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Bank of America’s commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategic part of doing business globally. Our CSR efforts guide how we operate in a socially, economically, financially and environmentally responsible way around the world, to deliver for shareholders, custom...
A new Ceres research paper on water use in hydraulic fracturing operations shows that a significant portion of this activity is happening in water stressed regions of the United States, most prominently Texas and Colorado, which are both in the midst of prolonged drought conditions. I...
Document Actions Print this Email this page Hydraulic Fracturing & Water Stress Zoom in on a U.S. map showing hydraulically fracked well locations as overlaid onto the WRI's Aqueduct water risk atlas using the baseline water risk indicator. In the map below, one can see that almost ha...
Seven more U.S. businesses, including iconic U.S. automaker General Motors, have signed the Climate Declaration , a statement from Ceres and its BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy) coalition that urges federal policymakers to take action on climate change, assertin...
BICEP is an advocacy coalition of businesses committed to working with policy makers to pass meaningful energy and climate legislation that will enable a rapid transition to a low-carbon, 21st century economy that will create new jobs and stimulate economic growth while stabilizing ou...
As the President unveils his budget for the coming year, 33 major U.S. companies, including eBay Inc., Nike and Limited Brands signed a “Climate Declaration ,” urging federal policymakers to take action on climate change, asserting that a bold response to the climate challenge is one ...
“As a long-term investor, CalSTRS is dedicated to making sure climate change is factored into the regular risk management practices of our portfolio companies,” said Jack Ehnes, chief executive officer of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the largest educator...
The rapid growth in domestic oil production has set the United States on track to become the world’s top oil producer by 2015 , but investors are wary of the environmentally damaging practices associated with that growth, specifically the burning off—or flaring—of natural gas that is ...
