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EMC Sponsors World Resources Institute's Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- 2009-03-23
ENERGY RESOURCE-23 March 2009-EMC Sponsors World Resources Institute's Greenhouse Gas InitiativeC2009 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com EMC Corporation, an information infrastructure solutions company, today announced its sponsorship of the World Resources Institute's Greenhouse Gas GHG Protocol Product and Supply Chain Initiative, a joint effort with the World Business Council...
Green roof and maze open atop APA building
- 2009-01-01
The first green roof and labyrinth in the United States recently opened atop and eight-story office building owned by the American Psychological Association APA in Washington, D.C., according to Greenerbuildings.com. The seven-circle labyrinth bordered by sedum, covers about 3,600 square feet of the roof at 10 G Street, NE, just...
World Resources Institute and A.T. Kearney, Inc.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)(Report)(Brief article)
- 2008-12-15
Meanwhile, packaged good companies that do not implement sustainable environmental strategies could face a potential reduction in earnings by 2013, according to a study released by the WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE AND A.T. KEARNEY, INC., Rattling Supply Chains: The Effect of Environmental Trends on Input Costs to...
Labor's greenhouse aspirations
- 2008-06-01
The Labor government aspires to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent on year 2000 levels. Is this a realistic commitment? The issue is explored in the context of likely population growth in Australia from 21 million to 31.6 million by 2050. The population factor is ignored by the...
Coastal Populations Losing Livelihoods to Polluted Waters
- 2008-05-01
Coastal communities worldwide are witnessing their livelihoods choked by agricultural and industrial pollution, according to findings released last month by the World Resources Institute WRI. "A significant portion of the world's population-nearly half of which lives within 40 miles of a coast-is vulnerable to harmfully over-enriched ecosystems," said Mindy Selman,...
Biodiversity and the extractive industry: innovative practices and remaining challenges.
- 2007-12-22
There is a significant overlap between the world's areas of high biodiversity, oil and gas deposits and mineral reserves. This poses a potential conflict between the need to access resources for development and the need to conserve biodiversity. A number of sectoral initiatives and company-NGO (non-governmental...
World Resources Institute: climate, energy, and transport program
- 2007-11-01
The World Resources Institute WRI works to advance scientifically based principles of sustainable and socially equitable development among international policy makers and institutions. One of its four central areas of work is climate protection as described at http://www.wri.org/climate/. This gateway page provides recent highlights of activities including WRI analyses...
More European Companies Switch to Green Power
- 2007-09-14
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Diana Profir of the Green Power Market Development Group - Europe, +44 (0) 7968 402 123, dprofir@wri.org or dprofir@theclimategroup.org; or Nate Kommers of the World Resources Institute, +1-202-729-7736, nkommers@wri.org LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A growing number of European companies are switching to renewable energy for...
States Can Take Key Steps to Influence Federal Climate Change Policy
- 2007-09-07
To: STATE EDITORSContact: Nate Kommers, media officer, +1-202-729-7736, nkommers@wri.org, Paul Mackie, senior media officer, +1-202-729- 7684, pmackie@wri.org, both of World Resources Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A World Resources Institute analysis has identified certain state actions that historically have had strong influence in shaping federal policies, and recommends how...
Florestas.(BRAND NEWS)
- 2007-08-01
IKOVE, manufactured by Florostas, received organic certification from Ecocert. The company was honored by the New Ventures program of the World Resources Institute for developing a sustainable enterprise and received the Best Newcomer of Beauty award from U.K. magazine Natural Health.
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