Top Story of the Week President Obama – Promises on Climate Change In our featured news story this week is a report from BBC / USA & Canada on President Barack Obama’s speech at Georgetown University. The president focused on climate change and reminded his audience that during his January State of the Union speech he promised to address the issues. Coming: actions to be taken by Executive Order (if the Congress will not act). The USA intends to lead the global efforts to address the challenges of climate change. “When it comes to the world we leave our children (the father of two said), we owe it to them to do what we can. “ The actions are said to include more regulations for coal-fired power plants (40% of US plants are coal-fired), and renewable energy projects. You can read more in the top story and watch a video of the president. Obama Lays Out Climate Action Plan (Text/Video)
(Thursday - June 25, 2013)
Source: BBC News – US President Barack Obama has laid out a package of measures aimed at curbing climate change, including limits on emissions from power plants. He also unveiled plans for an expansion of renewable energy projects, improved flood resilience and calls for an international climate deal. Administration officials had earlier rejected the idea of a "carbon tax". President Obama pledged in his inaugural address in January to act on climate change in his second term. Executive Perspective: President Obama’s Plan to Cut Carbon Pollution
(Wednesday - June 26, 2013)
Source: Reuters - We have a moral obligation to leave our children a planet that’s not polluted or damaged, and by taking an all-of-the-above approach to develop homegrown energy and steady, responsible steps to cut carbon pollution, we can... Sustainability in Focus Sustainability gets the green light
(Friday - June 28, 2013)
Source: Politico - Consumers eat it up. For some, the focus is the environmental impact of what they eat. Others feel it’s more important to patronize local businesses and producers. And there are those who are concerned with eating more... VW’s Vision Of Ecological Sustainability Takes Shape In Tennessee
(Friday - June 28, 2013)
Source: Gas2.org - Volkswagen AG’s vision of ecological sustainability is taking shape amidst the lushly forested, green hills of the Tennessee Valley. Serving as a proving ground and model for increasing energy efficiency and reducing emissions... Middle East sustainability must not be lip service
(Thursday - June 27, 2013)
Source: Gulf News - We recently presented the findings of our latest research on sustainability in the Mena real estate market at the Change Initiative in Dubai and at Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi, two excellent champions of sustainable development... The Strong Link Between Brand Strength and Sustainability
(Wednesday - June 26, 2013)
Source: Triple Pundit - In a previous post, we laid the foundation for comparing a huge database on brand strength with the world’s largest database on corporate sustainability. Our analysis follows for a strong correlation between the Brand Finance... One-Click Sustainability: How Convenience is Taking a Maturing Market to the Mainstream
(Tuesday - June 25, 2013)
Source: Triple Pundit - Many of the most celebrated green technologies still struggle to deliver an ideal experience for consumers. Even as e-waste grows at nearly three times the rate of traditional waste, recycling old cell phones can be quite an... ESG Issues & Players Why Penalizing Bangladesh Isn’t the Answer
(Friday - June 28, 2013)
Source: BusinessWeek - In the wake of the horrific building collapse in Bangladesh earlier this year that killed a thousand people, mostly garment sector workers, the Obama administration decided today to suspend the country’s trade benefits under the... The Coal Lobby's Fight for Survival
(Friday - June 28, 2013) Associated Profiles : World Resources Institute
Source: Yahoo! News - For a century, coal dominated America's energy landscape, cheaply fueling the factories of the Rust Belt and lighting up homes across the country. King Coal also enjoyed almost unrivaled influence in Washington. On... Analysis of the Socially Responsible Investing Funds Market
(Wednesday - June 26, 2013)
Source: Heraldonline - The European Socially Responsible Investing Funds Funds (SRI) market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of X percent from 2011 to 2017. Increase in demand from high net worth individuals, institutional, and... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds Norwegian savings invested in the world's climate crisis
(Friday - June 28, 2013) Associated Profiles : Government Pension Fund (Thailand)
Source: WWF - The world's largest sovereign wealth fund - the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) - is invested in 147 of the world's 200 companies holding the largest reserves in coal, oil and gas. The fund's share of those... The manager of Qatar's rise to global prominence
(Thursday - June 27, 2013) Associated Profiles : Qatar Investment Authority
Source: arabianbusiness.com - Alongside foreign policy, Sheikh Hamad's role at the QIA has given him authority over its numerous acquisitions, which in recent years included London department store Harrods, Singapore's ... accused of... Fund managers ignore industry shift towards passive 'at their own peril'
(Thursday - June 20, 2013) Associated Profiles : California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Source: Investment Pensions Europe - Global Investment managers who ignore the shift in interest away from traditional active bond ... Both are also amenable to tilts towards specific risk factors within a smart-beta framework... Watching the Watchers Partnership for Resilience and Environmental Preparedness (PREP)
Headquarters: secretariat at Oxfam America, Washington, DC, USA
Established: officially launched October 28, 2011
ESG/Sustainability Focus: Yes: helping companies prepare for climate change.
KEY PARTNERS
PREP itself is a partnership of Calvert Investments, Entergy, Levi Strauss, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Starbucks, Limited Brands, and Swiss Re.
BSR and Ceres are also listed as partners, and Oxfam America is the group’s secretariat.
OVERVIEW/MISSION & BACKGROUND
The Partnership for Resilience and Environmental Preparedness describes its activity by stating that it “…formed to address the risks and opportunities that climate change impacts pose to businesses and the communities on which they depend.” News Sweeps
Climate Change Might Put the Coffee Supply At Risk
(Friday - June 21, 2013) Associated Profiles : Partnership for Resilience and Environmental Preparedness (PREP)
- Care2 (blog) - GMCR is also one of the six companies participating in the Partnership for Resilience and Environmental Preparedness (PREP), which is a one-year pilot program addressing the risks and opportunities... Industries Unite to Educate Companies, Buyers on Emerging Climate Risks
(Wednesday - June 05, 2013) Associated Profiles : Partnership for Resilience and Environmental Preparedness (PREP)
- propertycasualty360.com - Earth Networks and Entergy have created the Partnership for Resilience and Environmental Preparedness(PREP) program. PREP, a one-year pilot program addressing the potential impact of... ederal Climate Change Adaptation Task Force 2011 progress report - one step forward
(Friday - May 24, 2013) Associated Profiles : Partnership for Resilience and Environmental Preparedness (PREP)
- climatesciencewatch.org - Communities across the Nation are already experiencing a range of climatic changes," says the 2011 progress report of the federal Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. The impacts from... | Top Stories from Governance & Accountability Institute’s Accountability-Central.com Right to Your Inbox Overwhelmed by the flood of news and information on the Web? Let us do the work! Each morning AC editors monitor news sources, scan and search for news and commentary, and evaluate and select those top stories and reports that relate to the issues of accountability, sustainability and ESG (Environment, Sustainability and Governance factors) -- and post them on our Web site. We are offering a free service to present them in a very brief email right to your inbox. Headlines and top-line information about the top stories as they appear on AC with links to the original source are available early every business day right to your inbox -- so you can get a jump on the rest of the world. Go to Top Stories and enter your email address. Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting
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