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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
Investors Press Energy Companies to Better Disclose Spill Prevention and Response Plans
August 5, 2010 - In the wake of significant financial losses from the BP oil spill, more than 50 global investors have sent letters to major energy companies asking them to disclose information regarding their risk oversight measures, including spill prevention and response plans. More
NEWS & EVENTS
Platts on 08/13/10: Mining Companies Must Disclose Safety Violations Under New US Law
Workplace safety records for companies with US mining operations, in the spotlight since the Upper Big Branch blast, will be more visible to investors, as federal regulators prepare to enforce a law requiring them to detail violations and fines meted out by the Mine Safety and Health Administration in their financial disclosure forms.
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Marketplace on 08/03/10: Extracting Oil from Canadian Sand Pits
Canada has some of the most oil in the world, and about half of it comes
from the "oil sands." Oil companies use some of the most expensive,
energy intensive technology to extract the oil from the sand -- which
leaves an impact on the environment too. More
Huffington Post on 07/26/10: The Senate Punts Recklessly on Energy and Climate
Even in hyper-partisan modern Washington one would have thought that, in the end, the Senate would have more plain sense than to turn its back on comprehensive energy and climate legislation this year. But that's exactly what it did last week. More
New York Times on 07/25/10: Health Rules Could Cut Greenhouse Emissions
A proposed rule on mercury, a pollutant bad for fish and the people who eat too many of them, could help the administration of President Barack Obama get near its short-term climate goal, even if the U.S. Congress fails this year or next to pass a bill tackling greenhouse gases directly. More
Asset Management Firm Legg Mason Join Ceres' Network of Companies
July 12, 2010 - Ceres is pleased to welcome Legg Mason Global Asset Management (Legg Mason) into its network of companies. Legg Mason is one of the largest asset management firms in the world, with $658 billon in assets under management. More
New Report: U.S. Electric Utilities Must Embrace Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency to Compete in 21st Century
July 8, 2010 - To remain competitive, U.S. utilities will need to provide cleaner, low-carbon electricity while enabling customers to reduce energy use, according to a new Ceres’ report. More
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