Voluntary Disclosures and the Firm-Value Effects of Carbon Emissions

Notre Dame University, Mendoza College of Business / by Ella Mae Matsumura, Rachna Prakash and Sandra C. Vera-Muñoz http://bit.ly/jncnfI [GreenBiz.com]  High levels of greenhouse gas emissions can have a negative impact on a firm value, according to a recent study that examined companies on Standard and Poor’s 500 Index. A company’s value declines on average … Continue reading »

Best Practices Guide for Energy-Efficient Data Center Design

DOE, National Renewable Energy Laboratory http://bit.ly/dJROi8 [GreenBiz.com]  This guide from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory spans the categories of IT systems and their environmental conditions with a goal of making it easier for data center owners and operators to get the most compute power per watt.

GLOBE Climate Legislation Study

Global Legislators Organisation | London School of Economics, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change http://www.greenbiz.com/sites/default/files/GLOBE-CLIMATE-LEGISLATION-STUDY.pdf [GreenBiz.com] A new study released by GLOBE international — a coalition of legislators from around the world — found that “climate change is featuring prominently on the legislative agenda across the 16 major economies.” The study, conducted by the Grantham … Continue reading »