… is unequivocal: global temperatures will continue to rise for decades, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. This will have catastrophic effects on human … on November 4, it is up to corporations to take direct responsibility for their impact on climate change. While many corporations, investors, regulators, and consumers … environmental sustainability — exacerbates this confusion. To cut through the noise, our team from the Yale School of Management narrowed in on one, universal metric that is the …
… The objective of this project is to investigate ways that consumers make inferences about green product quality. The investigators found that consumers tend to infer that green … heuristic, whereby they assume that companies have a fixed amount of manufacturing resources. Thus, resources devoted to “making the product green” come at the expense of making … Abstract: Many companies offer products with social benefits that are orthogonal to performance (e.g., green products). The present studies demonstrate that information about a …
… developed two models: 1) the wind turbine (WT) reliability prediction model and 2) the “Four-Quadrant Component/Subsystem Maintenance Model.” The WT reliability prediction model was … allowed the investigators to propose a methodology for performing a wind turbine life cycle impact analysis and to quantify the environmental impacts (e.g., carbon footprint, global … Studies: Air Pollution Control, Environmental Risk Assessment, and Introduction to Green Energy. Future Activities As a result of this project, the investigators are preparing …
… This project involved the collection of two energy generation datasets: the hourly wind output profiles and the hourly electricity load data at more than 1000 geographic … be found on Dr. Campbell’s web site. The final objective of the project was to simulate the impacts that different policy scenarios (e.g., direct subsidies, taxes, renewable portfolio … on the cost scenarios developed in stage two. This analysis includes different costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the policies can then be compared on the basis of their …
… Awareness of the environmental and societal challenges facing our world has expanded dramatically in recent years. Since 2015, the year we published our inaugural report, Rising Leaders on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change , … work with a sustainability-forward employer. Our students will soon be at the helms of such impactful organizations, and it is incumbent on us to equip them with the knowledge, the …
… model and promotes the elimination 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 extraction to end-of-life product disposal. Adopting this framework can help companies …
… the driving forces of a sustainability characterised by individual and planetary flourishing in contrast to a sustainability characterised by survival. The investigators’ … der Haar/flickr 2227 Equity and Justice Shared Visions of Sustainability and the Resulting Impacts on Organizational Performance … Shared Visions of Sustainability and the Resulting Impacts on Organizational …
… Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing … Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing … holds great potential where philanthropy falls short—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact … real frustration considering what we know about the enormous need and urgency for those resources. Building upon preliminary research presented by Namrita Kapur of Growald Family Fund …
… is not clear how implementation might differ in a business environment or another setting. Our project seeks to supplement the growing carbon-pricing literature, given the promise of … from increased healthcare costs and exacerbated environmental damage to payment at the source of pollution. By doing so, it incentivizes carbon-emissions reductions and … attempts to correct the incentive structure that underpins consumption choices related to greenhouse gas emissions. Internal carbon pricing allows companies to assess the financial …
… report provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of designing and financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy … and takeaways from the energy and financial model we developed using Microsoft Excel. Our energy and financial model, published with this report, is built using the Connecticut … case study. It is designed to be easily adapted to analyze other projects. The model uses hourly energy demand and generation data as well as battery dispatch logic to calculate bill …