Environmental risk – Page 25
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AnalysisWEF: Collaborative action required to respond to 2008’s global risks
Global risks are systemic and collaborative responses are needed to tackle their interdependency, says the World Economic Forum
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AnalysisUK coalition calls for common carbon reporting standard
An open letter addressed to the UK PM calls for the introduction of enabling powers in the Climate Change Bill for mandatory carbon reporting standards
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Online onlyEU ETS must help economy be green and grow
A new report claims reforming Europe's emissions trading scheme would stimulate emissions reductions and growth
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AnalysisRisk management down under
Governance, compliance and emerging risks are top of the agenda at an annual conference for Australian risk managers, Jean-Paul Louisot reports
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Online onlyEU on track towards Kyoto target but efforts must be maintained, projections show
EC report says additional initiatives need to be adopted to meet Kyoto targets
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Online onlyCompanies face widening exposure to liability for environmental losses
Law firm warns of changing environmental liability/insurance landscape
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Online onlyFlu vaccine supplies fall short of those required in pandemic: Study
Study finds that new technologies and strategies could boost pandemic vaccine supplies
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Online onlyClimate change accelerating faster than UN forecasts: Report
A new report finds that temperatures and greenhouse pollution are rising faster than predicted by the IPCC
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AnalysisCounting the carbon
Pressure is mounting on companies to ‘go green’ amid fresh calls for a common carbon reporting standard
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Online onlyFinancial shocks and ‘radical greening’ among biggest global risks: Report
Compliance risk, global financial socks and ageing workforce top Ernst & Young’s survey of biggest global risks
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AnalysisBuilding a sustainable enterprise economy
What role can businesses play in forging a peaceful and sustainable future for the earth and its inhabitants?
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Online onlyCalifornia wildfires could cost $1.6bn: Aon
Expected losses for insurers between $1.2bn and $1.6bn: Aon Impact Forecasting
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Online onlyBP to pay record fine for air violations: EPA
BP has been fined over $60m and will spend approximately $400m on upgrades following environmental violations in Texas and Alaska
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MSHA warns miners of hazards due to cold weather
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) warns miners and mine operators about hazards due to colder weather
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Online onlyCompanies not doing enough to protect rights of indigenous peoples: Report
Forestry and agriculture lag behind other sectors in their response to indigenous rights issues
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Online onlyEuropeans join forces to develop a new pandemic flu vaccine
The four-year project has been awarded a grant of EUR3.5m from the European Union
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Online onlyRoyal Society launches consultation on NanoCode for business
The aim of the NanoCode is to establish an international consensus on what constitutes good practice
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Online onlyUK’s separated plutonium stockpile poses severe risks warns Royal Society
Report says best option is to convert the plutonium into a fuel for nuclear reactors
