Environmental Resources

Institutional investors could face negligence claims unless they incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations into their investment decision making, according to a new report produced by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for the UN*.

ICMM publishes a new toolkit in partnership with the World Bank and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP). The publication contains 17 practical "how to" tools that cover a mine's operational stages from exploration through to closure.

BELLEVUE, Wash. and WASHINGTON - Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) and the United Nations Foundation announced the launch of the World Heritage Alliance, an innovative joint initiative to promote sustainable tourism and awareness of World Heritage sites and communities ar...

Washington, DC - Lucid Design Group (LLC), a maker of data acquisition and display systems for the Green Building industry, agreed to offset their corporate travel carbon footprint with Carbonfund. On an annual basis, Lucid Design will calculate their travel footprint...

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According to the Container Recycling Institute, more than 89 percent of plastic water bottles - approximately 40 million each day - end up as trash or litter. Now BIÔTA Colorado spring pre...

San Francisco - SustainLane.com, the Web's best community resource for sustainable and healthy living, announced today that Lynn Ingham has joined SustainLane.com as Vice President Sales, and member of the Executive Team.

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The Green Meeting Industry Council is pleased to announce the tremendous success of their "Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference" which took place October 5-7, 2005, in Metro Washington DC. Over 80 hospitality professionals convened to discover and discuss gre...

ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2005--In commemoration of America Recycles Day, Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) today recognized its employees and partners for helping the company exceed key environmental responsibility goals and create new recycling initiatives.

Goodbaker, the vegan gourmet baking company, announced today they were going 'Zero Carbon' by offsetting the firm's climate footprint via Carbonfund. Each month, Goodbaker calculates its carbon output, and offsets the equivalent via a donation to Carbonfund. Carbonfun...

Washington, DC - Working Assets, the leading socially responsible long distance, wireless and credit card company that donates a portion of its revenues to nonprofit groups, announced today a partnership with Carbonfund.org, the premier carbon offset provider, to red...