… y Centroamérica decided to buy the power generated by the Electrica del Valle de México’s (EVM) wind farm, EVM’sstruggling project received a significant boost. While the proposed wind farm was located in an area with abundant wind resources, absent a creditworthy off-taker the project would not have been able to line up … with the resources and expertise to build large-scale projects. Gómez also had to take into account Walmart de México’s capabilities and focus. While the company had made …
… On February 23, 2007, your investment banking firm receives an urgent call from James D. Marston, Regional Director of … the private equity firmsseeking to acquire Texas electrical utility TXU, and he needs your immediate feedback. The private equity firms want two environmental groups - …
… In 2017, Conservation International (CI) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which had collaborated on building a … WMA, which made camera trap data on biodiversity easier to analyze, was being incorporated into a free, public, cloud-based website called Wildlife Insights. CI, however, anticipated … would CI be able to drum up enough enthusiasm for the solution? Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Conservation International and Hewlett Packard Enterprise … …
… Most environmentalists had hoped that the December 2009 Climate Change Conference in … threat of climate change. The NY Times observed: "The messy compromise mirrored the chaotic nature of the conference, which virtually all participantssaid had been badly organized and … assessments - which had their fair share of critics and skeptics - spurred world leadersinto action. In 1992, representatives from 178 countries met in Rio de Janierio, Brazil for …
… Standing at water’s edge, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) annually attracted 45 million visitors who … company, Las VegasSands Corp., had worked hard to make operations and facilities more resource-efficient. The resort had garnered a Green Mark Platinum Award and was actively … partnership with National University of Singapore BusinessSchool Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Marina Bay Sands … Marina Bay SandsStanding at …
… After the recession, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This case study describes how this bank set up the Efficient … walk through the creation of the EBF and some of the factors that have led to itssuccess. Source Center for Business and The Environment at Yale Areas of FocusSustainable Finance and …
… Bryan Garcia, the President and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, had a big decision to make. Garcia is a member … quasi-state agencies, business, and nonprofits. The GC3 recommendations would have to take into account Connecticut’s changing energy profile. Between 1996 and 2015, natural gas … noted about natural gas, “If you're extending the infrastructure, you're building something into the system that will be around for a long time.” To provide insight into the long term …
… A global leader in the insurance and asset management business, AXA had risen to the top ranks in terms of corporate … combining the Strategy, CR, and Public Affairs functions together, to further integrate CR into the core of the business. AXA’s business had grown rapidly over the previous decades. … Inside AXA in 1990, the company created AXA Atout Coeur ("Hearts in Action") to encourage and support community engagement by employees, and in 2001 it established the Group’s …
… During the 1950s, a small band of meteorologists, physicists and chemists began conducting observations and … hurdles it was facing, GM’s efforts to introduce more fuel efficient vehicles had run into resistance from consumers, oil companies and the government. While consumers generally … efforts to prevent global warming had accelerated. A series of UN-sponsored conferences, bringing together the nations of the world, had culminated in a 1997 meeting in Kyoto, …
… In 2014, the Connecticut Green Bank released the second edition of its CT Solar Lease program in an attempt to create an accessible … high demand. It was well-received by both homeowners and contractors. This case delvesinto the financing structure of the program and presents the lessons learned from … structure of the program and presents the lessons learned from implementation challenges. Source The Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of FocusSustainable Finance …