Reporting & Disclosure
BD+C Sustainability White Papers
Building Design+Construction offers free downloads of its series of white papers on sustainability. The nine-chapter 2008 series "Green Buildings + Climate Change" can be downloaded in its entirety or by chapter. Read More
California Climate Risk and Response
More than half of California's real estate assets are at risk from rising sea levels and wildfires caused by climate change, and the state could end up spending billions of dollars each year coping with its effects, according to this report from University of California, Berkeley and nonprofit Next 10. Read More
Consumers, Brands and Climate Change 2008
Most people in the US say tackling climate change will boost the economy, according to consumer research published by The Climate Group and brand strategy and design consultancy Lippincott. Read More
Cool Trends: 10 things cities are doing now to reduce greenhouse gases
The International Society of Sustainability Professionals set out to answer the following question: What strategies can communities and municipalities in the developed world implement now to reduce greenhouse gases that can be easily retrofitted into an existing community and offer multiple benefits? Read More
Norway's Carbon Tax Fails to Deliver Emissions Reductions
Norway imposed a carbon tax some 17 years ago but emissions have shifted in the wrong direction: Greenhouse gas emissions grew 15 percent. Read More
PricewaterhouseCoopers to Cut CO2 by a Fifth
The financial services firm plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent below 2007 levels by 2012. Three areas will be targeted: travel, workspace and commuting. Read More
The Noisette Project: Our Journey to Sustainability”
This 46-page report details the work of the Noisette Company LLC and its project with North Charleston, S.C., to restore and revitalize 3,000 acres of the city's historic urban core to create a community that is socially, economically and environmentally sound. Read More
London Climate Change Adaption Strategy — Draft Report
This is one of the first comprehensive climate change adaption strategies created by any major city. It identifies likely climate change-related impacts, opportunities and stakeholders, establishes a baseline to measure changing risks, and offers policies and guidance. Read More
Exelon 2020: A Low-Carbon Roadmap
Exelon explains how it plans to reduce, displace or offset 15.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions annually by 2020. Read More
World Ports Commit to Reduce Emissions
Fifty-five ports from around the world agreed to cut carbon dioxide emissions and boost air quality with the endorsement of the World Ports Climate Declaration. Read More