… sustainability indexes. Not content to rest on these laurels, AXA transferred its CR team from the department that included the Communications function to a newly created department … the core of the business. AXA’s business had grown rapidly over the previous decades. The company was formed in the 1980s through the merger of a few mid-sized French insurance firms. From the beginning, AXA’s CEO Claude Bébéar aspired to build the first global insurance brand. The company made a series of acquisitions in the 1990s, …
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… So you’ve decided you want to be more than just a company. You want to have a positive impact on society, promote corporate social … how this whole process works. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. In partnership with Patagonia and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, we have published An … (Master of Environmental Management '16) So you’ve decided you want to be more than just a company. You want to have a positive impact on society, promote corporate social …
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… and an analysis of federal tax incentives. Finally, we present the key inputs and takeaways from the energy and financial model we developed using Microsoft Excel. Our energy and … and an analysis of federal tax incentives. Finally, we present the key inputs and takeaways from the energy and financial model we developed using Microsoft Excel. Our energy and … Download the financial model Download file. Watch the instructional video This video, from report authors Sarah Gledhill and Max Wasser, walks you through the financial model …
… An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going "B" Participants Vincent Stanley Director of Philosophy at Patagonia Resident Fellow at Yale Center for Business and the Environment Matthew …