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The country's climate-related revenues in 2009 have put China among the top 10 countries for the first time, according to HSBC's third annual review of its Climate Change Index. Fueling the momentum is a 30-fold increase in private sector investment and targeted climate-related stimulus spending.
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In the newest campaign against the social network's new data center in Oregon, Greenpeace has created a short animation mocking the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
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The environmentally destructive coal mining practice, for years a target of shareowner activists, faces new regulatory restrictions and limited financing from major banks.
by Robert Kropp
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Deutsche Bank is taking its green investment dollars to China and Western Europe, citing a lack of regulatory certainy in the U.S. following Congress's failure to pass federal climate change legislation.
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Though managing and counting carbon is now table stakes for mom and pop shops and Fortune 500 firms alike, many companies don't know where to begin. These 10 stops will get you well on your way to carbon management.
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The guidance is an important first step towards standardized reporting of climate issues for the benefit of investors, but will likely spur more corporate scrutiny and disclosure of climate and water risks in overseas supply chains.
by Jim Coburn
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It's been a huge success. It hasn't gone anywhere. Actually, it's a little of both -- depending on which state you look at.
by Scott Case
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General Electric and four venture capital partners are offering $200 million to back the best ideas for technology that will speed transformation of the electricity grid into a digital energy network that is smarter, cleaner and more efficient.
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Although CSR professionals are by and large drawn to their work by passion for the planet, that doesn't preclude fair pay for fair work. Here's how to know what you can expect to earn working in sustainability, and what your peers are making.
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The glittering city of Las Vegas has become the latest local government to deploy Hara Environmental and Energy Management software to accelerate municipal sustainability initiatives.
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The number of environmentally-focused shareholder resolutions filed with public companies continued growing in the 2010 proxy season as investors sought more disclosure and action on risks related to climate change and energy.
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"Tilted" index ratings aim to help investors identify those firms and sectors facing the lowest and highest climate risks.
by James Murray
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IT and a new wave of startups hold the promise for the next big thing in energy and environmental management systems, a Climate Corps fellow learns.
by Megan Rast
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On the heels of President Obama’s Oval Office speech marrying the BP oil spill with American’s fossil fuel dependency, energy cognoscenti gathered in Washington to discuss the state of play on the most near-term, cost-effective step the country can take to cut that dependence -- energy efficiency.
by Annie Snider
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<a target='_blank' href='https://www.pnc.com/webapp/unsec/Homepage.do?siteArea=/pnccorp/PNC/Home/Personal' style=''>PNC</a>, a big regional bank based in Pittsburgh, has become the bank that environmental activists love to hate because of its support for mountaintop removal mining.
by Marc Gunther
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Without a widespread recognition of the carbon embedded in our investment portfolios, it will be difficult if not impossible to reduce emissions at the level needed.
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A study from the U.S. Commerce Department lays the foundation for measuring the growth of the green economy, with green jobs representing 2 percent or less of the private sector in 2007.
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Kohl's Department Stores and hip upcycler TerraCycle are among the winners of the inaugural Edison Green Award Winners, the latest category to be added to the 23-year-old award competition that honors innovative new products and the companies that make them.
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It's that time of year again, when a number of companies try to persuade us that, in honor of Earth Day, we can shop our way to a cleaner, greener planet.
by Marc Gunther
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Companies seeking Energy Star certification for their products must furnish lab test results to verify energy use before they can use the famous label. The new requirement is the latest move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy to strengthen the program.
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Climate change and sustainability are among the top issues facing public companies during the spring proxy season, according to As You Sow, a San Francisco-based NGO that has put together its annual guide to help foundations wade through hundreds of social shareholder proposals on the spring proxy agenda.
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If you were to believe the mainstream media, the future of transportation is electric. But the conventional gas-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) won't be going away any time soon.
by Joel Makower
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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will also buy about 100 plug-in hybrids in 2011, President Barack Obama said today as part of a broad announcement on his energy security strategy that also includes boosting offshore drilling and finalizing new light-duty vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards.
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Reversing course from a landmark decision made one year ago, insurance regulators on Sunday backed off plans to require insurers to disclose the risks they face from climate change. Official policy now allows insurers to voluntarily offer the information, which will remain private.
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Most climate and sustainability data reported by some of the world's largest companies suffer from a credibility gap, a new report found, largely because companies fail to have the information verified.