Resources
Microfinance’s New Horizons: Creating Value, Enabling Livelihoods
In this new report, Forum for the Future examines how the field of microfinance is growing and how lenders and recipients alike are benefiting from this successful bottom-up social and financial development practice. Read More
The Power of Five Percent: How Dynamic Pricing Can Save $35 Billion in Electricity Costs
This report from the Brattle Group shows how a combination of varied price structures and the adoption of the latest metering technologies can combine to dramatically reduce peak energy demand in the United States. Read More
Cost of Green Revisited: Reexamining the feasibility and cost impact of sustainable design in light of increased market adoption
The purpose of this paper is to revisit the question of the cost of incorporating sustainable design features into building projects. Read More
Adaptive Reuse: Uncovering Hidden Assets and Obstacles
Thinking of buying that fixer-upper? Here are a few strategies for looking before you leap. By Celeste Allen Novak, AIA, LEED AP Read More
New Energy for Campuses: Energy Saving Policies for Colleges and Universities
This October 2005 report details case studies of more than 30 universities in 24 states that have implemented a variety of energy and climate-management programs. Read More
Productivity of Growing Global Energy Demand: A Microeconomic Perspective
Makes the case that there are sufficient economically viable opportunities for energy-productivity improvements that could significantly reduce global energy-demand growth. Read More
Nanotechnology and Lifecycle Assessment
This study shows how a cradle-to-grave look at the health and environmental impact of a material, chemical, or product is an essential tool for ensuring the safe, responsible, and sustainable commercialization of nanotechnology. Read More
Scaling Up: Global Technology Deployment to Stabilize Emissions
An analysis of ways to promote the policy and market structures for deploying low-carbon technologies to mitigate climate change. This report is a collaboration between WRI and the Goldman Sachs Center for Environmental Markets. Read More
Green Financial Products and Services: Current Trends and Future Opportunities in North America
The U.N. Environment Program's Finance Initiative undertook this comprehensive study of how the financial sector is responding to and encouraging green investment in North America, and offers predictions about the shape of green finance in years to come. Read More
Batteries for IT Systems: Environmental Issues
This white paper from Green IT focuses on concerns associated with recycling and environmental aspects of battery use in IT systems. Read More