Topic: business

 

Petrobras, Ford Brasil, Wal-Mart Brasil, and Whirlpool are some of the first companies to voluntarily measure and publicly report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using the Brazil GHG Protocol Program, a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI).

The New Ventures directors answer questions about what small, sustainable companies can do to boost local economies and protect the environment.

Rainforest Preservation Project Underway in Indonesia

Palm Oil, Timber and Carbon Offsets (POTICO), a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the NewPage Corporation, is making progress toward conserving rainforests in Indonesia by creating an ecologically and fiscally sustainable palm oil industry.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has elected three new members to its board of directors:  Kathleen A. McGinty, a specialist in clean technologies and operating partner at Element LLC, Douglas R. Oberhelm, group president of sustainable development at Caterpillar, and Dr. Susan Tierney, an expert in energy policy and economics and a consultant at the Analysis Group, Inc.

The strength of tomorrow’s low-carbon economy depends on the innovation of business today.

The low-carbon diet is a growing trend in the sports and entertainment industries, where Fox TV’s 24 and pro basketball’s Los Angeles Clippers are using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to cut their climate calories.

Ecosystem Services

Note: this post is a translation of the original article in Portuguese by Ana Carolina Addario, which appeared on Ideia Socioambiental. It is posted here with permission.

WHAT: 

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Georgetown State-Federal Climate Resource Center (GCC) will hold a tele-conference on their new analysis of the allowances to states and energy consumers under the “Waxman-Markey” American Clean Energy and Security Act, or H.R. 2454.

North Carolina Sees Green in Stimulus Funds

The state will receive $75.9 M to promote efficiency and renewable power as it looks to lead the Southeast in green job creation.

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that, if it becomes law, will change the face of America’s factories, power sources, buildings, landscapes and working patterns.