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Subscribe to ClimateBiz.com RSS  Headlines The Latest News on Climate Management Matsushita to Include Emissions as Performance Indicator
The parent company of Panasonic will add emissions figures to its key performance indicators to help it slash 100,000 tons of CO2 from its operations by the end of fiscal 2009. Banks Take Steps Addressing Climate Change but Long Road Ahead: Report
HSBC and ABN led the pack of 40 banks and financial institutions examined by Ceres on the steps undertaken to address climate change. Climate Registry Gains 54 New Members
Big names such as Alcoa, Shell, National Grid, and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. joined the coalition of states and municipalities that will track, verify and publicly report their emissions. F.T.C. Kicks Off Green Marketing Hearings
The Federal Trade Commission is updating its green advertising guidelines a year before schedule because of the growing wave of environmental marketing claims. Its first target: carbon offsets. All Commercial Buildings Can Be Carbon Neutral, U.K. Report Finds
By Kate Martin, Edie News
The majority of new non-domestic buildings can be zero-carbon if onsite, near-site and offsite renewable energy sources are used, a new report has found. Calif. Leads Legal Challenge Against EPA
California led a coalition of states and non-profits that sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its refusal to let the states set tougher auto-related greenhouse gas emissions regulations. Dow, FPL, Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Group
The four prominent corporations joined The Climate Group ranks this week to promote pragmatic climate change policy and demonstrate that companies can slash emissions but still make money. Peabody Joins Chinese Clean-Coal Project
Coal company Peabody Energy plans to help build China's first coal-fired power plant that will use carbon capture and storage to avoid nearly all emissions. U.C. San Diego Joins Chicago Climate Exchange
As part of a larger, overall conservation strategy, UCSD will be the first West Coast university to take part in the country's only voluntary, legally binding trading system for greenhouse gases. PPG Sets New GHG Emissions Goal
PPG plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 10 percent below 2006 levels by 2011. The glass, paint and chemical supplier already reduced its emissions last year 18 percent below 2002 levels. World Bank Launches Finance Program to Reward Forest Preservation
The World Bank Group unveiled a carbon finance incentive to encourage developing countries to reduce deforestation. Total commitments have reached $165 million.  Features & Columns Leading Thinking on Climate Issues Is Mainstream Media Stepping up to Its Role in Climate Fight?
By Darcy Hitchcock
The media finally took notice of climate change in 2007 -- now it's time to emphasize the solutions and the innovations that will lead us out of this crisis over the danger climate changes poses to the planet. Asia and The Age of Sustainability: Where The East Has an Edge
By Rick Seireeni
The Western world is in the throes of a green revolution that is slowly spreading around the globe. When the powerhouse Asian economies pick up speed, expect them to grow ever more powerful, and dramatically speed up the process of innovation to boot. Renewable Energy Firms Strike Gold with Green Employee Benefits
By Dawn E. Dzurilla
Leaders of companies across industries -- but most noticeably in the clean energy field -- are providing eco-perks as a way of developing an environmentally sustainable company culture, and makes employees happier, healthier and more productive. Tools & Resources Reports, Research and Tips You Can Use A New Mindset for Corporate Sustainability
"A New Mindset for Corporate Sustainability," published by six academics from around the world, presents a concept of using corporate sustainability to lead innovation and benefit the environment, society and shareholders. A focus on sustainability can not only better the world, but a company's bottom line. RETScreen Clean Energy Decision Making Tool
This downloadable application, developed by the CETC in Varennes, Quebec, can be used to help companies of all sizes determine which renewable energy sources will meet their needs most efficiently and cost-effectively. | 
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