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First national human rights investigation into climate change impacts proceeds despite opposition from fossil fuel companies

Manila, 8 December 2016 – The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) today initiated the next steps in the world’s first-ever national investigation into human rights harms resulting from climate change (1), despite apparent opposition from some fossil fuel companies. A legal petition submitted by 18 individuals and 14 organisations, including Greenpeace Southeast …

BP Extends Agreement with Accenture as its Global Provider of Business Process Services for Finance and Accounting Through 2021

India, November 08, 2016 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced that BP has extended an agreement by two years for Accenture to serve as its global provider of finance and accounting (F&A) business process services through 2021. Under the agreement, which was last updated in 2012, Accenture will provide BP with F&A operations services, including purchase-to-pay, …

Global VC Funding in Smart Grid Sector Remains Flat in Q1 2013 with $62 Million Reports Mercom Capital Group

Pace of funding largely unchanged for last five quarters BANGALORE – April 23, 2013 – Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the smart grid sector during the first quarter of 2013. Smart grid venture capital (VC) funding …