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This month it emerged that in the UK, a staggering eight billion pounds worth of food goes to waste, which equates to 6.7 million tonnes or a third of our total purchases. Those are scary stats that are echoed in many other countries around the world.

“The final combination of paper choices recommended to the client represented a 10% cost savings, 13% fewer carbon dioxide emissions, and 35% fewer trees when compared to their previous product,” says Nancy E. Landrum of Sustainable Business Design.

Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) launches a global initiative focused on the development of products and services addressing the risks associated with climate change, as well as the establishment of a long-range carbon management strategy. As part of the initiative, Zurich also announces an applied research program with organizations and institutions to examine the critical economic, finance and policy issues associated with climate change.

The Dow Jones Financial News recently called 2008 "the year to forget" and with the credit crunch from the sub-prime mortgage crisis, even politicians are talking about recession--something practically unheard of in an election year.

Representatives of agencies within the United Nations discuss climate change as a challenge from various perspectives, including environmental, development, and finance.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat presents their report on investment and financial flows to address global warming.

One of the world's largest banking and financial services organizations, announces a 5-year $100 million partnership to undertake four projects to combat
climate change globally.

Prince outlines his company’s initiatives in green building and the environment, particularly in opening branches and facilities that are LEED-certified.

Klaus Kleinfeld, President and CEO, Siemens AG, offers a cautionary note in dealing with the growing issue of climate change.

By now, there is general agreement that if we are going to mitigate the worst effects of climate change we must achieve at least a 70% cut in global emissions by the year 2050, but there is little agreement on how to reach that goal. Leading utility companies and energy investors discuss their vision for a low-carbon future, and where they are putting money to achieve it.

The film was produced by Emmy Award-winning Carl Byker and it includes interviews with several key CERES partners.