Sustainability
WWF Welcomes China's "Green Lending" Regulatory Framework
February 29, 2012
The Chinese Government has adopted new regulations that are designed to have banks identify, assess, monitor, control and mitigate environmental and social risks in their lending practices.WWF Downplays Countries' Concerns about EU's Aviation Fees
February 29, 2012
According to the WWF, instead of considering retaliatory measures against the European Union for its punitive airline emissions trading scheme ("ETS"), countries in which those airlines are based should focus on cutting climate-changing emissions from aviation in their own countries.Oxfam Proposes Model for Climate Management and Poverty Eradication
February 28, 2012
As a contribution to the debate in the run-up to the UN conference on sustainable development, Oxfam has published the discussion paper "A Safe and Just Space for Humanity-Can We Live Within the Doughnut?"Report Outlines UN's Vision of Global Environmental Governance
February 26, 2012
Recommendations made in a new report from the UN Environment Programme on facilitating a global "green" economy include the creation of a new umbrella organization for sustainable development; establishing a world environment organization (WEO); and having national "green" policy measures coordinated by the President or Prime Ministers' office or a central government agency.UN Secretary-General Presses Business Leaders to Incorporate Sustainability Practices in Company "DNA"
February 22, 2012
Ban Ki-moon has called on the world's business leaders to embrace the principle of sustainability in their strategies.British NGOs Claim Pig Farm Violates Human Rights Act
February 15, 2012
The Soil Association and Friends of the Earth are joining forces with local groups in urging that the Derbyshire city council refuse planning permission for a "US-style mega pig-farm" on the grounds that the farm could breach their legal rights to protection of their private and family life under Britain's Human Rights Act.Bypassing Treaty Process, Island Nations Press World Court to Consider Climate Change
February 12, 2012
Expressing frustration over the failure of action by developed countries, small island nations who feel threatened by potential losses attributable to climate change are seeking to have the International Court of Justice take action.UN Pursues Global Governance through Sustainable Development Agenda
February 12, 2012
The final report of the UN's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into worldwide practice as quickly as possible.States Require Insurance Company to Disclose "Climate Change" Plans
February 8, 2012
The states of California, New York and Washington will now require insurance companies to disclose how they intend to respond to the risks their businesses and customers face from possible losses attributable to climate change.UN Links Global Governance of Oceans to Green Economy
February 6, 2012
Signatories to the Manila Declaration, adopted at the UN-sponsored Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections, aim to deliver new policies and actions to improve the sustainable management of oceans and coasts in the transition to a low carbon, resource-efficient green economy.A JOINT PROGRAM OF
