WRI welcomes G8 summit s calls for action to bridge global digital divide . July 10, 2000.
Experts address opportunities posed by spread of digital technologies .
WRI develops method that gives investors an edge in picking stocks . A new method of assessing a company s prospective financial exposure to environmental risks could give investors an edge when making investment decisions. This project is designed to build programs to educate future business managers to handle complex social issues and provide stewardship of fragile environmental resources. This report looks at how forward thinking governments and companies are engaging in deals where areas of forest are protected, or abandoned land is reforested in return for credits that offset carbon emissions at the company plants. Business today is operating in a profoundly different world than it did 30 years ago.