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Raising the Bar on Supply Chains
05/17/2012: In the modern economy, supply chains stretch across the globe, creating both efficiencies and risks. Severe weather spurred by climate change, human rights abuses, worker health and safety, or environmental degradation – any of these can trigger disruption and financial losses for corporations and their investors. A supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Turning up the Pressure for Cleaner Energy in Michigan
05/15/2012: Michigan’s DTE Energy is one of the nation’s top 25 largest electricity producers. It’s also one of the nation’s most polluting power companies. With 75 percent of its power coming from coal-fired plants, DTE faces a significant challenge from recently finalized EPA air emissions regulations.
Corporate sustainability activism is picking up pace in the US
05/10/2012: Major US companies are taking the lead on sustainability as policy makers in Washington fail to act on green issues.
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Public Policy Consulting's Binz suggests risk-aware regulation for state commissioners
05/21/2012: Ron Binz, a principal with Public Policy Consulting and a former chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, discusses a new Ceres report focusing on what state regulators need to know about electric utility risk. He explains how changing market dynamics will affect the future of transmission and weighs in on the renewable energy tax incentive debate.
Many U.S Mutual Fund Companies Falling Short in Proxy Voting on Climate Change
05/14/2012: The three largest mutual fund companies in the U.S. – American Funds, Fidelity, and Vanguard – managing over $1.6 trillion in U.S. securities in 2011, voted on dozens of shareholder resolutions last year seeking to improve corporate environmental and financial performance related to climate change.
VIDEO: Sales, Profit, Consumer Cost Impacts of New 54.5 MPG Standards
05/02/2012: A new video explains the profits, sales and consumer cost impacts of the proposed 54.5-MPG federal fuel economy standards, which are set to be finalized this summer.
