Blog Archives: January 2010
January 29, 2010
U.S. SEC Directs Companies to Disclose Material Climate Issues
Ryan Schuchard , Manager, Climate and Energy
On January 27, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruled that climate change is a category of risk that companies should consider when disclosing material risk and opportunities. Along with this, the SEC is providing interpretive guidance for disclosing climate risks on key issues such as the: Read more
January 28, 2010
Sustainability Can Drive Innovation—But Only Through Disruption
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
All of a sudden, companies are waking up to the fact that sustainability can drive innovation. Read more
January 22, 2010
How Sustainability Survived the Great Recession
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
Around this time last year, the deathwatch for sustainability was on full alert. Many wondered whether the "green bubble" would burst the same way the tech bubble and the housing bubble did. Would sustainability follow Lehman Brothers into the pages of history, a relic of the good times? Read more
January 13, 2010
Support for Haiti
Diane Osgood, Ph.D.
As news pours in from Haiti, it is clear that the level of destruction and human suffering is immense. Read more
January 13, 2010
PPPs and Eco-city Infrastructure in Europe
By Farid Baddache, Director, Europe and Nandini Hampole
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Europe on eco cities, and for other smart and clean technologies, have been on the rise. And the recent European Commission Recommendation to mobilize the information, communications, and technology industry to facilitate a transition to a low-carbon economy is sure to provide a further boost. Read more
January 5, 2010
People of the Years to Come?
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
Time magazine is a conventional publication which gives a conventional accolade (“Person of the Year”) to typically conventional candidates. It recently named Ben Bernanke as Person of the Year 2009. Read more
