June 19, 2008
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Air & Climate Newsletter June 19, 2008 |
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New EPA guide to help businesses confront climate challenge
EPA is releasing a new resource, A Business Guide to US EPA Climate Partnership Programs, for businesses committed to addressing the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. The guide features profiles on 35 EPA climate-change related partnership programs, as well as a handy table so companies can look up programs most appropriate for their industry and business objectives. Each program profile defines the environmental value delivered by the program and the business case for participating, such as cost savings, operational efficiency, reduced business risk, new or expanded markets, ... |
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Environmental groups push the SEC for full corporate climate risk disclosure
A broad coalition of investors and major environmental groups have repeated their call to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to address the obligations of publicly-traded companies to assess and fully disclose the material economic opportunities and risks from climate change. The 20 signatories to the letter include leading US and European institutional investors such as CalPERS, CalSTRS, F&C Asset Management and the Maryland, New York, New York City, New Jersey, North Carolina and Oregon public pension funds. In a supplement to their landmark petition last fall requesting ... |
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