… to estimate Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to recreation on private forestland. A survey was …
… the stakeholder groups are similar and stable; the overall desire to create a market –for environmental, political, and/or economic reasons—is considerable; and yet, there is … and c) provide enough background information to allow for the careful selection of cases to explore in full depth. A second stage entails the selection of two to four … be useful for classes that explore issues of market functioning and market creation, business-government relations, non-market strategy, and renewable energy. The grant provided …
… global warming in the absence of immediate action. The U.S. signed—and then left, before rejoining—the Paris Agreement. In this survey of 2,035 global business students, conducted in partnership with the Global Network for Advanced Management and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication , our key findings include: Business students believe corporate leaders should be solving environmental and social …
… The objective of this project was to develop a new economic formula for maximizing present value of net benefits of wind farm investment. This research … the adverse environmental impacts. Photo from Tobias von der Haar/flickr Clean Energy Making Wind Power Competitive Using Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Maintenance Strategies … Making Wind Power Competitive Using Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Maintenance …
… technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities before, during, and after emergencies such as natural disasters. The primary goal of this … mix, and creating operational strategies. Furthermore, we offer potential operating and business models for GRHs. We then examine financing options, including an outline of … model, published with this report, is built using the Connecticut Green Bank campus as a case study. It is designed to be easily adapted to analyze other projects. The model uses …
… how expressions of autonomous, intrinsic or self-determined motivation are the driving forces of a sustainability characterised by individual and planetary flourishing in contrast … an online article series in collaboration with the MIT Sloan Initiative for Sustainable Business & Society. Use and Applicatons The article, “Transforming Sustainability,” was … an online article series in collaboration with the MIT Sloan Initiative for Sustainable Business & Society. Photo from Tobias von der Haar/flickr 2227 Equity and Justice Shared …
… to climate change, the science is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have … Disclosures (TCFD), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the Renewable Energy 100 (RE100), the Business Roundtable, B Corps, and benefit corporations. Greenwashing — a form of marketing … Disclosures (TCFD), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the Renewable Energy 100 (RE100), the Business Roundtable, B Corps, and benefit corporations. Greenwashing — a form of marketing …
… Rates of mental health concerns for children and adolescents are high across the United States and potentially rising as, simultaneously, young people are spending less time outdoors than ever before. These trends are especially pronounced for children of color and low-income urban youth, who face multiple barriers to accessing …
… benefits farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging form of renewable energy blends complementary land uses and eliminates the false “food or … traditionally dominated discussions about solar-agricultural land use. People often feel forced to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural … and economic benefits that these systems can generate. This report, which is written for a broad audience, also examines how communities, solar developers, local leaders, and …
… This global study of more than 3,700 students at 29 top business schools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, finds that: …