A new pilot project aims to put financial responsibility for conservation in the hands of the businesses that benefit from healthy ecosystems.
Ecology
Nov 13, 2014
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British oil giant BP must cover some of the eventual claims against subcontractor Halliburton arising from the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a US judge ruled Tuesday.
Environment
Feb 1, 2012
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Everywhere you look, something or someone is being rated—that movie you're thinking of seeing, the restaurant you might try, the president's popularity this week. We don't seem to agree on much right now, but we can all ...
Economics & Business
Oct 24, 2022
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Investing in product safety, employee diversity and carbon footprint reduction are all examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that can result in high praise for a chief executive—or get them fired—according ...
Economics & Business
Oct 10, 2017
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When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first set out to deepen PortMiami to make room for bigger and more ships in 2013, it estimated all that work would kill about 3.3 acres of corals.
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2023
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Combining sustainability into business is often felt as a challenge, if not even impossible. Environmental aspects and social responsibility are seen as opposite requirements compared to financial targets of a company. The ...
Economics & Business
Oct 4, 2017
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New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found overconfidence driven by outstanding performance is the decisive factor when companies behave badly.
Economics & Business
Nov 19, 2019
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A new University of Sydney study has revealed the full extent of Australia's love-hate relationship with credit cards and those who use them.
Economics & Business
May 21, 2012
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The announcement this week of the sale of the New York Stock Exhange to IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) for $8.2 billion reveals the continued ascendance of derivatives in contemporary finance, and may impact the NYSE's ...
Economics & Business
Dec 24, 2012
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In their new book on responsible investment, Professor Vesa Puttonen and Bachelor of Science Tatu Puttonen state that politicians cannot outsource their responsibility for combating climate change to asset managers and investors. ...
Economics & Business
Oct 1, 2021
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