More companies call for mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions. Are they really committed, or is it just make-believe and so-called greenwashing?
For a long time, ethical and environmental investment funds had high standards, but little impact. A new brand of fund focusing on environmental trends might turn an old idea into the next big thing.
Otto Steinmetz, head of the Allianz Climate Core Group, discusses the business risks and opportunities associated with climate change, particularly in the field of renewable energy.
The Carbon Disclosure Project began by asking simple questions. Now few corporations dare not to answer to annual emissions questionnaire are beginning to consider the risks of climate change.
Climate-friendly policies and awareness about the risks of global warming are characteristics of forward-thinking management - something investors look for in a company.
"Climate change could turn out be a real impediment to the expansion of the insurance industry globally," says Evan Mills. We asked Dr. Mills how insurers worldwide are responding to climate change, and where the industry can do better.
Even big oil companies now embrace renewable energies. What is this "greening" of businesses about?
Interview with Paul Dickinson, coordinator of the Carbon Disclosure Project, which has mobilized big-league investors and raised corporate awareness of climate change
Since presenting the "Agenda for Action" with WWF in June 2005, Allianz Group has broadened its engagement with climate change issues.
Interview with Dr. Joachim Faber, CEO of Allianz Global Investors, provides an insurer and investor perspective on the risks of a changing climate.
