… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the … vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and social impacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those impactsstem from … in recent years to make way for plantations. This land use change plays a major role in driving global climatechange , with deforestation accounting for 20% of global greenhouse …
… Bryan Garcia, the President and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, had a big decision to make. Garcia is a member … The governor chose the 15 members of the GC3 from state agencies, quasi-state agencies, business, and nonprofits. The GC3 recommendations would have to take into account … and 2045, making the issue extremely salient for the GC3. The GC3 remained divided as to what to do about Millstone. On the one hand, nuclear reactors do not emit greenhouse gases …
… On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious Ash award in policy innovation, the "Nobel of … or warehousing facilities, the Green Bank lowered the cost of capital for consumers and businesses to install energy efficiency upgrades and renewable technology. It supported the … 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 …
… Standing at water’s edge, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) annually attracted 45 million visitors who … center also became the first facility in Southeast Asia to obtain ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management System certification. Beyond the physical plant, MBS looked to create … team was looking to make its operations more sustainable. Was the resort on the right path? What projectsshould MBS prioritize and how should they make decisions? How should MBS …
… At the end of 2010, Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s founder and chairman, wondered how his company could expand its presence in the United States market. In the previous five years, Trina, a company with manufacturing and headquarters in Changzhou, China, had managed to grow rapidly by selling … incentives. The importance of these incentives meant that module makers had to track changes in legislation and adjust their plans accordingly. The second source of uncertainty …
… Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first … five continents. But many investors believed these first years were just a warm-up for what was to come (the company’s market capitalization had doubled since its IPO in 2005). … After commissioning two wind turbines, Tanti discovered that wind energy was an even better business than textiles. Within six years of its incorporation, Suzlon had become the …
… While the use of palm oil has been documented since ancient times, it is only in the past few decades … and even in biofuel. This wide range of uses hasstimulated cultivation and oil extraction; annual global production has increased more than nine-fold since 1980. By the … in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Masbusiness group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including …
… In the early 2000s, the Federal government of Mexico enacted a series of laws promoting the use of alternative fuels in gasoline, beginning with … to make ethanol production a reality in Mexico. Developed in partnership with EGADE BusinessSchool, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance …
… Harish Hande and the company he founded, SELCO, provide solar electricity for lighting and power … (IFC), Hande was able to restructure the company in 2008. SELCO remained a for-profit business, but Hande was able to seek new investors more aligned with its mission. In … would go “wider” and expand beyond its current geographical areas in Karnataka and Gujarat. Whatever its direction, the strategic choices the company made at this point in its …
… Andrea Illy is CEO of the global premium coffee company that bears his family’s name. As one might … at a barely subsistence level. One bad harvest (made all the more likely by the ravages of climatechange) or a sudden decline in the commodity price of coffee can drop them below … good times, growers have little incentive to improve their operation – they have minor contact with the roasters or customers and no knowledge of how their crops get translated into …