Ceres Sustainability Podcast

By Ceres

What's Ceres Sustainability Podcast about?

An ongoing conversation with investors, corporations, policy makers and public interest groups about how they are adapting business strategies and financial markets to address the risks and opportunities of climate change and other sustainability issues.

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Ceres Sustainability Podcast episodes:

12.10.2012
Sourcing Conflict: The Link between Human Rights and Corporate Supply Chains (Part One)
Supply chains are complex networks of resources, activities, technology, information, people, and organizations all involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. For many companies, improving supply chain management offers the largest opportunity for achieving increased sustainability...
06.21.2012
Let's Get Physical: Identifying Physical Risks of Climate Change for Companies and Investors
As the physical effects of climate change increase, so do the financial risks that impact companies, investors and the communities in which they operate. Last year was marked by record-setting economic losses -- equaling USD$148 billion due to extreme weather...
05.22.2012
Shifting Ground: Why State Regulators Need to Adapt to America's Changing Energy Landscape
As electric utility companies face new challenges -- outdated energy infrastructure, rising fossil fuel prices, incorporating renewable energy sources -- state utility regulators have a unique and important role to play in the future of energy generation in the U.S. State...
03.29.2012
Power Play: Turning clean energy legislation into an economic windfall in the Beehive State
When eBay, the world's largest online marketplace built its first ever data center in South Jordan, Utah, it wanted to use clean energy to power much of the facility -- to both reduce its environmental impact and stabilize energy costs...
10.26.2011
Montana's Energy Future (Part Three): Differing Perspectives on the Energy Economy of the Rocky Mountain West
The future of global energy production is shaping up to be one of the most important and complicated issues of our time. From limited traditional fuel sources like oil and coal to newer, cleaner energy like wind, solar and bio-mass,...
09.14.2011
Montana's Energy Future (Part Two): Differing Perspectives on the Energy Economy of the Rocky Mountain West
The future of global energy production is shaping up to be one of the most important and complicated issues of our time. From limited traditional fuel sources like oil and coal to newer, cleaner energy like wind, solar and bio-mass,...
08.23.2011
Montana's Energy Future (Part 1): Differing Perspectives on the Energy Economy of the Rocky Mountain West
The future of global energy production is shaping up to be one of the most important and complicated issues of our time. From limited traditional fuel sources like oil and coal to newer, cleaner forms energy like wind, solar and...
02.01.2011
Reaching the Boiling Point: Hidden Water Risks in the U.S. Municipal Bond Market
Growing water scarcity in many parts of the United States is a hidden financial risk not only for companies who rely on massive amounts of water to operate their business, but also for investors who buy the water and electric...
01.25.2011
California Dreaming: Making Carbon Reduction Legislation a Political Reality
Reducing carbon emissions to mitigate the effects of climate change and help usher in a clean energy economy has been a contentious issue for companies and governments alike. Despite the failure of Congress to regulate carbon emissions nation-wide, the state...
09.16.2010
Ready for REDD+: Connecting Forests to Carbon Emissions Markets
Paying people to not cut down forests? Sounds like an odd business model, but it is one that is gaining ground as governments, companies and advocates try to address reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. Right now, eighteen percent of global...
08.05.2010
Appetite for Infrastructure: Building the Renewable Energy Sector
In the aftermath of the financial collapse, big investors are returning to some market fundamentals -- abandoning flimsy derivatives for tried and true physical assets. One of the concrete investments investors are eyeing is infrastructure. Specifically, renewable energy infrastructure. The...
06.29.2010
In Hot Water: The Trouble with the Virtual Water Trade and the Role of Corporations, Investors and Governments in Solving the World Water Crisis.
Water is essential for life, but it's also essential for our economy. We all use water for drinking, bathing, watering crops and gardens, and so on. But a surprising amount of water use is bound up in the products we...
05.25.2010
Re-Energizing America: How Passing Climate and Energy Legislation Can Keep the U.S. Competitive in the Global Race for Energy
Almost a year after the U.S. House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act and after months of planning and preparation, Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) released the American Power Act. This is a...
04.21.2010
Investing in Sustainability: Integrating Corporate Sustainability Performance into Institutional Investment Strategies
As the possibility of living in a carbon constrained world becomes more and more a reality, many companies are rethinking their business models and integrating sustainability factors into their business models to address the environmental and social risks they face....
03.18.2010
Next Stop, Sustainability: The Ceres Roadmap for the 21st Century Corporation
Energy prices are rising, water supplies are dwindling and the population keeps growing. It's clear that the global context for business is changing -- and the race to sustainability is more important than ever before. To help companies tackle these...
