… A global leader in the insurance and asset management business, AXA had risen to the top ranks in terms of corporate responsibility (CR) as well. In 2014, the French-based insurer led the industry on … by a set of metrics reflecting in an integrated way the financial, but also the social and environmental, value created by the company. Corporate Sustainability Environmental …
… investment banking firm receives an urgent call from James D. Marston, Regional Director of Environmental Defense's Texas Office and head of the Texas Climate Initiative. You meet with … utility TXU, and he needs your immediate feedback. The private equity firms want two environmental groups - Environmental Defense (also known as the Environmental Defense Fund … value of EDF's blessing to the private equity firms? What should be Marston's negotiation strategy (i.e., assess the probability that KKR and TPG would agree to various concessions …
… Santam, the leading short-term insurer in South Africa, was actively pursuing a strategy and associated initiatives to build climate change resilience in South Africa. The … the country's crop insurance. Crop insurance provided farmers with a hedge against climate, environmental, and other risks. Around 40% of grain farmers in South Africa purchased hail … potential resilience projects? And how could the company share its expertise in risk management and mitigation to benefit South Africa and the rest of the continent? Equity and …
… Council on Climate Change (GC3), a group charged with creating a comprehensive climate strategy for the State of Connecticut. As of September 2016, Garcia remained undecided about a key element of that strategy – nuclear power plants. There were strong proponents and opponents of nuclear … Time to make a decision was getting short. The governor expected the GC3 to unveil its strategy, including a recommendation about Millstone, by early 2017. Equity and Justice …
… alternative to other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and social impacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those … industry is becoming an increasingly hot topic for economists, industry, governments, and environmental and social activists. As palm oil production expands, companies, NGOs, … news articles, and reports, and to particularly relevant sections of the Yale School of Management’s (SOM) palm oil case. These materials can be read on their own, in sections, or …
… the world’s leading exporter of crude palm oil. The palm oil boom, however, concerned environmentalists. Palm oil plantations had been carved out of precious rainforest and peat … by scientists that linked palm oil plantations to deforestation, Greenpeace, a global environmental NGO, began campaigning in 2005 to save the Indonesian rainforest. The group … the group’s allegations. However, in negotiations brokered by The Forest Trust, another environmental NGO, GAR sat down with Greenpeace and in often tense meetings hammered out an …
… of luxury recreation, could it also become a symbol of sustainable enterprise? MBS's management hoped so. A small team led by Kevin Teng and backed by MBS leadership as well as … 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 user … of luxury recreation, could it also become a symbol of sustainable enterprise? MBS's management hoped so. A small team led by Kevin Teng and backed by MBS leadership as well as …
… 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 agreement was named) represented … local and national officials to support their land claims and look away when it came to environmental regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners believed they had found leverage to help change the palm oil …
… and the government. While consumers generally indicated that they liked the idea of an environmentally friendly automobile, they did not want to give up the performance they had … become increasingly polarized with the GCC denying the existence of global warming while environmental groups were calling for drastic cuts in the consumption of fossil fuel. With … be shifted to discussing feasible alternatives, but how could the company position its environmental efforts in an increasingly polarized atmosphere? Equity and Justice …
… public policy and grow his company's bottom line. Under Immelt's leadership, GE launched an environmental business initiative called "ecomagination" in 2005 that was rooted in four … a business growth initiative. His candor earned him praise from leaders of powerful environmental NGOs like World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash, who announced his support of the initiative at an ecomagination launch event in Washington D.C. Other environmental groups - particularly those that had fought GE on environmental legacy issues …