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Lawyers Charge Top Dollar For Climate Change Work

Twenty of the top 100 highest-grossing U.S. law firms are billing as much as $700 dollars per hour for climate change work that ranges from lobbying Congress to helping clients finance clean-energy projects, according to Bloomberg. And the move into climate...

Published 01-23-2008 2:34 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Climate, U.S., Business Services, Policy & Law
ZFS Launches Climate Initiative

Under a newly launched initiative, Zurich Financial Services Group has established an internal office that will oversee the study and understanding of climate-related risks across all of its businesses. As part of the initiative, it has established an...

Published 01-22-2008 11:46 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Sustainability, Climate, Business Services, Economics, Research & Technology
60% Of Companies Worry About Compliance Costs Of Climate Change Rules

While U.S. businesses are concerned about compliance costs related to climate change legislation, those same companies still believe that the federal government should be doing more to combat global warming, according to a new survey sponsored by law...

Published 09-27-2007 12:26 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Business-to-Business, Compliance, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Policy & Law, Government, Efficiency, Economics
UN Launches ‘CDM Bazaar’

A cost-free CDM Bazaar was unveiled by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to encourage an exchange of information among buyers, sellers and service providers involved in the clean development mechanism, AFP reports . Under CDM...

Published 09-10-2007 8:26 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Major Players, Global, Climate, Research & Technology, credits, Business Services
Merrill Launches Energy Efficieny Index

Merrill Lynch has started tracking energy-efficient companies which it considers well-placed to benefit from tough climate change policies, Reuters reports. The index...

Published 08-02-2007 2:10 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, U.S., Funding & Incentives, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Efficiency, Clean Energy
ICF Wins EPA Contract For Climate Change Initiatives

ICF International has won a contract with the EPA valued up to $37 million over five years. Under the contract, ICF will provide technical and outreach support services to the EPA for domestic and global climate change initiatives. This contract replaces...

Published 07-25-2007 10:45 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Climate, U.S., Business Services, Government, Contracts & Installations
Leading CEOs Release Climate Change Policy Statement

Business Roundtable, an association of 160 chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies, have released a policy statement (PDF) on climate change, acknowledging that climate change poses a serious risk and that the time for action is now. "The...

Published 07-18-2007 10:58 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services
Gore Solicits User-Generated Ads for Climate Change

Former VP Al Gore is sponsoring a competition for TV and online ads that raise awareness of climate change, reports The New York Times (via MarketingVOX). Gore and his Alliance for Climate Protection sent out solicitations to a number of agencies, seeking...

Published 07-16-2007 11:36 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Automotive, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Awards
CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit

A flurry of press releases have come out of the Global Compact leaders Summit that's finishing up in Geneva. Top executives of corporations such as Coca-Cola, Petrobras, Fuji Xerox, China Ocean Shipping Group, Tata Steel...

Published 07-06-2007 12:37 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Retail & Restaurants, Emissions, Supply Chain, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Global, Reporting, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Compliance, Waste, U.S., Automotive, North America, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Fossil Fuels, Conservation, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Travel, Economics, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Industrial Goods, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Asia, Refitting, Recycling, Oil & Gas, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Utilities, Solar Energy, Industry Events, Hydrogen, Australia, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Mining, Nuclear, Storage, Fuel Cells, Water, Hazardous Waste, South America, Central & South America, Africa
Financial Firms Tell G8 To Back Deep Emission Reduction Targets

Heads of more than 20 leading financial service companies that are members of the United Nations Environment Programme's Finance Initiative have told (PR PDF) the G8 to back deep emission reduction targets, saying they fear that unchecked climate change...

Published 06-07-2007 1:00 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Global, Climate, Financial, Business Services, Policy & Law, Economics, Predictions
Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World

The Independent, along with Ethical Investment Research Services, has put together a guide to the greenest companies in the world. 1. Vestas Wind Systems has more than...

Published 06-04-2007 12:20 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Retail & Restaurants, Emissions, Supply Chain, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Global, Reporting, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Waste, Pollution, U.S., credits, VC Funding, Automotive, North America, Marketing, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Fossil Fuels, Government, Conservation, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Travel, Economics, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Awards, Industrial Goods, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Refitting, Consumption, People, Recycling, Oil & Gas, Biofuel, New Technology, Wind Energy, Utilities, Savings, Solar Energy, Industry Events, Coal, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Mining, Pricing, Education, Sales, Predictions, Spending, Nuclear, Storage, Fuel Cells, Biomass
To Reap Green Rewards, Make Changes Now

Climate change has gone from being dull and marginal to cool and core, according to an article from The Economist. Businessmen, like everybody else, want to be seen to be doing the right thing. For some huge firms, such as GE, Alstom and Siemens, a move...

Published 06-01-2007 1:55 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Reporting, Environmental Affairs, Climate, Business-to-Business, Pollution, U.S., North America, Business Services, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Economics, Recycling, New Technology, Utilities, Predictions
NRG Energy Joins CCX

NRG Energy has joined companies such as Bayer, Ford, IBM and Intel as a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange, a greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading system. “Joining the Chicago Climate Exchange is part of our ongoing program to increase our carbon...

Published 06-01-2007 12:32 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Climate, Business-to-Business, U.S., credits, Business Services, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Utilities
HSBC To Donate $100 Million For Climate Research

HSBC has created a five-year, $100 million partnership to fund climate research through The Climate Group, Earthwatch Institute, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and WWF. "By working with four of the world's most respected environmental organizations...

Published 05-31-2007 1:16 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Business-to-Business, U.S., Funding & Incentives, Financial, Business Services
NBC Universal Gets Large Dose Of Ecomagination

NBC Universal has launched “Get On Board,” a program to reduce greenhouse gases and raise awareness. It's all part of General Electric’s (NBCU parent) ecomagination initiative. Here are the highlights...

Published 05-25-2007 1:15 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Waste, U.S., credits, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Conservation, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Construction, Refitting, Consumption, Recycling, New Technology, Solar Energy

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