How Climate Change can Influence your Investment Portfolio

April 25th, 2011, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond

Climate change risk is embedded in every investment portfolio, as companies worldwide face regulatory, legal, physical and competitive risks. Climate policies, such as, regulating greenhouse gas emissions can influence an organization’s cost structure, create new market and product opportunities, affect competition and alter demand patterns. Climate change policies can also influence an organization’s [...]

United States Energy Bill Collapses in Senate

July 28th, 2010, No Comments

By: Luke Takeuchi  
On Monday July 26th the Democrat’s climate change legislation was pulled from the senate in an attempt to spare the embarrassment of a fourth cap and trade bill failing to pass. With the entire Republican Party in opposition of the legislation and wavering support from fellow democrats the bill lacked ample support [...]

Climate Change may Trigger Disclosure: A Review of the Securities and Exchange Commissions’ Interpretive Guidance towards Climate Change

February 12th, 2010, No Comments

By: Tiffany Richmond
In the past several years the creation of new international, federal, and state regulations clearly indicate that government agencies are addressing concerns regarding the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.
Demonstrated by measures, such as, the European Union Emissions Trading System, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s policy for large emitters to collect and report greenhouse [...]