02.16.2010
Facts and Fancy: The Economics of Climate Change
While Congressional action on climate and energy legislation may be in a holding pattern, debates about the costs and benefits of climate change legislation haven't stopped. In fact, these disagreements have driven a wedge between political leaders, economists and the...
11.18.2009
A Brave Green World: Revitalizing American Labor for a New Energy Economy
Despite billions of public dollars going toward education, health care and infrastructure projects as part of the federal stimulus package passed earlier this year, unemployment in the U.S. is higher than it has been since the early 1980’s. Of the...
10.16.2009
Add It Up: Measuring Impact, Minimizing Risk
Companies are under increasing pressure to reduce the impact they have on their surrounding communities and the environment as a whole. But in order to minimize impact, companies must adequately measure the impact their operations have on a wide variety...
09.22.2009
Brick by Brick: Reducing Carbon Emissions by Increasing Energy Efficiency
The United States is responsible for 20% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions -- and nearly half of that pollution comes from heating and maintaining our homes and buildings. As we reach for clean energy solutions to reduce our carbon...
04.21.2009
The Water Disclosure Desert: Rethinking the Value of Water in the Climate Change Era
Climate change is forcing companies, investors, and consumers to change their behaviors and attitudes about a host of issues, ranging from production to consumption to pollution. As the negative effects of climate change heat up, fears about water scarcity are...
04.14.2009
Pumping Political Iron: Consumer Companies Flex Their Climate Change Muscle
As Congress gears up to debate some of the furthest reaching environmental legislation it’s faced since the creation of the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act, proponents and opponents are lining up to make their case for why...
04.14.2009
Pumping Political Iron: Consumer Companies Flex Their Climate Change Muscle
As Congress gears up to debate some of the furthest reaching environmental legislation it’s faced since the creation of the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act, proponents and opponents are lining up to make their case for why...
04.14.2009
Pumping Political Iron: Consumer Companies Flex Their Climate Change Muscle
As Congress gears up to debate some of the furthest reaching environmental legislation it’s faced since the creation of the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act, proponents and opponents are lining up to make their case for why...
01.29.2009
From Concentrate: The Next Generation of Solar Energy
As the U.S. and the world get serious about solving the energy crisis, new forms of renewable energy are being developed that could be key to eliminating our dependence on fossil fuels and ushering in a green economy. A new...
11.21.2008
Know Thy Pants: Building a Sustainable Supply Chain from Seed to Sale
Chances are your pants have probably been more places than you have. From cotton grown in India, zippers manufactured in China and apparel factories in Guatemala, the apparel industry relies on a complex and sophisticated series of relations to get...
09.18.2008
Glass Half Full: The Role of Technology in Reducing Water Scarcity
Water is essential for life. We rely on it for nearly everything from simple daily uses like drinking, cleaning and cooking to large-scale commercial needs like agriculture, high-tech manufacturing and energy production. But, according to a recent report by UNESCO,...
07.22.2008
Do Ask, Do Tell: Mandatory Climate Disclosure and the SEC
Corporate disclosure of risks and liabilities is something that helps investors make informed decisions about where they put their money. A handful of institutional investors, including CalPERS, CalSTRS, the NY State Comptroller and the Florida State Board of Administration, among...
06.23.2008
Green Power: Building a Green Workforce to Support a Green Economy
It seems everyone is going green these days, from green investing to green marketing to green consumerism. There is no doubt that we must transition to a cleaner, greener economy if we want to avoid the worst effects of climate...
05.29.2008
Viva la Resolution: Shareholders Role in Corporate Governance and Climate Change
A growing movement of investors are pressing companies to provide more information about "off-balance" sheet issues, such as the impacts of climate change to the corporate bottom-line. Instead of just screening portfolios, or divesting stock, more and more investors in...
05.16.2008
United Nations Investor Summit on Climate Risk [Video]
On February 14, 2008, investors representing over $22 trillion joined Ceres and the United Nations Foundation at the UN Headquarters in New York City to discuss the physical and financial risks of climate change and the opportunities and solutions to mitigate that risk....
03.22.2008
Selling Out: Clean Technology Goes Mainstream
In the world of investments, clean technology is seen as a boutique business - but that is starting to change. This year alone, $150 billion of new capital went into new energy sectors like solar, biofuel and wind. Mainstream investment...
03.02.2008
Less is More: The Argument for Energy Efficiency
To mitigate the worst effects of global climate change, we need to reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases. One of the cheapest ways to reduce emissions is to reduce our demand for energy by promoting better efficiency in our industrial...

