News & Events
NH Business Leaders United With Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce in
Nationwide ‘Race’ for American Jobs and Innovation
March 9, 2010 - As Senator Judd Gregg met with President
Obama today to discuss national energy and climate legislation, executives from
consumer and clean energy businesses rallied at the University of New
Hampshire’s Manchester campus here to express their support for such
legislation for its potential to create jobs and protect American
competitiveness. More
Investors Managing $2.1 Trillion in Assets Praise SEC for Climate Disclosure Guidance
March 3, 2010 - More than 50 leading investors today sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission re-affirming their support for the SEC's recent issuance of interpretive guidance clarifying what publicly-traded companies need to disclose to investors in terms of climate change-related material risks and opportunities they face. More
Clean Energy, Ski Industry, Green Job Leaders Join Forces in Nationwide ‘Race’ for American Jobs and Innovation
February 24, 2010 - Clean energy and skiing industry executives joined veteran leaders and green building advocates at the Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Center today for the second leg of Race for American Jobs & Clean Energy Leadership. More
BICEP Statement: U.S. Business Wants Action Now on Strong Energy and Climate Legislation
February 24, 2010 - As the U.S. Senate considers a final push on climate legislation, BICEP – Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy – released a statement today urging Congress to move quickly to enact strong climate and energy legislation. More
EMC Corporation Joins Ceres Network of Companies
February 19, 2010 – EMC Corporation, a leader in information infrastructure solutions, has joined the Ceres’ Corporate network. EMC describes its approach to sustainability as “looking inward, outward, and ahead,” and has established a structure to ensure that the sustainability strategy is integrated across the global enterprise. More
New Report: Largest Companies Fall Short in Managing, Disclosing Water Scarcity Risks
February 11, 2010 - Despite growing water-scarcity risks in many parts of the world, the vast majority of leading companies in water-intensive industries have weak management and disclosure of water-related risks and opportunities, according to a first-ever report issued today by Ceres, UBS and Bloomberg. More
Ceres and Trillium Announce Third-Annual Joan Bavaria Awards
February 9, 2010 - In honor of socially responsible investment pioneer Joan Bavaria, Ceres and Trillium Asset Management Corporation are inviting nominations for the third-annual Joan Bavaria Awards for Building Sustainability into the Capital Markets. More
SEC Issues Ground-Breaking Guidance Requiring Corporate Disclosure of Material Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
January 27, 2010 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today issued new interpretive guidance that clarifies what publicly-traded companies need to disclose to investors in terms of climate-related ‘material’ effects on business operations. More
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Top Stories
Financial Times on 3/4/10: Investors Increasingly Concerned About Climate Change
One way of judging investor sentiment is through the types of investor resolutions filed each year. This year, a record of 95 resolutions involving climate change have been filed. Read More
HuffingtonPost on 3/1/10: The Color of Money: Green is Green in Colorado
Mindy Lubber of Ceres blogs about the ‘Race for American Jobs’ event held last week in Denver, Colorado. Read More
Huffington Post on 2/18/10: Banks Should Finance Energy Efficiency Loans, Not Subprime Mortgages
Mindy Lubber of Ceres blogs about how banks and financial institutions can refurbish their tarnished reputations by innovating new financial products that actually help average Americans. Read More
OregonLive.com on 02/16/10: Nike, Starbucks, other Northwest Businesses Push Congress for ‘Clean Energy Economy’
Just pass it? Nike and other businesses, including Starbucks and Portland's Gerding Edlen development firm, called on Congress to approve comprehensive climate change legislation this year and said a "clean energy economy" is the next great economic boom. Read More
IPS on 02/16/10: Q&A: “Sustainability Issues Are Economic Issues”
Fresh from a whirlwind tour of non-stop meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos and a U.N investor summit on climate risk attended by George Soros, Al Gore, and 500 of the world's most powerful institutional and private investors, Mindy Lubber has a full plate. Read More
MarketWatch on 02/12/10: Climate Change Debate Crowded With Ignorance, Thomas Kostigen’s Ethics Monitor
Both global warming skeptics and climate change believers are using the snowstorms pounding the East Coast of the United States as fodder to further their debate. Read More
BusinessWeek on 02/11/10: Companies Vague on Water-Scarcity Risk, Investors Say (Update 1)
Companies in water-intensive industries including utilities and computer-chip makers aren’t providing enough information about the potential business risks of falling water supplies. Read More
New York Times on 01/27/10: S.E.C. Adds Climate Risk to Disclosure List
The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday for the first time that public companies should warn investors of any serious risks that global warming might pose to their businesses. More
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