… to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the … Indonesia. Forty percent of Indonesia’s palm oil was grown by an estimated 3.5 million smallholder farmers. With government support, Indonesia had established infrastructure to … plantation companies had violated traditional land rights. Indonesian land-use laws were ambiguous and land ownership unmapped. This indeterminate state of affairs had led to …
… oil, it is in our cookies, our shampoos, and is used as a biofuel. As a versatile plant with efficient, high yields, oil palm, and the oil derived from it has become a … air quality, displacing wildlife, and leading experts to assert that Indonesia was now a bigger contributor to climate change than the U.S. Palm oil development is also happening … plant's distinctly local effects are also important. Ecosystems and communities face major changeswith palm oil expansion. Introducing and maintaining plantation systems has altered …
… in the U.S., would use aluminum1 rather than sheet steel in the truck bed and cab. Starting with the 2015 model year, the F-150 would be the first mass-market vehicle to be built with … those standards, automakers had begun using aluminum to reduce vehicle mass, allowing a smaller, more efficient engine to produce the same performance with increased miles per … But even with the announcement of the F-150's aluminum body, Alcoa still faced significant challenges in selling to the auto industry. First, there was the problem of consumer …
… it manufactured components, including filters, turbochargers, and aftertreatment, used with its own engines and with the systems of other manufacturers. The components and engines … efficiency, and reduce pollution from diesel engines of all sizes. From its origins in a small Indiana town 100 years earlier, Cummins had prided itself on value-driven ethical … efficiency, and reduce pollution from diesel engines of all sizes. From its origins in a small Indiana town 100 years earlier, Cummins had prided itself on value-driven ethical …
… campaign took off in 2010, when the organization targeted a GAR customer, Nestlé, with a report and a provocative video that went viral on social media sites. Nestlé quickly … was an important economic lever in rural development. To better accommodate the interest of small palm oil farmers, the Indonesian government created its own certification … set aside land for conservation, since they wanted to maximize opportunities for small farmers. On the other hand, many communities had been in conflict with the companies …
… enacted a series of laws promoting the use of alternative fuels in gasoline, beginning with ethanol from sugarcane. This meant that the national oil company PEMEX had to find ways … fuel blend at the pump, the maximum amount that could be incorporated without requiring changes to vehicle internal combustion engines and station pumps. Brazil had gone even … to provide ethanol to the company. As first steps, the amounts requested were relatively small, using ethanol to replace oxygenators in the fuel, up to 5.6% by volume. PEMEX had to …
… Pepsi has a new challenge. In 2007, PepsiCo became the first consumer company to use the Carbon Reduction … efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In early 2009, PepsiCo again announced it had partnered with the Carbon Trust to calculate the carbon footprint of its Tropicana-brand orange juice. … efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In early 2009, PepsiCo again announced it had partnered with the Carbon Trust to calculate the carbon footprint of its Tropicana-brand orange juice. …
… group met once a month over an extended lunch break, these meaningful topics were explored with curiosity and enthusiasm as we wondered, questioned, and considered anew. A Fresh … program provided funding to Fellows to host dinner parties across the city. Designed to be small yet intentional, these dinner parties had no agenda other than creating inviting … of creating intentional ways of gathering and how thoughtful connections can make a big difference. Even Hillary Rodham Clinton recently wrote about the need to rebuild our …
… (MEM ‘23), Isobel Campbell (MEM ‘23) and Carolina Sanchez (MEM/MBA ‘24) at Circularity ‘23 with Dandelion the Seahorse. The ocean plastics sculpture was created by Washed Ashore: Art … hosted by GreenBiz provided an opportunity to explore developments, innovations, and challenges in charting a path toward a circular economy. A wide range of organizations were … chemical and mechanical recycling. Mechanical recycling is more common and entails physical changes such as melting plastic bottles or creating paper pulp. However, over time …
… conferences going on, in the words of my Uber driver: the coffee one and the fashion one. With one look at my pants, he knew which one I was attending. Just as vibrant and quirky as … dream. The Sustainable Fashion Forum (SFF), founded by Brittany Sierra in 2017, aims to challenge the fashion industry’s unsustainable status quo. With podcasts, forums, articles, and conferences like the one this past April, Brittany has …