Climate finance
Rio+20 Business Focus: Rio Pathfinders lead way in sustainable development in city’s poorest communities
Today the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS) explain how the Rio Sustainability City project is breaking new ground in developing innovative sustainable solutions for poorer communities.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Travel and tourism benefits from sustainable development
World Travel & Tourism Council looks at what the idea of sustainability means for the tourism industry and how to reconcile this with the environmental impact of travel.
Rio+20 Business Focus: How sustainable golf can protect biodiversity
IUCN explain why wildlife conservation has found an unlikely partner in Sweden’s golf courses.
Rio+20 Business Focus: IUCN join with Nokia to unleash power of farmer’s co-ops in China
Lap Li from IUCN China explains how the group have been working with phone company Nokia to help support farmers’ cooperatives and connect remote farmers to agricultural markets.
Rio+20 Business Focus: DHL eyes up carbon savings through sustainable logistics
Deutsche Post DHL explain how they managed to cut 10% of their emissions since 2008 by weaving sustainable practices into their everyday operations.
UN opens new round of climate change action contest
UNFCCC opens new round of applications for the “Momentum for Change” scheme aimed at showcasing on the ground action taking place to tackle the climate challenge.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Starbucks initiative in Mexico aims to make coffee greener
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development we examine the role Climate Smart Agriculture will play in ensuring sustainable development.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Deloitte experts on why we should put a value on water
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development we examine how a value chain orientation to water stewardship could help protect supplies.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Green growth can end economic blues
To boost growth, governments should adopt a proactive green industrial policy, writes Harald Heubaum, Lecturer in Global Energy and Climate Policy at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS, University of London.
Rio+20 Business Focus: A new approach to carbon compensation
Carbon offsetting is a complex process, and needs effective measuring and verification processes. Investment experts ‘The Livelihoods Fund’ have first hand experience of how to set up and run projects.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Reducing water and energy waste for a sustainable future
Watergy represents the strong link between water and energy. The Alliance to Save Energy explains how they have implemented their efficiency programme across the planet.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Intel on how IT can cut carbon and boost profits
Embedding Information and communications technology (ICT) into your business strategy offers huge returns. Intel estimates ICT could cut 15% of global emissions by 2020.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Protecting investments in a sustainable future from corruption
With billions of dollars in climate finance being mobilised to Alice Harrison from anti-corruption NGO Transparency International explains why the future we want is one without bribes.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Grant Thornton outline strategy to boost renewables sector
Ed Nusbaum, CEO of Grant Thornton International and Nathan Goode, head of environment, energy and sustainability at Grant Thornton UK explain what’s holding back investment in the green economy.
Financial crisis boosted sustainable action from business
Investors turned back on old way of assessing a business; Sustainable businesses perform better says Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Bonn 2012: Taiwan’s biggest polluter eyes up green benefits
The China Steel Corporation emits 22 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year – but as RTCC has been finding out – it says it can cut this drastically
Rio+20 Business Focus: Staying grounded about the Carbon Price Floor
Charles Purshouse, Vice President, Carbon Services, Camco North America explains why it is vital the price for carbon is managed effectively if it is to incentivize green growth.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Mexico’s sweet cement
In the first of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development, we hear how Mexican cement company CEMEX are cutting their water use.
Rio+20: What would business do?
The Aldersgate Group brought together a group of corporate leaders including Unilever, Microsoft and PepsiCo, and gave them 100 seconds to pitch an idea for a sustainable future. Food, energy and water security all featured but which would win the day?
Bonn 2012 – Week one round-up with E3G
E3G’s Liz Gallagher talks RTCC through the first week of the Bonn climate talks including equity, ambition and finance.