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Ecolabelling.org
Ecolabelling.org is an independent database of logos that identify products
or companies as having “met an environmentally preferable standard.” The
site is designed to help users sift through the hundreds of labels and
certification standards that exist, in order to understand what those labels
indicate about the companies or products that display them. Labels can be
sorted by name, type (i.e. industry) or geographical region.
Environmental Defense
Fund
Environmental Defense Fund was founded in 1967 by a small group of
scientists; they've relied on science to help define their policy goals ever
since. EDF today has more Ph.D. scientists and economists engaged in
advocacy than any other similar organization. Their biologists and chemists
are deeply involved in the most critical environmental challenge of our
time, global warming. Check out their
Guide to Successful Corporate-NGO Partnerships, written in partnership
with the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI), on their
Innovation Exchange page.
Global
Environment Outlook by the UN Environmental Programme
The fourth Global Environment Outlook: environment for development
(GEO-4) assessment is a comprehensive and authoritative UN report on
environment, development and human well-being, providing incisive analysis
and information for decision making. This is a digital version of the
GEO 4, including energy, population, environmental conditions across
the globe through 2100.
The Pew Center on
Global Climate Change
The Pew Center on Global
Climate Change brings together business leaders, policy makers,
scientists, and other experts to bring a new approach to a complex and often
controversial issue. Pew’s approach is based on belief that entities can
work together to protect the climate while sustaining economic growth. The
Pew Center produces analyses of key climate issues, works to keep policy
makers informed, and engages the business community in the search for
solutions. The Pew site includes regional reports and global political and
economic developments impacting climate change efforts.
The Program
for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI)
The Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) was
established in 1989 at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL),
located in the San Francisco Bay area. The PCMDI is funded by the Climate
Change Research Division of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of
Science, Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program, and its
mission is to develop improved methods and tools for the diagnosis and
comparison of general circulation models (GCMs) that simulate the global
climate. Current PCMDI projects include climate model comparison and
devising methods for climate change detection and attribution. Log on to
download the latest in climate change detection and modeling tools.
United Nations Global Compact
The UN Global Compact is an international initiative that seeks to bring
businesses together voluntarily in order to promote socially and
environmentally responsible practices. Businesses who join the compact
commit to aligning their operations and strategies with specific principles
related to human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.
United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP). The IPCC was established to provide the decision-makers
and others interested in climate change with an objective source of
information about climate change. Its role is to assess the latest
literature produced worldwide relevant to understanding the risk of
human-induced climate change. IPCC reports aim to reflect a range of views,
expertise and wide geographical coverage. In 2007, the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. were awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater
knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the
measures that are needed to counteract such change".
United States Business Council for Sustainable Development
The United States Business Council for Sustainable Development (USBCSD)
is a non-profit association of US businesses that wishes to explore
sustainable development and the business value provided by sustainable
practices. It is a partner organization of the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development (WBCSD) that seeks to encourage US business leaders
in sustainable development and to provide increased credibility for USBCSD
members.
Windustrious Cleveland
The purpose of this site is to promote the establishment of the world's
first fresh-water wind farm in Lake Erie, off shore from Cleveland, OH.
World Business Council for
Sustainable Development
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is an
international association of 170 companies that provides business leaders with
support to operate, innovate and grow through sustainable development
initiatives. The Council strives to contribute to a sustainable future for both
developed and developing nations by serving as a business advocate and helping
articulate the business case for sustainable development, by participating in
policy development, and by demonstrating business contribution to sustainable
development through the sharing of
best practices.
