… was placed under increased scrutiny. In addition to being used as a cooking oil, it is in our cookies, our shampoos, and is used as a biofuel. As a versatile plant with efficient, high yields, … other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and social impacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those impacts stem from …
… On February 23, 2007, your investment banking firm receives an urgent call from James D. Marston, Regional Director … the private equity firms seeking to acquire Texas electrical utility TXU, and he needs your immediate feedback. The private equity firms want two environmental groups - … After talking with Marston, you agree that your report will cover three general areas: What is the economic value of EDF's blessing to the private equity firms? What should be …
… company, Las Vegas Sands Corp., had worked hard to make operations and facilities more resource-efficient. The resort had garnered a Green Mark Platinum Award and was actively … team was looking to make its operations more sustainable. Was the resort on the right path? What projects should MBS prioritize and how should they make decisions? How should MBS … how could the MBS team ensure that the work they were doing would actually positively impact the ecosystems they hoped to preserve? Developed in partnership with National …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development … palm oil (CPO) became the most highly traded edible oil. The palm oil boom had significant impact on economic development in rural Indonesia. Forty percent of Indonesia’s palm oil … to environmental concerns had their own set of questions to consider and unravel. What was the best policy for the long-term social welfare of Indonesia? How could the …
… In 2017, nearly 90% of the Connecticut Green Bank's operating funds came from public sources. How then could the Green Bank, whose mission rested on building trust, both insulate … bank’s management team needed to carefully consider how different funding structures would impact their mission to accelerate private investment in clean energy, create Connecticut … a pure financial basis, should they be kept on the balance sheet? And if so for how long? What were the political, economic, and climate risks and opportunities of a slower …
… 2000s, palm oil had become the most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 … hectares of plantation lands to running extraction and refining mills and marketing its own brand of cooking oil. While GAR is headquartered in Singapore, the company’s palm … Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Golden Agri Resources and Sustainability … Golden Agri Resources and Sustainability While the use of palm …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it has supported the design and adoption of … renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being predominantly met with out-of-state resources from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, yielding little economic development benefits … renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being predominantly met with out-of-state resources from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, yielding little economic development benefits …
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… it had partnered with the Carbon Trust to calculate the carbon footprint of its Tropicana-brand orange juice. While the company has extolled its work online and the media, it has … it had partnered with the Carbon Trust to calculate the carbon footprint of its Tropicana-brand orange juice. While the company has extolled its work online and the media, it has … it had partnered with the Carbon Trust to calculate the carbon footprint of its Tropicana-brand orange juice. While the company has extolled its work online and the media, it has …
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