Some businesses invest in renewable energy and efficient technologies. Carbon credits allow environmentally friendly businesses to recover the costs of these investments by trading credits with companies that use more polluting energy sources.
The Tropical Forest Conservation Act is an incentive program that provides less developed countries with debt relief when they protect their forests. According to USAID, this act includes funding from both the United States federal government and private organizations. The Tropical Forest Conservation Act funds protect forests throughout all regions of the world, including Bangladesh, […]
Rental cars are a popular travel method for business travelers, vacationers, and people whose cars are under repair in the shop. The car rental agencies are in a very competitive market, and car rental is heavily dependent on business conferences, business deals, and seasonal events. To improve their image, several car rental agencies are now […]
Climate change accountability has come to Canada. The act establishes strong goals, including a very sharp decrease in carbon emissions. The New Democrat Party states that this plan sets a reduction of twenty five percent emissions by 2020, and eighty percent emissions by 2050, below the 1990 levels of carbon emission. This is a very […]
Regulatory requirements always mean additional staff, as well as additional software to keep track of all of the new records. Especially when a company is under a legal compliance mandate, it can be a significant new expense. Gretchen Weber of KQED explains why many companies are now setting up their databases to keep track of […]