Blog Posts: markets

The global market system is designed to maximize profit while meeting people’s needs, but it's done so by becoming the single-most environmentally destructive force on the planet. It's time to change the rules.

The cities and communities responsible for consuming and setting clean energy targets have historically had little influence on their wholesale electricity markets’ policies and operations. That may change with the emerging PJM Cities and Communities Coalition, a growing coalition dedicated to removing and preventing barriers to decarbonization in the PJM territory.

An upcoming WRI report introduces the partnership continuum, which offers a framework to contextualize transformation pathways partnerships may pursue. While partnerships can find success at any point along the continuum, this research finds that partnerships often evolve as they mature, shifting the ways they drive change.

Planetary resource limits mean businesses will soon have to make revolutionary, not incremental, changes.

When we talk to investors, one of their first questions is, "How do we make money in restoration?" This infographic shows four answers to that question.

Because palm oil production is a major driver of deforestation in the humid tropics, it poses potential reputational risks to companies associated with it. But how should businesses trace palm oil in their supply chains? One way is to look at palm oil mills.

When it comes to providing clean water, investments in forest conservation can save money.

It's time to raise awareness of the variety of incentives that can help forest owners in the southern U.S. keep their land.

Is it possible to do good in the world while also making a profit? A growing group of investors, known as “impact investors”, believe that it is.

The under-served rural Indian market offers opportunities for investors to support the sustainable energy solutions of the future.