… activities. This will have catastrophic effects on human health, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, fisheries, sea levels, natural ecosystems, and more. For many, the consequences … on climate change. While many corporations, investors, regulators, and consumers agree that corporate sustainability is imperative, identifying best practices and which companies are ‘walking the walk’ can be challenging. Corporate metrics, certifications, and …
… The objective of this project is to investigate ways that consumers make inferences about green product quality. The investigators found that consumers tend to … to result from consumers’ reliance upon a “zero-sum” heuristic, whereby they assume thatcompanies have a fixed amount of manufacturing resources. Thus, resources devoted to “making …
… Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing … Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing -by Abhishri … (GIIN) total global impact investing assets in 2018 grew more than 50% from 2017. Yet, that growth is tiny relative to the overall investing marketplace—comprising only 4% of … a side benefit to this report may be facilitating stronger communication between grantmakers and impact investors. It may also be of immediate relevance for conferences and …
… This global study measures awareness and engagement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We hope these results provide insights into collaboration … Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Rising Leaders on the Sustainable Development Goals … Rising Leaders on the Sustainable Development Goals Todd Cort Stuart DeCew (MBA '11, Master of Environmental …
… Do sustainable farmland investments deliver financial, environmental and social returns? With the rise of impact investing, there has been a jump in investment strategies promoting sustainableagriculture. This research attempts to understand the strategies and performance of a subset …
… Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these … a broad audience, also examines how communities, solar developers, local leaders, and policymakers can effectively promote, support, and regulate agrivoltaic systems. Clean Energy … Energy on Public Lands Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Agrivoltaics is a solar market subsegment that co-locates solar energy …
… 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 land. Moresustainable agricultural technologies exist, designed to minimize the adverse effects …
… landowners, as well as forest industry and conservation professionals. The results indicate that residents attribute monetary value to nonmarket forest goods and services. The present … across furniture, lumber, honey, maple syrup and Christmas trees. Estimates indicate that there is potential for decision makers to create new markets or policies that create economic incentives for private forest …
… Companies are in a constant state of disruption and evolution as they attempt to stay ahead … represents one of the biggest environmental and economic opportunities through which companies can lower their environmental footprint and represents an estimated $4.5 trillion … of waste through the continual use of natural resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmental impact of their products from natural resource …
… This global study of more than 3,700 students at 29 top business schools, conducted by Yale University in … Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, finds that: Corporations unwilling to act on environmental issues are increasingly punished by the … Conversely, about one-fifth of respondents expressed an unwillingness to work for companies with bad environmental practices no matter what the salary. Students also …