Costa Cruises Publishes “On Course for the Future”, the New Edition of its Sustainability Report

Wed, 07/20/2016 - 11:30

Costa Cruises has presented the 10th edition of its Sustainability Report, entitled “Sea You Tomorrow – On course for the future”, highlighting the main sustainability results achieved by the company in 2015.

Large Complexes Find Growing Benefits in Energy Self-Generation as Battery Costs Decline

Tue, 07/19/2016 - 13:00

Large commercial and industrial complexes are increasingly showing more interest in how power is consumed at their facilities, and how they can more efficiently manage their utility costs. These companies are discovering many options that have only recently opened up due to new technologies and decreasing system costs.

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Mon, 07/18/2016 - 15:10

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​Australia A​nnounces P​lans ​for ​Commercial​ Building D​isclosure P​rogram E​xtension

Mon, 07/18/2016 - 11:35

The Politics of Energy: Change or Be Changed

Wed, 07/27/2016 - 10:15

One of the leading female CEOs on Wall Street gives a glimpse at the Future of Energy and how clean energy can create jobs and save humanity

Old Mutual on Embedding Responsible Investment

Wed, 07/20/2016 - 11:35

Getting it right

To support our drive for best practice in responsible investment, we constantly monitor our compliance with our Responsible Investment Standard. We aim to be active and engaged investors: our South African asset manager has met our target of casting 100% of proxy votes, and we are making good progress across the rest of the Group. A proxy vote is where we vote on a company resolution at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on behalf of the people who have delegated that responsibility to us.

TAIPEI 101 Honored as World’s Greenest Tall Building

Fri, 07/15/2016 - 12:05

CBRE and TAIPEI 101 have ushered in a new era for international green buildings, becoming the highest scoring LEED v4 project in the world to-date, and the first to reach the 90 points threshold. TAIPEI 101 appointed CBRE’s Sustainability Asia team to act as LEED consultant to guide them through the process of recertifying its existing LEED v2009 Platinum certification in September 2014.

Three Steps to Effectively Measure Philanthropic Impact

Mon, 07/18/2016 - 15:10

According to The Council on Foundations (COF) Report, Increasing Impact & Enhancing Value, corporate philanthropy is as vital as ever to business and society. And yet corporate leaders are under increasing pressure to connect the value of their programs with performance drivers that matter in the business. They must demonstrate that their philanthropic investment is both effective and aligned with business outcomes.

Large Businesses React to Climate Change Issues and Outline Courses of Action

Fri, 07/15/2016 - 14:05

See the variety of actions organizations from around the world are taking to help to help climate change, in a new report from Ingersoll Rand and GreenBiz: Accountability for Climate Action: How Corporations Are Tackling Climate Change.

Accenture, The University of Notre Dame, and The Rural Development Company in South Africa Launch Renewable Energy Program in KwaZulu-Natal, Delivering Clean, Affordable Electricity

Thu, 07/14/2016 - 13:15