the climate group
The Swedish Postcode Lottery has named The Climate Group a beneficiary of its 2009 Charity Award, in recognition of its “substantial contribution in opinion making” and in accelerating business and government action on climate change. The Climate Group will receive a donation of SEK4.2 million (close to €380,000)
electric
Better Place, Shai Agassi’s electric car revolution, has joined not-for-profit NGO The Climate Group to help accelerate the transition away from the internal combustion engine. We’ve sung the praises of Better Place before on Greenbang for its plan to set up country-wide networks and grids of charging stations
financial services
A group of major international banks have signed up to a framework pledging to tackle both the operational greenhouse gas emissions of financial services institutions and emissions throughout the wide range of financial products and services globally. Credit Agricole, HSBC, Munich Re, Standard Chartered and Swiss Re have joined with
china
CEOs of three of China’s largest companies have made a commitment to fight global warming and play a key role in the world’s transition to a low carbon economy. The announcement comes as research has revealed that China has overtaken the US as the world’s leading emitter
the climate group
Financial institutions are working with the Climate Group to develop a comprehensive global framework for the sector’s response to climate change. The framework will provide banks and other institutions with operational emission reduction targets. It will also provide strategic direction across the full range of products and services including
