"Santa Cruz could be the Kuwait of wind power," said Emiliano Ezcurra of the Banco de Bosques (Forest Bank) environmental organisation.
Steve Milloy of the Free Enterprise Action Fund, a mutual fund run by climate-change sceptics, claims the banks' environmental initiatives are "at best greenwashing, and at worst value-destroying".
Popularly elected politicians have a mandate to determine the priorities and ambitions of the state, which in turn determine the goals for expert bodies – whether these are central banks, environmental agencies, or the armed forces.
After decades of isolation, Myanmar suffers from a dearth of skilled people in every field, from banking to environmental regulation to public health.
Businesses will not invest if they don't know the actual cost they will bear to comply with health care, consumer protection, banking and environmental regulations.
When the rich get richer, is that the bank's business?Finally, the bank's environmental role has long been close to its heart.
However, others have suggested that Britain and the other western nations could work on the inside trying to tighten up the bank's environmental standards – although the sheer size of the bank's development fund will undoubtedly mean more road-building in areas of pristine wilderness.
Globally, banks and environmental advocates are seeking to make things easier by developing best practices and other voluntary standards.
"Doing Business 2012", which was published on October 20th, reports progress on several fronts.In this section It's a jungle out there The dismal scoop on Groupon A new, improved hit machine Olympian depths The new Medicis The art of selling Reprints"Doing Business" does not delve into complicated areas full of tricky trade-offs, such as regulating banks or environmental pollution.
Poor health and sanitation, Deforestation, Poor waste management, Wetland and river bank degradation, Environmental pollution, Overgrazing, Poor land management, Conflict with protected area management.
