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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...

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has awarded BSR's HERproject - a factory-based women's health initiative-a US$1 million grant to expand the existing program in China, Egypt, India, Pakis...

At an event featuring representatives of government, civil society, and the private sector in San Salvador today, BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer presented recommendations for El Salvador to ...

At its annual meeting on November 6, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA) approved $1,000,000 in support of environmental causes, including 5 new and 7 continuing grants, and a first-time $300,000 program-related-inve...

For the first time, major organizations from civil society are joining forces with a coalition of leading businesses to collaborate in the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and other global health issues.

Family Health International and Popu...

As world leaders prepare to meet in Copenhagen to strike a global deal on climate change, member companies of Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP), along with seven major power companies, expressed concern today about the delay in passing U.S. climate ...

Ceres president Mindy Lubber announced today that three new companies - Ben & Jerry's, Eileen Fisher and Stonyfield Farm- have joined the business coalition, Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP) that is calling for strong climate and energy legislati...