill Construction reveals that education is the fastest-growing market in the green-building sector.
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The overwhelming majority of today's MBA students believe that businesses should work toward the betterment of society, that managers should take into account social and environmental impacts when making business decisions, and that corporate social responsibility should be integrated into core curricula in MBA programs, according to a new survey.
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Colleges and universities nationwide are getting a new learning tool in the form of a compliance assistance center that will help them understand and comply with environmental laws.
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The just-passed California Global Warming Solutions Act, which imposes a cap on all greenhouse gas emissions, is the toughest legislation in the United States to tackle global warming. It is truly historic, says Byron Kennard.
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A new project aims to increase awareness about unmet needs among low-income Mexican communities while building the capacities of local micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises to address them.
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As prices continue to rise and a secure, reliable supply becomes less of a certainty, small business is turning its attention to energy issues -- and hoping the energy review will not leave it out in the cold.
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Engaging small business owners in efforts to curb global warming depends a lot on who delivers the message. By Byron Kennard
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Environmental research firm Trucost has released a carbon footprint ranking of U.K. investment funds, enabling investors to compare investment funds on an environmental basis.
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Swiss bank Credit Suisse has announced that it is to make its domestic banking operations carbon neutral.
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Canadian travel management company UNIGLOBE Travel Inc. has introduced its new Green Flight program, which allows business travelers to counter the effects of their flight's carbon dioxide emissions.
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A growing number of entrepreneurs are turning environmental problems into opportunities to start fast growing businesses.
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has voted unanimously to establish a task force to examine the impact of climate change on the U.S. insurance industry and on insurance consumers.
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The International Finance Corporation, the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, has adopted new standards that build upon the environmental and social requirements that IFC currently applies to private sector projects it finances in the developing world.
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The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has announced the year's 'greenest' and 'meanest' vehicles, along with the environmental scorings of all model year 2006 cars and passenger trucks.
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Putting ethanol instead of gasoline in your tank saves oil and is probably no worse for the environment than burning gasoline, according to a new analysis by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Cornell University has announced a planned upgrade of the university's combined heat and power (CHP) system to adapt to growing demand while reducing the university's impact on the environment.