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Manish Bapna

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Manish Bapna joined WRI as its executive vice president and managing director in June 2007. His interests and expertise are in international development with a particular focus on rural poverty and natural resources.

Manish Bapna joined WRI as its executive vice president and managing director in June 2007. His interests and expertise are in international development with a particular focus on rural poverty and natural resources.

Bapna oversees institutional and program strategies, approves new lines of work, and is responsible for WRI's day-to-day management. Under his leadership, the institute has developed a five-year strategic plan and is in the process of deepening its engagement in both China and India.

Previously, he was the executive director of the nonprofit Bank Information Center (BIC), whose mission is to protect rights and promote sustainability in the projects and policies of international financial institutions. Bapna presided over considerable growth at BIC, including sizable increases in staff, funding and influence, especially in developing countries.

Bapna has also served as a senior economist and task team leader at the World Bank, where he led multidisciplinary teams in designing and implementing community-driven water, watershed, and rural development projects in Asia and Latin America. Several of the projects he helped develop received "excellence awards" by the Bank and were recognized as highly successful by independent observers.

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What to tell your CEO about the elephant in the boardroom

July 14, 2017

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We are heading into earnings season and the business world is laser-focused on quarterly reports and stock-market growth. That can make CEOs reluctant to address long-term social and sustainability issues.
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September 28, 2015

By Kitty van der H... and Manish Bapna
Consensus on sustainable development imperatives is great. Here are 4 ways to start with the real work.
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January 27, 2015

By Manish Bapna and C. Forbes Tompkins
Rising temperatures due to climate change have far-reaching implications for businesses. But companies can take some actions to fight back.
  • Climate
  • Finance
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3 questions shaping the sustainable development agenda at Rio+20

June 14, 2012

By Manish Bapna and Peter Hazlewood

Will the global summit in Rio set the stage for the development of Sustainable Development Goals that may commplement or succeed the Millenium Development Goals set to expire in 2015?

  • Government
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Why it's time to follow Google, GE and Buffett on clean energy

June 4, 2012

By Manish Bapna and Letha Tawney

With major players like Google, Apple, GE and Warren Buffett betting big on green power, why are pundits ready to write renewable energy's obituary?

  • Renewable Energy
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3 things businesses need to know about extreme weather

April 24, 2012

By Manish Bapna

The changing climate has huge economic implications. Unfortunately, many firms have been slow to appreciate the significance of these changes -- and few have responded at the needed scale.

  • Energy & Climate
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The Challenges -- and Future -- of REDD

March 10, 2010

By Manish Bapna

The year 2010 is a crucial year for forests. In March, major donor countries and forest-rich countries will meet in Paris, Nairobi and Manila, each grappling with the same question: How can efforts to reduce deforestation also help tackle climate change? Their decisions, and those following in the next six to 12 months, could channel substantial amounts of money to protect forests.

  • Carbon Offsets
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