… This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmental impact of their products from natural resource extraction to end-of-life product disposal. Adopting this framework can help companies elevate their existing … strategies and products being adopted by leading players in the fiber-based packaging sector. We evaluate the four circular strategies and address the challenges and opportunities …
… objective of this project is to investigate ways that consumers make inferences about green product quality. The investigators found that consumers tend to infer that green products are worse quality than traditional (non-green) alternatives. In short, this effect … have a fixed amount of manufacturing resources. Thus, resources devoted to “making the product green” come at the expense of making the product better performing. Use and …
… This project explores the mechanisms that allow actors in different settings to coordinate and create the institutions required to sustain a … in the strategies followed to create a market and the success of these strategies. What actors agree on across settings and stakeholder groups is that no market is possible until new institutions are created. The question of the factors that allow certain actors—and not others—to create new institutions is thus relevant …
… When considering the benefits a product provides to you, does it matter to you whether many others also use that product? For many products, the answer is yes. This simple idea that there are additional benefits to you if …
… Low productivity in agriculture is a significant development challenge, yet many processes used to increase land productivity have deleterious effects that actually reduce the long-run usability of the … the socioeconomic characteristics of the households as well as their farming practices and production levels. For the first round of interventions, information was provided to …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space creates an … Protecting Farmland Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space creates an … Nexus … Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space creates an …
… Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to recreation … access on private forestland is $24.84 per year. Average premium for local forest products is 11.5%, with amounts varying across furniture, lumber, honey, maple syrup and … Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to recreation …
… local grocery store and know exactly what they’re missing. Maybe you know of a lucrative product category that’s experiencing growth. Or maybe you just like food - after all, … local grocery store and know exactly what they’re missing. Maybe you know of a lucrative product category that’s experiencing growth. Or maybe you just like food - after all, … local grocery store and know exactly what they’re missing. Maybe you know of a lucrative product category that’s experiencing growth. Or maybe you just like food - after all, …
… but fails to provide energy during the evening hours when demand peaks. The resulting overproduction and waste of renewable energy — and related symptoms of poor renewable energy … but fails to provide energy during the evening hours when demand peaks. The resulting overproduction and waste of renewable energy — and related symptoms of poor renewable energy … but fails to provide energy during the evening hours when demand peaks. The resulting overproduction and waste of renewable energy — and related symptoms of poor renewable energy …
… This report focuses on the need for capital in the water sector and how foundations can address water issues through program-related investments … of Environmental Management '17) This report focuses on the need for capital in the water sector and how foundations can address water issues through program-related investments … Susannah Harris … Allison Khoe … This report focuses on the need for capital in the water sector and how foundations can address water issues through program-related investments …