Protecting areas that provide water through water funds highlights an innovative way to spur green growth driven by the private sector. With the on-going water shortages in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the region has a heightened awareness of the importance of securing water supply for big cities. Water supply links increasingly to deforestation and poor watershed management. … [Read more...] about Water crises drive private sector innovation
Climate change
The investor world and green growth
I recently attended the Regional Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) in Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile. At this forum and in the business world, we witness how issues of sustainability and green growth are transforming the real economy. In the coming years in Chile, non-conventional renewable energy will make up more than 70% of new installed capacity. In … [Read more...] about The investor world and green growth
What is the Value of Nature?
An apple at a supermarket: $0.50. 1,000 gallons of tap water in New York City: $4.95. Annual value of pollination to agriculture: $200 billion. Cost savings from good land management in New York City's watershed: $8 billion. Total value of benefits from nature: priceless? Robert Costanza, a leading environmental economist, just published the article: … [Read more...] about What is the Value of Nature?
Expo Milano 2015 – an unlikely place for sustainable business?
While critics call it a bloated global extravaganza for its escalating public expenditure, the 2015 Expo in Milan, Italy, also brings opportunities for sustainable business globally. This year’s topic of the World Fair - Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life – seeks to highlight solutions to one of the greatest development challenges the world faces today. There are still 805 … [Read more...] about Expo Milano 2015 – an unlikely place for sustainable business?
How sustainable is your morning coffee? 3 Tips to Reduce its Impact
Coffee is cultivated in over 70 countries around the globe and it is considered one of the world's most valuable agricultural commodities. In the United States alone, the coffee industry is valued at an estimated $30 billion. But the question for both producers and consumers is: how sustainable is coffee? … [Read more...] about How sustainable is your morning coffee? 3 Tips to Reduce its Impact