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integrum Software Sponsors Australian Risk Management Conference March 2007

integrum Risk & Compliance Software is the proud major sponsor of the Australian Risk Management Conference & Exhibition to be held in Sydney, March 13-14, 2007. With an impressive list of keynote speakers, the conference and exhibition will showcase the latest trends in Risk Management disciplines and case studies. integrum will present on Day 1 a case study of the use of integrum by ...

Mar. 6, 2007

By integrum Pty Limited

How do you manage transportation risk in a sustainable supply chain?

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company A growing focus on sustainable supply chain management over the past few years has proven to be a big cost savings opportunity for many businesses. ...

Jan. 2, 2011

By 3BL Media

CEOs face rising shareholder interest in managing corporate climate risks

Activist investors will put forward a record 142 shareholder resolutions during the upcoming proxy season asking corporations to strengthen their environmental commitments in areas ranging from greenhouse gas reductions and energy efficiency to deforestation and water use. The resolutions, a list of which was released this morning ...

Mar. 6, 2014

By Ceres

Financial and Risk Management Crucial for Power Utilities, Finds Frost & Sullivan

Energy companies face a challenging environment of overcapacity, unpredictable oil prices, protectionism, geopolitical tensions, high debt-to-GDP ratios, winding down of national stimulus initiatives, unemployment, and fluctuating currencies. To add value to shareholders, it is vital that utilities achieve excellence in financial and risk management through improved working capital management ...

Apr. 3, 2013

By Frost & Sullivan

International research to offer practical guidance for improved risk management in the water sector

Cranfield’s Water Science Institute has confirmed its position as a leading force for improved risk management within the water sector through an important collaboration with the US Water Research Foundation (WaterRF). In its third international research contract for the US Water Research Foundation, based in Denver, and sponsored by Calgary Water (Canada), Cranfield is developing ...

Jun. 1, 2011

By Cranfield University

Cooperation agreement signed for air quality management project in Hubei, China

NILU has signed a cooperative agreement with Hubei Environmental Protection Bureau (Hubei EPB) and Green Business Norway (GBN). The agreement aims to develop an air quality management and early warning system for nine cities in the Hubei Province of China. Thus, an important milestone has been reached in the market development for Norwegian exporters of environmental and energy technology in ...

Oct. 26, 2010

By NILU - The Norwegian Institute for Air Research

Exprodat Presents on Managing Climate Risks at 2013 Esri Petroleum GIS Conference

GIS technical expert, Paola Peroni will be making a fascinating presentation at the forthcoming 2013 Esri Petroleum GIS Conference explaining how ArcGIS can be used to evaluate and identify climate-related risks to oil and gas projects. Exprodat’s Peroni, whose work was conducted in partnership with Mark Mackintosh of Claverton Associates, ...

May 1, 2013

By Exprodat Consulting Ltd.

Enterprises Embrace Smarter Carbon Management With SAP and the Carbon Disclosure Project

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and the not-for-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) are experiencing increasing demand for CDP Reporter Services. The services include solutions based on sustainability software from SAP, enabling companies to access both advanced analytics and industry data required to benchmark their energy and carbon footprints. Since its debut in 2010, the software has been adopted by ...

Aug. 29, 2011

By SAP SE

Ecosystem management key to long-term climate change adaptation and risk reduction

Sustainable management of ecosystems, as an integral part of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction plans, must be at the centre of all development activity, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), WWF-International, IUCN and ISDR. Speaking at the second Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (GP09) Geneva, Switzerland, UNEP's Director of Division of ...

Jun. 21, 2009

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The 2012 LIFE+ projects

Austria 4 projects (14.5 million) LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance (1 project – 3.6 million) LIFE-URBANLAKE (Stadt Wien – Magistratsabteilung 45 – Wiener Gewässer): This project intends to define strategies to reduce the vulnerability of the “Alte Donau” from effects of climate ...

