Big environmental organizations

    • What are the different types of environmental organizations?

      117 Since the 1970s, U. S. environmental organizations have been split into two broad types: national, professionally run organizations with headquarters in Washington DC and New York City, on the one hand, and smaller groups focused on local issues, on the other.



    • Can the Environmental Defense Fund persuade major corporations to go green?

      148The Environmental Defense Fund has made considerable headway in persuading major corporations to “go green” in their procurement purchases. Grassroots student activism is discussed in Justin Gillis, “The Divestment Brigade: To Fight Climate Change, Students Aim at Portfolios,” New York Times, Wednesday, December 5, 2012, p.B1.


    • What is the quest for environmental equity?

      36Robert D. Bullard and Beverly H. Wright, “The Quest for Environmental Equity: Mobilizing the African-American Community for Social Change,” in American Environmentalism, edited by Riley E. Dunlap and Angela G. Mertig (New York: Taylor & Francis, 1992); and Emily Enderle, editor, Diversity and the Future of the U. S.


    • [PDF File]NAMING THE PROBLEM What It Will Take to Counter ... - Scholars

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      courted by professional environmental organizations, Romney had signaled openness to cap and trade approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But he turned against cap and trade during the 2008 GOP presidential primaries, and to win the GOP nomination in 2012, he began questioning whether human activities contribute to global


    • [PDF File]World Wildlife Fund (WWF US)

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      the way the world is changing, meets the big environmental challenges of the age and helps us simplify, unite and focus our efforts for greater impact. WWF will continue to deliver locally in crucial ecoregions around the world, but sharpen our focus on six global goals – wildlife, forests, oceans, freshwater, climate and energy,


    • [PDF File]ESG: Environmental, Social, Governance - KPMG

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      How we can help at a glance ESG: Our offering Our teams can support you on your ESG journey across the business cycle. Click on a relevant business area to explore some of the ways we’re helping organisations embed ESG


    • Big Data, Management, and Sustainability - SAGE Journals

      DOI: 10.1177/1086026616650437 oae.sagepub.com Abstract We contend that big data and management for sustainability are very good bedfellows, in that many of the affordances big data provides are naturally aligned with sustainability concerns (e.g., multidimensional nature, collective actions, smart allocation of resources, efficiency priority).


    • [PDF File]The ESG imperative for technology companies - KPMG

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      #1 CEOs say environmental/climate change is the biggest risk to growth 74% believe it is their personal responsibility to ensure their organization’s ESG policies reflect the values of their customers 57% say they must look beyond purely financial growth to achieve long-term, sustainable success


    • [PDF File]WWF GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS REPORT - Panda

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      changing, meets the big environmental challenges of the age and helps us simplify, unite and focus our efforts for greater impact. WWF will continue to deliver locally in crucial ecoregions around the world, but sharpen our focus on six global goals – wildlife, forests, oceans, freshwater, climate and


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