The carbon challenge is a complex area and, to help managers plan the way forward, Clownfish Marketing has created a Carbon Management guide. This guide aims to outline how organisations can take their carbon management strategy beyond carbon offsets helping them enhance their corporate reputation, protect themselves from inevitable future legislation and demonstrate their commitment to responsible business practices. 

This discussion paper by Graham Hubbard of the University of Adelaide is part of a project being undertaken with Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and Tomorrow’s Company on the impact that sustainability reporting frameworks have on their users.

This article looks at inherent problems associated with seeking economic growth above all else.  In particular it advocates the creation of a more stable system; one that does not constantly need extra-resources, which the world can no longer supply. John Fullerton is a former Managing Director of JPMorgan, where he worked for 18 years in New York, London, and Tokyo, and subsequently was CEO of an energy focused hedge fund. He is now seeking to launch an investment fund for high impact sustainability initiatives and is working on “The Purpose of Capital,” a book about the role of investment capital in sustainable economics. He is a friend and supporter of the E. F. Schumacher Society in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. John can be reached at john@level3cap.com.

Newly elected U.S. President Barack Obama has quickly turned his attention to his “green agenda”. With his speech from the White House on January 26 and an economic stimulus package approved by Congress with approximately US$70 billion of funding and tax breaks for green technologies and energy efficiency improvements, Obama has started his presidency with the clear intention of transforming the use and generation of electricity in the U.S. Linklaters provide this brief summary on the structure of Obama's plans.