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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, whether from new emissions management policie...

More than 80 leading CEOs from U.S. businesses, including Exelon, Virgin America, NRG Energy, eBay and PG&E, sent a letter to President Obama and members of Congress today calling on them to move quickly to enact comprehensive climate and energy legislation that will cre...

Following a major 7.0 earthquake on January 12, 2010, near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, international relief and development agency Oxfam America swung into action to raise emergency funds to assist relief and rehabilitation efforts on the ground. Oxfam has raised ...

Companies that have long wanted to measure the ROI (return on investment) and impact of their corporate volunteerism programs now have an unprecedented chance to do so, thanks to the HandsOn Network.

The ROI and Impact Measurement Study, spearheaded by Coca-Cola...

Oxfam staff in Haiti is providing shovels and picks for local workers to clear rubble to search for trapped victims in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The international aid agency is also working to provide water by setting up water tanks in the city.

Oxfam is fly...

Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Cedric Perus, humanitarian coordinator in Port-au-Prince for international aid agency Oxfam, said:

"I have seen wounded people flooding into the hospitals and buildings of several stories high that are now totally f...

Although there is overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is underway and governments are imposing regulations to curb greenhouse gases, the vast majority of the world's largest investment managers are not factoring climate-related trends into their short- and ...

Much is said about pollution from cars and industrial smokestacks, but 38 percent of all carbon emissions in America come from powering our buildings, and much of that energy is wasted.

But a new report, "Energy Efficiency in Real Estate Portfo...

Joining an international lineup of thought leaders in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, BSR will present on the ICT solutions needed for a low-carbon future at the first in a series of

Ceres and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) today announced the shortlist of candidate reports for the Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards for 2009. Of the 92 sustainability reports received, 14 were selected for further consider...