… moisture retention. The project was designed in two phases to test different methods of information diffusion. In the first phase, a baseline survey was conducted with 3800 farming … Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Using Social Networks to Market New Environmental Technologies … Using Social Networks to Market New Environmental Technologies Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Low productivity in agriculture is a …
… in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Mas business group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including its Indonesian subsidiary PT SMART. The company has assembled an … 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 …
… world, they face numerous obstacles when it comes to maintaining and creating strong environmental commitments. The circular economy represents one of the biggest environmental and economic opportunities through which companies can lower their environmental footprint and represents an estimated $4.5 trillion dollar additional economic …
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… 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 … , air , and water pollution and health concerns, all within the context of varying degrees of government oversight and power. Given the global and local components of the palm … , air , and water pollution and health concerns, all within the context of varying degrees of government oversight and power. Given the global and local components of the palm …
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… Solar … Maximizing Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale Solar Katie Siegner (Master of Environmental Management '19) Scott Wentzell (Master of Environmental Management '19) Maria Urrutia (Master of Environmental Management '19) Whitney … of mowings for native plants as compared to turfgrass. However, we hypothesize that information and behavioral failures are currently preventing developers from adopting the …
… Use and Applications Professor Newman has discussed these studies in his core Master of Business Administration class, among colleagues, and in conjunction with a case on green … R. Dhar . 2014. When going “green” backfires: How firm intentions shape the evaluation of environmental product enhancements . Journal of Consumer Research. Abstract: Many companies … are orthogonal to performance (e.g., green products). The present studies demonstrate that information about a company’s intentions in designing the product plays an import role in …
… Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus Whitney Mann (Master of Environmental Management '19) Katie Siegner (Master of Environmental Management '19) Maria Urrutia (Master of Environmental Management '19) Scott Wentzell (Master of Environmental Management '19) Can …