What's Ceres Sustainability Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Ceres Sustainability Podcast episodes:

Sourcing Conflict: The Link between Human Rights and Corporate Supply Chains (Part One)

Let's Get Physical: Identifying Physical Risks of Climate Change for Companies and Investors

Shifting Ground: Why State Regulators Need to Adapt to America's Changing Energy Landscape

Power Play: Turning clean energy legislation into an economic windfall in the Beehive State

Montana's Energy Future (Part Three): Differing Perspectives on the Energy Economy of the Rocky Mountain West

Montana's Energy Future (Part Two): Differing Perspectives on the Energy Economy of the Rocky Mountain West

Montana's Energy Future (Part 1): Differing Perspectives on the Energy Economy of the Rocky Mountain West

Reaching the Boiling Point: Hidden Water Risks in the U.S. Municipal Bond Market

California Dreaming: Making Carbon Reduction Legislation a Political Reality

Ready for REDD+: Connecting Forests to Carbon Emissions Markets

Appetite for Infrastructure: Building the Renewable Energy Sector

In Hot Water: The Trouble with the Virtual Water Trade and the Role of Corporations, Investors and Governments in Solving the World Water Crisis.

Re-Energizing America: How Passing Climate and Energy Legislation Can Keep the U.S. Competitive in the Global Race for Energy

Investing in Sustainability: Integrating Corporate Sustainability Performance into Institutional Investment Strategies

Next Stop, Sustainability: The Ceres Roadmap for the 21st Century Corporation

Facts and Fancy: The Economics of Climate Change

A Brave Green World: Revitalizing American Labor for a New Energy Economy

Add It Up: Measuring Impact, Minimizing Risk

Brick by Brick: Reducing Carbon Emissions by Increasing Energy Efficiency

The Water Disclosure Desert: Rethinking the Value of Water in the Climate Change Era

Pumping Political Iron: Consumer Companies Flex Their Climate Change Muscle

Pumping Political Iron: Consumer Companies Flex Their Climate Change Muscle

Pumping Political Iron: Consumer Companies Flex Their Climate Change Muscle

From Concentrate: The Next Generation of Solar Energy

Know Thy Pants: Building a Sustainable Supply Chain from Seed to Sale

Glass Half Full: The Role of Technology in Reducing Water Scarcity

Do Ask, Do Tell: Mandatory Climate Disclosure and the SEC

Green Power: Building a Green Workforce to Support a Green Economy

Viva la Resolution: Shareholders Role in Corporate Governance and Climate Change

United Nations Investor Summit on Climate Risk [Video]

Selling Out: Clean Technology Goes Mainstream

Less is More: The Argument for Energy Efficiency