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Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 8): The Business Case for Corporate Use of Renewable Energy in Europe

This WRI policy brief gives an overview of the benefits that are motivating businesses in Europe to switch to renewable energy. Read More

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Guidelines for Energy Efficient Data Centers

This report from the Green Grid provides a framework for improving the efficiency of both new and existing data centers, reviewing the ways data centers consume energy and offering best practices to increase efficiency across operations. Read More

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Energy Trends in Selected Manufacturing Sectors: Report

A report designed to help the U.S. EPA promote energy efficiency in 12 manufacturing sectors. Read More

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Reporting the Business Implications of Climate Change in Sustainability Reports

This new report from the Global Reporting Initiative and KPMG Services finds that most companies that reported on climate change in their sustainability reports found greater potential financial opportunities than risks from climate change. Read More

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The World at Home: A Household Guide to Building Green

This guide offers resources to help consumers weigh various environmental and health concerns when it comes to planning, building, renovating, and redecorating homes. Read More

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Principles for Responsible Investment 2007 Report on Progress

This first-of-its-kind survey of global financial giants was conducted as a joint project of the UNEP's Financial Initiative and the U.N. Global Compact to gauge how investors are integrating ESG issues into their daily practices. Read More

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Growing Opportunity: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Insoluble Problems

Social entrepreneurs -- business leaders who work to cure social and environmental problems while making a profit -- are leading a revolution in how business operates. This report examines the future of the next wave of business. Read More

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A Closer Look at the Bottom of the Pyramid

The latest report from the Aspen Institute finds that courses dealing with the "bottom of the pyramid" -- markets serving the world's poor -- are growing exponentially in business programs around the world. Read More

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Business Guide to Partnering with NGOs and the United Nations

This study from the global development advisors Dalberg finds that environmental issues account for a third of all business CSR partnerships on a global level, and offers guidance to companies looking to work with NGOs and the U.N. Read More

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Raising Our Game: Can We Sustain Globalization?

This study offers a prediction of the how business and the environment will interact in 2027, based on a variety of societal and environmental variables. Read More