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| | Overview Ceres brings investors and environmental experts together to work with companies and industries on solutions to a range of environmental problems. Ceres is coordinating dialogues on climate change in the electric power sector, working with oil companies to protect biodiversity and address climate change, supporting regional efforts to address climate change in the Northeast U.S. and Canada, and working with the insurance sector to adequately assess environmental risks.
ProjectsCeres has brought together electric power companies, investment firms and environmental experts to focus on the financial issues that climate changes poses for the electric power sector. More Ceres is committed to improving corporate, investor and public policies on climate change in the Northeast U.S. and Canada. More Ceres works with its investor and nonprofit advocacy groups to engage with the oil sector on a variety of sustainability-related issues, including climate change, biodiversity and improved disclosure and reporting. More Ceres believes that climate change presents a significant risk to the future of the insurance industry. Ceres also believes that the insurance industry is well-positioned to bring about solutions to the climate change challenge and is working with its allies to raise the profile of this issue within the insurance industry and those who regulate it. More Ceres' Green Hotel Initiative (GHI) is designed to increase and demonstrate market demand for environmentally responsible hotel services. The GHI leverages purchasing power to increase the supply of green hotels available to businesses and individual travelers. More This unique Forum offers corporate board members a rare opportunity to gather with peers to analyze the evolving role of the corporate governance body and learn new ways to shape the global corporation’s strategy for success in the future. More
Publications
April 2009 - Hundreds of new insurance initiatives, including coverage for green buildings, renewable energy, carbon risk management, and officers’ liability are being offered to tackle climate change and rising weather-related losses in the U.S. and globally, according to this report by the Ceres investor coalition. Download Report
Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States
May 2008 - The 2008 Benchmarking report is the sixth collaborative effort highlighting environmental performance and progress in the nation’s electric power sector. The Benchmarking series began in 1997 and uses publicly reported data to compare the emissions performance of the 100 largest power producers in the United States. The current report is based on 2006 generation and emissions data. Download Full Text
Electric Utilities: Global Climate Disclosure Framework
February 2008 - The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC, Europe), Ceres, which directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR, US), and the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC, Australia and New Zealand) have collaborated to develop a reporting framework which defines investors’ climate change-related disclosure expectations for electric utilities and power generators, specifically those involved in power generation. Download: Full Text
October 2007 - A new analysis by Citi, Ceres and the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) finds that the Senate proposal to raise fuel economy standards for U.S. cars and trucks will have only minor impact on shareholders of auto companies. Download: Full Text
November 2007 - Global warming and the growing incidence of extreme weather events pose an enormous challenge to the insurance industry. This report focuses on the significant progress made by insurers to develop these new products and services. Download: Full Text PDF
May 2006 - Ceres analysis of two new reports from ExxonMobil finds no meaningful advances on climate change, and continued shareholder risks due to lack of leadership on renewable energy. Download: Full Text
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SPOTLIGHT
Drive Less, Pay Less: Environmental and Transportation Groups Unveil Performance Standard for Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance
December 9, 2009 - Today at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Winter Meeting, Ceres and a diverse group of transportation and environmental organizations unveiled a proposed performance standard to rate Pay-As-You-Drive (PAYD) auto insurance policies in the U.S., which save consumers money when they reduce their vehicle travel. More
NEWS & EVENTS
Calgary Herald on 12/01/09: Ethical Fund Roasts Oilsands’ Disclosure
A West Coast ethical investment fund is taking the oilsands industry to task for reporting practices it says expose investors to undue risk in the areas of aboriginal consultation and environmental performance. Read More.
BestReview.com on 08/18/09: Insurers on Front Line In Curbing Climate Change
In the wake of a financial crisis that has left the global economy reeling, the need for better risk management has never been clearer. The insurance industry is uniquely positioned to seize this moment. More
April 2009 - The Heinz Center and Ceres undertook the challenging task of forging consensus on principles and actions to increase coastal resilience for three fundamental reasons: our coasts are threatened, there are reasonable steps to counter those threats, and we as a nation are not yet taking them. Download Full Blueprint
The Wall Street Journal on 03/18/09: Insurers Must Disclose Climate-Change Exposure
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners voted to require insurers to submit annual "climate-risk" reports, an unusually aggressive stance on the environmental issue from industry regulators. More
Regulators Require Insurers to Disclose Climate Change Risks and Strategies
March 17, 2009 - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today approved a groundbreaking mandatory requirement that insurance companies disclose to regulators and investors the financial risks they face from climate change, as well as actions the companies are taking to respond to those risks. More
The Wall Street Journal on 03/10/09: EPA Proposes National CO2 Reporting System
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a national system for reporting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by major emitters Tuesday. More
GlobeandMail.com on 02/18/09: Oil Sands Solidarity Cracks Under Pressure
Faced with rising pressure from environmental groups and big institutional investors, a group of small oil sands companies have broken industry ranks to characterize themselves as the green vanguard of Fort McMurray. More
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