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27.09.2013
Costa Rica establishes Carbon Market
In Costa Rica, president Laura Chinchilla signed a decree on Tuesday morning announcing the first carbon market in the developing world. The market is the latest effort to bring the country toward its goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2021. The credits will not only stem from energy efficiency improvements but also from reforestation and conservation projects. For the moment, the market will not be open to foreign traders.mehr ›
19.09.2013
Monterrey Metropolitan Water Fund (FAMM) established to protect water
New Water Fund in Mexico for Nature and People: Approximately $5 million invested in natural capital to conserve watermehr ›
18.09.2013
Moor und Mee(h)r
Am 09. und 10. September 2013 fand die Fachtagung des Bundesverbandes der Flächenagenturen in Deutschland 2013 im Ozeaneum in Stralsund statt. Der Fokus der Tagung lag vorrangig auf nachhaltigen Kompensationskonzepten in Mooren, an Küsten und in gewässergeprägten Lebensräumen. Zudem wurde die neue Bundeskompensationsverordnung (BKompV), die jetzt entwickelt wird, besprochen.mehr ›
16.09.2013
10% of world's largest companies (Global 500) produce 73% of greenhouse gases
Fifty of the 500 largest listed companies in the world are responsible for nearly three quarters of the group’s 3.6 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, so finds the CDP Global 500 Climate Change Report 2013 released today. The carbon emitted by these 50 highest emitting companies, which primarily operate in the energy, materials and utilities sectors, has risen by 1.65% to 2.54 billion metric tons over the past four years. This increase is equivalent to adding more than 8.5...mehr ›
09.09.2013
WBCSD calls for action on safe water, sanitation and hygiene in the workplace
Launching best practice guidance for measuring the real value of water in business decision making - at World Water Week.mehr ›
04.09.2013
Protecting themselves from political Risks: Forest Carbon Projects
To reduce risks from expropriation, war or civil unrest, agencies like the World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) or the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) provide protection. For example, a few years after US-based land-use carbon consultant Terra Global Capital (TGC) launched its Oddar Meanchey REDD Project in Cambodia, it asked the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to shield its investment from political risk. The Oddar...mehr ›
14.08.2013
REDD+ Finance: Counting the Investments
Many governments are supporting initiatives that are aiming to restore and conserve tropical forests under the REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation plus conservation) banner. Unfortunately, there is no comprehensive view of where all the invested money is going or what is done with it. mehr ›
29.07.2013
Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE): Named „one of the World’s Best Sustainability Ideas” by Forbes
The Sustainable Stock Exchanges is an initiative aimed at exploring how exchanges can work together with regulators, investors and companies to enhance corporate transparency.mehr ›