… campaign took off in 2010, when the organization targeted a GAR customer, Nestlé, with a report and a provocative video that went viral on social media sites. Nestlé quickly … was an important economic lever in rural development. To better accommodate the interest of small palm oil farmers, the Indonesian government created its own certification … set aside land for conservation, since they wanted to maximize opportunities for small farmers. On the other hand, many communities had been in conflict with the companies …
… times, growers have little incentive to improve their operation – they have minor contact with the roasters or customers and no knowledge of how their crops get translated into the … occasionally eye-popping premiums for their beans. As yet, specialty coffee represented a small sliver of the overall market and there were other signs that it might not ever grow beyond a small circle. New trends like coffee-based drinks and single-portion coffee in pods (e.g. …
… Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first three-and-a-half years on the … wind turbines, Tanti discovered that wind energy was an even better business than textiles. Within six years of its incorporation, Suzlon had become the dominant player in the Indian … but had designs on moving into the top three. Pedersen, therefore, was faced with the challenge of finding additional markets to fuel the company’s continued growth. Equity and …
… in 2003 by a group of students who wished to see the dining halls serve more organic food. With support from the university, they started a pilot project to introduce local, seasonal … the menu of one of Yale's undergraduate residential colleges. The experiment was a success with both students and dining hall staff, and helped inspire the Yale Dining Hall to move … sources (though the vast majority of the food comes from sources other than the Yale Farm). Within a few years the founding group had expanded beyond the dining hall menu issue and had …
… enacted a series of laws promoting the use of alternative fuels in gasoline, beginning with ethanol from sugarcane. This meant that the national oil company PEMEX had to find ways … fuel blend at the pump, the maximum amount that could be incorporated without requiring changes to vehicle internal combustion engines and station pumps. Brazil had gone even … to provide ethanol to the company. As first steps, the amounts requested were relatively small, using ethanol to replace oxygenators in the fuel, up to 5.6% by volume. PEMEX had to …
… During the 1950s, a small band of meteorologists, physicists and chemists began conducting observations and … had started looking at the greenhouse effect in the mid-1980s. The wide-ranging discussions within GM had led to an ambitious program to improve the efficiency of internal combustion … ESG General Motors and Kyoto (1998) … General Motors and Kyoto (1998) During the 1950s, a small band of meteorologists, physicists and chemists began conducting observations and …
… 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 the resort's parent … had garnered a Green Mark Platinum Award and was actively tackling its waste, water, and energy systems. The convention center also became the first facility in Southeast Asia to … meetings annually by the year 2030. Teng had a particular interest in seafood, and worked with WWF to address procurement issues in the fishing sector, starting with removing red …
… and provided over half of the country's crop insurance. Crop insurance provided farmers with a hedge against climate, environmental, and other risks. Around 40% of grain farmers in … their livelihoods, but also helped stabilize the region's food supply. However, many small landholders were priced out of the market for crop insurance. Unlike the government of … was likely to increase the frequency of major events, but it would take years for the changes to show up in actuarial models. Nonetheless, Santam was preparing for the effect of …
… With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Project Sammaan brought together a … – open defecation in crowded urban settings. Initial planning and surveys began in 2011. With an official kickoff meeting in April 2012, the Sammaan team planned to begin work with city officials in two Indian cities, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, to build 120 community …
… Director at Commonfund. The GPSU student government had just presented the Foundation with a resolution urging them to divest of all fossil fuel companies from their portfolio. … new investment considerations and evaluate potential methods to reflect such considerations within their portfolios. As a target the divestment movement, the GPSU Foundation faced a … background was the key question of how any change to their investment strategy would jibe with their fiduciary responsibility to donors? Commonfund faced a different set of …