… Pepsi has a new challenge. In 2007, PepsiCo became the first consumer company to use the Carbon Reduction Label (CRL) on packets of its Walkers Crisps potato chips in the United … juice. While the company has extolled its work online and the media, it has refrained from putting the CRL on juice cartons. Today, the company continues its carbon footprinting … However, while PepsiCo recognizes the importance of measuring its carbon emissions - from both a cost cutting perspective as well as company-wide environmental commitment - the …
… 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 to implement … crude oil. The country's demand for gasoline was growing, but the production of crude oil from the country's shallow-water wells in the Gulf of Mexico was decreasing and its … had become a major gasoline component in other countries. In the United States, ethanol from corn made up as much as 8% of the vehicle fuel blend at the pump, the maximum amount …
… the F-150 would be the first mass-market vehicle to be built with major body construction from aluminum. Alcoa spent $300 million expanding its Iowa factory and planned another $150 … their production to steel components. In addition, aluminum faced competitive threats from other materials. Steel makers were working on lighter alloys to compete with aluminum. Meanwhile, manufacturers of carbon-fiber based composites were touting their material as even lighter than aluminum and …
… of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (as the … a dramatic advance in their decades-long efforts to protect the Indonesian rainforest from further destruction. One year later the situation appeared to have reversed. Leading … and peatlands to clear them for planting. The demand for palm oil had skyrocketed from 1990-2010 and crude palm oil (CPO) became the most highly traded edible oil. The palm …
… The company has assembled an array of assets through the entire palm oil value chain, from growing seedlings and managing over 450,000 hectares of plantation lands to running … had been carved out of precious rainforest and peat land, resulting in the release of carbon into the atmosphere and the loss of habitat for rare rainforest species. Some palm … The company has assembled an array of assets through the entire palm oil value chain, from growing seedlings and managing over 450,000 hectares of plantation lands to running …
… a biofuel. As a versatile plant with efficient, high yields, oil palm, and the oil derived from it has become a multibillion-dollar ($44 billion in 2013 according to Bloomberg ) … and social impacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those impacts stem from deforestation. In Indonesia and Malaysia alone (the two countries responsible for 85% … palm oil market, and the lessons that countries experimenting with palm oil can learn from Indonesia’s attempts. The focus is on the environmental and social impacts of palm oil, …
… and engines were all designed to increase power, improve 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 … and engines were all designed to increase power, improve efficiency, and reduce pollution from diesel engines of all sizes. From its origins in a small Indiana town 100 years …
… not just react to current ones. This past year, conversations covered everything from the future of food sovereignty and designing new commons to disrupting traditional … if we don’t first trust each other. In order to face the needs of our communities - from New Haven to Hong Kong - we realized that we must first know those we are working with. … … Sep 04, 2023 Lessons in Leadership: Finding Belonging at the Dinner Table Caity Stuart (Masters of Divinity '23) Cameron Kritikos (Master of Environmental Management '23, Masters …
… up on Circularity 2023 … Aug 31, 2023 The Round up on Circularity 2023 Sofia John (MBA '24, Master of Environmental Management '24) Carolina Sánchez Badini (MBA '24, Master of … sculpture was created by Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea) In June, 1,400 professionals from industry, government, and NGOs convened in Seattle for Circularity ‘23. The three-day … systems and stakeholder collaboration, there could be many benefits (such as waste and carbon emissions reductions, improved customer experience, and cost savings). For example, …
… an extension of us. This session paired well with another on what we can take away from fast fashion strategy. Perhaps the future of sustainable fashion requires help from influencers...perhaps better storytelling can happen in the marketing? Something that … Psychology, and Policy Reflections from a sustainable fashion conference Tais Idi-Infante (Master of Environmental Management '24) The weekend of April 22nd and 23rd there were two …