Institutions

Geneva/London/Mexico City: Spanning 157 leading companies from more than 20 sectors and 35 countries, this year’s research points to positive progress in corporate reporting and disclosure as well as a ...

Obama Administration’s actions include the designation of 48 National Electric Vehicle Charging Corridors on highways. The White House: The Obama Administration has announced steps to combat climate change, increase access to ...

Sustainability reporting by large and multinational companies has become commonplace over the last decade, however among small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the practice of sustainability reporting is not as widespread. ...

Amsterdam – Today, GRI launched the world’s first global standards for sustainability reporting, giving companies a common language for disclosing non-financial information. The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards will enable companies ...

Worldwide policy actions to harness the global financial system for sustainable development have more than doubled over the last five years, but more effort is needed to turn this momentum ...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is inviting nominations for the 2015 Champions of the Earth.

South African companies have a remarkably high number of sustainability reports published annually.

California, presents a different automobile market altogether. The State recorded an impressive growth in the electric car market in 2014.

The UNEP-coordinated Coalition aims to support climate change fight through measuring emissions reductions from energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

EU Annual Progress Report provides information about the progress made by European Union and its Member States towards their greenhouse gas emissions targets.

Green Passport gives a wealth of advice to tourists on how to minimize their environmental impact while in Brazil and promotes sustainable tourism.

UNEP’s activities for the year ranged from climate change adaptation to a new global convention on mercury and beyond.

The fifth edition of “Moving Towards A Climate Neutral UN” details the emissions from 64 United Nations organizations, covering nearly 225,000 staff around the world.

Global Forest Watch is world’s first monitoring tool providing near-real time data on changes in forest cover, and could help companies track deforestation in their supply chains.

WRI estimates that halving the rate of food loss and waste by 2050 would close more than 20 percent of the gap between the food available today and what is ...

Illuminating the wealth of climate-smart initiatives worldwide, UN Climate Change Secretariat announces 2013 Lighthouse Activities, currently being showcased during UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland.

This comprehensive project will address both issues of water quality and water quantity, in an attempt to improve the sustainable management of global water resources.

The partnership, named United for Wildlife, is a long-term commitment to tackle global threats to the world’s natural resources, including illegal wildlife trade.

Rapidly growing cities in the developing world key to tackling climate change, and the new World Bank initiative would help cities plan and finance their progress on climate-smart development path.

The report details the United Nation’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2011 and some of the activities undertaken in 2012 to reduce them.