Jul. 2, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

WESTON to offer sustainable development solutions as project manager of India ecotourism park

Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON®) announced today that its subsidiary Weston Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. will manage India’s first LEED® Platinum targeted ecotourism project at Hyderabad, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh for Delara Tourism Corporation Limited (DTCL), a Group Company of NCS. WESTON will provide an integrated approach to combine construction management and green development ...

Oct. 15, 2008

By Weston Solutions, Inc

Carbon credit management company signs risk-sharing agreement with European Investment Bank

In Frankfurt, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and KfW Bankengruppe have signed a risk sharing framework agreement for the KfW SME programme ‘Capital for Work and Investments’. Under this risk sharing agreement, between 2008 and 2010 the EIB will assume risks for a total of EUR 100 million arising in connection with subordinated financing offered under the KfW programme. Detlef Leinberger, ...

Feb. 3, 2008

By European Investment Bank (EIB)

Bentley`s ProjectWise dynamic plot brings paper into digital age to help mitigate project risk

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced the immediate release of ProjectWise Dynamic Plot V8i, an innovative software service that brings paper into the digital age. It does this by creating an intelligent link between paper plots and digital models, shrinking the ...

May 28, 2009

By Bentley Systems Incorporated

Western Water Outlook: Grim - But good management can lower the risk of reservoir depletion

As the West warms, a drier Colorado River system could see as much as a 1-in-2 chance of fully depleting all of its reservoir storage by mid-century, assuming current management practices continue. That’s grim news for the roughly 30 million people who depend on the Colorado for drinking and irrigation water. A research team—including PSD’s Marty Hoerling, Andrea Ray, Joseph Barsugli (CIRES), and ...

Oct. 12, 2009

By NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

New report: largest companies fall short in managing, disclosing water scarcity risks

Despite growing water-scarcity risks in many parts of the world, the vast majority of leading companies in water-intensive industries have weak management and disclosure of water-related risks and opportunities, according to a first-ever report issued today by the Ceres investor coalition, the financial services firm UBS and financial data provider Bloomberg. The report evaluates and ranks water ...

Feb. 11, 2010

By Ceres

Mapping pesticide contamination risk

A new computerised tool helps regulators identify water sources at risk of pesticide contamination. The tool can be used to produce maps indicating water bodies at risk of contamination by taking into account: adjacent land-use, the concentration of pesticides in the environment and biological indicators of contamination. Protection of water resources is a key priority for the EU and water bodies ...

Apr. 21, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

Smurfit Kappa Recycling choose for Bollegraaf because of their excellent reputation and quality project management

Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions and Smurfit Kappa Recycling finalised the installation of an HBC-120S baler at the Smurfit Kappa depot in Snodland, Kent. With less chance of wire breakage and using less electricity, the Bollegraaf HBC-120S produces heavier bales; plenty of reasons to choose for Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions. Brian Kavanagh, project manager at Smurfit Kappa indicates that ...

Jul. 4, 2016

By Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions

Shale gas in Europe – being consistent with a low carbon economy, managing health and environmental risks

Mr Chair, Distinguished guests, Since the first industrial revolution, our economies have grown and expanded on the basis of abundant and cheap energy. With a fairly low hourly wage in Belgium, we can today buy enough gasoline to run a car for 100 km. Had we not the engine and the petrol, we would need days to transport ourselves on that distance. Energy has substituted labour and boosted ...

May 13, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

Carbon Disclosure Project Renews Partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions to Measure Supply Chain Carbon Management

FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer and industry leader in environmental sustainability solutions for business, today announced an expanded partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). FirstCarbon Solutions will score companies' submissions on their greenhouse gas emissions and ...

Jul. 30, 2012

By FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS)

Blue Marble president Patrick Cunningham to give talk on risk management in the software release cycle at techmaine

Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce that Patrick Cunningham, President at Blue Marble, will host a talk at TechMaine on Risk Management and the Decision to Ship in the software release cycle, Wednesday June 3rd at 6pm at the TechMaine offices in Westbrook Maine. The talk is for the quality assurance and testing group of TechMaine but is free and open to the public. TechMaine is a ...

May 17, 2009

By Blue Marble Geographics

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