Envirolink, Envirolink, Spring/2005, Volume 14, Number 1




Spring 2005, Volume 14, Number 1

A Climate of Innovation

Changing Drivers

Taking the High (Fuel Economy) Road

Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2003

EnviroLink is made possible through the generous support of ALCOA Foundation, the BELL 2005 Network sponsor.

BELL Network News

LA-BELL Conference, November 18-19, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The second LA BELL workshop joined professors and practitioners from across Latin America linking business schools and new enterprises.
The New Ventures project held three investor forums this Fall in China, Brazil and Mexico. Each featured business leaders, sessions, and investor finalists.

Upcoming WRI Events

Eradicating Poverty through Profit: How to Make Business Work for the Poor, December 12-14, San Francisco. The Conference will feature keynote addresses, presentations, panel discussions, live laboratories, sector- and interest-specific workshops, and exhibits.

Upcoming China BELL Workshops, December 6, Beijing, China. Course development and case writing events will be held.

WRI Business News

New WRI Report Documents Profitable Corporate Actions to Slow Global Warming. The Climate Northeast report highlights coprorate greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions management at nine companies in the Northeast United States.

Capital Markets Produces New Financial Research Product. Capital Markets Research will begin complementing their comprehensive sector-based research with a more streamlined research product that is written through the lens of tradtional financial analysis. This product is intended to influence the investment procecess by providing timely information on environmental finance topics.

Other Business Events

EPA's 2nd Annual P3 Award Competition. Proposals can be submitted through January 27, 2005.

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