RioPlus Business
Rio+20 Business Focus: A new approach to carbon compensation
Carbon offsetting is a complex process, and needs effective measuring and verification processes. Investment experts ‘The Livelihoods Fund’ have first hand experience of how to set up and run projects.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Reducing water and energy waste for a sustainable future
Watergy represents the strong link between water and energy. The Alliance to Save Energy explains how they have implemented their efficiency programme across the planet.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Intel on how IT can cut carbon and boost profits
Embedding Information and communications technology (ICT) into your business strategy offers huge returns. Intel estimates ICT could cut 15% of global emissions by 2020.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Mining industry outlines aim of cutting carbon emissions and damage to environment
Mining is vital to extract coal, oil, gas, minerals and metals. Opponents cite environmental destruction and high emissions – so can the industry improve its image?
Rio+20 Business Focus: Kenya, Madagascar and Cameroon focus on preserving life-giving African cherry tree
How the conservation and sustainable use of Prunus africana is improving the lives of small-scale farmers in Africa.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Protecting investments in a sustainable future from corruption
With billions of dollars in climate finance being mobilised to Alice Harrison from anti-corruption NGO Transparency International explains why the future we want is one without bribes.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Climate Group explains how LED lighting can cut carbon emissions by up to 70%
LED lighting can cut CO2 emissions by 70%. This article explains how a partnership between HSBC and The Climate Group has seen LED lighting installed in 13 cities worldwide.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Grant Thornton outline strategy to boost renewables sector
Ed Nusbaum, CEO of Grant Thornton International and Nathan Goode, head of environment, energy and sustainability at Grant Thornton UK explain what’s holding back investment in the green economy.
Rio+20 Business Focus: $1 trillion per year needed for sustainable development within a 2°C target
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development we examine what the Stockholm Environment Institute believes will be an unprecedented energy transition needed in the next decade.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Cutting carbon – not trees – in Cambodia
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development we examine the role communities play in climate mitigation through the REDD+ scheme.
Rio+20 Business Focus: How hydropower is helping protect the Ifugao rice terraces in the Philippines
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development we examine how micro-hydro power helped combat land degradation in the Philippines.
Rio+20 Business Focus: What makes a sustainability leader?
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development, we find out what it takes to be a sustainability leader.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Staying grounded about the Carbon Price Floor
Charles Purshouse, Vice President, Carbon Services, Camco North America explains why it is vital the price for carbon is managed effectively if it is to incentivize green growth.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Mexico’s sweet cement
In the first of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development, we hear how Mexican cement company CEMEX are cutting their water use.