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Updated Equator Principles released for public comment

The Equator Principles (EP) Association has released the draft of the updated Equator Principles (EP III) for stakeholder consultation and public comment. The EP is a risk framework for identifying, assessing, and managing environmental and social risks in Project Finance transactions and has been adopted by 77 financial institutions worldwide. Key themes and areas of development proposed in ...

Aug. 13, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Bidding starts on multi-million pound flood contract to protect Londoners

The Environment Agency is today launching the bidding to manage tidal flood risk in London and the Thames Estuary in what is the UK’s largest flood risk management contract. Suppliers from all over Europe are invited to bid for the Thames Estuary Phase 1 programme, which includes projects to maintain, refurbish, and replace Thames tidal defences in London and the Estuary. Adapting to ...

Sep. 17, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Piraeus Bank’s pioneering Climate Risk Management Model

Piraeus Bank is the 2nd largest bank in Greece, with particular know-how in the areas of medium-sized and small enterprises, consumer and mortgage credit, green banking, agricultural banking (following the recent acquisition of ATEbank), capital markets investment banking, and leasing. During 2010-2012, Piraeus Bank ran the climabiz project (co-funded by the European Union through the financial ...

Mar. 29, 2013

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

360factors Announces Partnership with Innovatus Advisory Group to Deliver Risk and Compliance Intelligence Technology and Services to Banks

360factors, Inc., the industry leader in risk and compliance intelligence software, and Innovatus Advisory Group (IAG), a prominent risk and compliance advisory firm, today announced a joint partnership, combining 360factors’ Predict360 risk and compliance intelligence platform with IAG’s compliance and management consulting services. “This partnership provides our banking and ...

Sep. 2, 2020

By 360Factors, Inc.

Environmental concerns for Red Sea-Dead Sea project

Jordanian environmentalists have challenged a government decision to push ahead with a controversial project to channel water from the Red Sea into the Dead Sea – which has shrunk dramatically over the past 20 years. In April, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation is due to select a company to commence construction in June of the first phase of the so-called 'Red Sea – Dead Sea Water ...

Mar. 23, 2012

By SciDev.Net

Black & Veatch to host site visits at rapid excavation and tunneling conference & exhibit in Las Vegas

Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, announced today its slate of activities planned for the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference & Exhibit (RETC) underway this week in Las Vegas, Nev. A one-day field trip to two project construction sites will be held on Thursday, June 18. Participants will have the opportunity to visit Black & ...

Jun. 15, 2009

By Black & Veatch Corporation

Export Development Canada Elected to Steering Committee of Equator Principles

Export Development Canada (EDC) announced today that it was elected to the Steering Committee of the Equator Principles (EP) Association last week. The Equator Principles are a financial industry benchmark for determining, assessing and managing social and environmental risk in project financing. Currently 73 financial institutions in 27 countries have officially adopted the EPs, covering over ...

Nov. 4, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

RBC breaking new ground in Canadian banking sector

In what some have described as the first major move by a Canadian financial institution in the area of impact or social financing, RBC has committed $20 million to a new social and environmental initiative aimed at facilitating solutions to social and environmental problems. "Impact finance describes a range of financial vehicles and services that use private capital to finance solutions to ...

Feb. 13, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

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. 2, 2011

By Cranfield University

WKC attends the 2016 Society of Petroleum Engineers Conference in Accra, Ghana

Marc Blanché from WKC’s South African office recently travelled to Ghana to present at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Health Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility Conference in Accra. The main conference themes included: Overcoming security issues faced in Ghana Lessons learnt from infectious disease outbreaks in Ghana Ensuring operation safety in ...

Nov. 7, 2016

By WKC Group

Society of Petroleum Engineers Conference, Ghana

WKC attends the 2016 Society of Petroleum Engineers Conference in Accra, Ghana Marc Blanché from WKC’s South African office recently travelled to Ghana to present at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Health Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility Conference in Accra. The main conference themes included: Overcoming security issues faced in Ghana Lessons ...

Nov. 7, 2016

By WKC Group

Award for landmark EPAL-Cranfield water research

A collaboration between Cranfield University and Portugal-based EPAL (Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres), has been awarded an International Water Association (IWA) Project Innovation Award for a study on strategic risk management in water. A key objective for any water utility is a supply water of adequate quality, quantity and reliability. At the strategic level, other requirements ...

Mar. 13, 2014

By Cranfield University

IDB approves US$1.1bn in environmental loans in 2007, mainly for water projects

The Inter-American Development Bank Group delivered a record lending program in 2007, approving $9.6 billion in financing for projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the IDB’s latest Annual Report. The amount was a record high, excluding emergency loans. For the 14th year in a row the IDB was the main source of multilateral lending to Latin America and the Caribbean. The total ...

Apr. 8, 2008

By Inter-American Development Bank

Ma’aden Standardizes on IHS for Global EHS System of Record

IHS (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of critical information and insight today announced that the Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Ma’aden) has chosen the IHS Operational Excellence Solution as the system of record for its global Environment, Health & Safety Initiative EHS1. “Ma’aden is an industry leader with this EHS1 initiative and we’re happy to be partnering to help ...

Jun. 30, 2014

By IHS Markit

European Commission launches consultation on revision of chemical accidents directive

The European Commission has launched a consultation to review the Seveso II Directive on the prevention and response to major chemical accidents. The basic structure and requirements of this legislation have remained unchanged for over 10 years. The survey is intended to provide the Commission with feedback and lessons learnt about the implementation of the directive, and focuses on major ...

Feb. 26, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

Involving communities in contaminated land decisions: researchers recommend guidelines

A new approach giving practical guidance for engaging communities in assessing and managing risks associated with re-development of contaminated land could help to smooth local decision making processes. It recommends a set of principles that risk managers and policymakers can use to shape their community engagement activities. Public concern and potential health risks surrounding the ...

Nov. 8, 2012

By European Commission, Environment DG

Canadian banks rank low on climate change

According to a report released by Ceres , an environmental investment group, banks around the world need to make significant changes towards their governance of climate change and the environment. The report observed policies and action that the world's 40 largest banks have taken in response to the risks and opportunities associated with climate change and that more than half scored less than 50 ...

Jan. 15, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Survey to assess sustainability of the fire suppression industry

Leonardo Academy is conducting a survey to begin a sustainability assessment of the fire suppression industry. Building owners, managers and occupants can fill out a 5-minute survey to contribute to understanding the environmental and sustainability impacts of this industry. To assess the sustainability of the fire suppression industry, information on fire suppression systems currently in place ...

Mar. 7, 2011

By 3BL Media

Developing countries are hardest hit from climate change, World Bank

People in the world’s poorest countries will suffer the earliest and the most from climate change, according to this year’s edition of the World Bank’s annual environmental review, Environment Matters. The report says that, due to their geographical location, low incomes, and low institutional capacity, as well as their greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, the poorest ...

Feb. 28, 2008

By The World Bank

Casella storm guardian boosts flood safety for 15 communities

Casella has supplied a warning system to Northamptonshire County Council for 15 communities in the County. STORM Guardian is a robust rain gauge, featuring a Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (TBRG) mechanism made from entirely non-corrosive materials. The gauge can collect rainfall data remotely and mitigate the risk from the increasing incidence of high intensity rainfall and flash flooding. ...

Apr. 16, 2014

By Casella

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