Climate Bonds has posted a new item, ‘Canada’s first corporate green bond: TD Bank’s 3yr AA- CAD500m (USD454m) bond was 1.5 x oversubscribed. Our take: underlying structure & intent solid but better upfront disclosure needed + third party review.‘ A beautifully sunny day in Toronto today; the local weather’s looking …
Energy Efficiency Resource Standards: A New Progress Report on State Experience
ACEEE Authors: Annie Downs and Celia Cui In the absence of federal requirements for energy savings, states are leading the way with effective, forward-looking energy efficiency policies. More than half of them have adopted energy efficiency resource standards (EERS), policies that set long-term mandatory energy savings targets for utilities and …
[Climate Bonds] Dr Michael Molitor, Kristian Brüning and Dr Alex Rau join Climate Bonds team to support new Climate Science Advisory Committee supervising criteria for Climate Bond Standards
Climate Bonds has posted a new item, ‘Dr Michael Molitor, Kristian Brüning and Dr Alex Rau join Climate Bonds team to support new Climate Science Advisory Committee supervising criteria for Climate Bond Standards‘ PARIS – Dr Michael Molitor, Kristian Brüning and Dr Alex Rau today join the Climate Bonds team to …
UK National Infrastructure Plan, people roundup, Vervoer, Telefónica, Norwegian oil fund, PensionDan
Wednesday 04 December 2013 Hazel Henderson Change Newsletter settings TODAY’S TOP STORIES UK insurance industry commits £25bn to domestic infrastructure Six of Britain’s largest insurance companies have committed €30bn to domestic infrastructure projects, an allocation made possible due to ‘clarity’ over the implementation of Solvency II regulations Wednesday people roundup Vervoer …
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC OnLine
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC OnLineClimate change is putting jobs at risk – governments must actBrussels,9 November 2014(ITUC OnLine): With a new round of the UnitedNations climate negotiations starting this monday in Warsaw, Poland, thelabour movement expressed its concerns on the impacts a low ambition climatedeal would mean for jobs globally.“Science is …
Integrated Reporting: Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) today announce an alliance that will achieve greater momentum towards the evolution of better corporate reporting
CDP, CDSB and IIRC announce collaboration to accelerate Integrated Reporting FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (18 July 2013) – CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) today announce an alliance that will achieve greater momentum towards the evolution of better corporate reporting, in order to …
As G8 leaders meet for summit focused on increasing transparency, 150 business leaders and investors gather to advance a market-led solution
As G8 leaders meet for summit focused on increasing transparency, 150 business leaders and investors gather to advance a market-led solution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As G8 leaders meet for summit focused on increasing transparency, 150 business leaders and investors gather to advance a market-led solution (London, Frankfurt June 18, 2013) – …
The Woodstock of Capitalism
Every year on this day, tens of thousands of people make the pilgrimage to Omaha, Nebraska to hear two of the worlds richest men discuss everything from cultural trends, to love and marriage, to assigning probabilities to terrorist attacks. Those men are Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, of course. Warren …
Ecocities Emerging – February 2013 Issue
Link to webpage version of this newsletterhttp://archive.constantcontact.com/fs072/1100594 Ecocities Emerging To support humanity’s transition into the Ecozoic Era Ecocity Builders February 2013 Greetings, For many years now we’ve seen headline grabbing debate — and efforts to kill the conversation — about climate change. But at the same time, …
Work begins on new sustainability reporting guidelines
Global Reporting Initiative Press Release For immediate release Wednesday 4 May 2011 Work begins on new sustainability reporting guidelines Call for input opens 16 May 2011 The next generation of Sustainability Reporting Guidelines is now under development, announces GRI today (4 May 2011). GRI is asking its network and the …