… project received a significant boost. While the proposed wind farm was located in an area with abundant wind resources, absent a creditworthy off-taker the project would not … retailer. In addition, the project allowed Walmart de México to get closer to some of its sustainability goals. The wind farm would supply electricity to 348 Walmart de México … was just one part of the efforts Walmart de México was undertaking in the sustainabilityarea. The company had pledged to meet ambitious goals, looking to reduce waste in its and …
… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the products … (the two countries responsible for 85% of palm oil production), more than 3.7 million hectares of natural forests have been cleared in recent years to make way for plantations. This … is complex. In 2015, this is a dynamic landscape, with companies signing on to palm oil sustainability and “deforestation-free” pledges at record rates, while on-the ground …
… International (CI) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which had collaborated on building a software platform named the Wildlife Management Analytics system or WMA, were looking for a way … NGOs, businesses, and landowners might want to operate "private instances" of the software, i.e., separate customizable databases on which more specific analyses could be run. HPQ had licensed the software to CI and the nonprofit believed that the best way to distribute the WMA was to sell …
… the entire palm oil value chain, from growing seedlings and managing over 450,000 hectares of plantation lands to running extraction and refining mills and marketing its own … to letting plantations set aside land for conservation, since they wanted to maximize opportunities for small farmers. On the other hand, many communities had been in conflict … by ISPO. Company officials described each standard-setting organization as a forum where ideas could be shared and a consensus forged. GAR had committed to having all of its …
… buildings emit and reduce their operating costs. While these energy-efficiency upgrades are often cash-flow-positive with the right loans, they have failed to penetrate the market to the expected degree. Misalignment of incentives and perceived project risk are responsible for this underinvestment. Building owners and tenants do not always share reduced energy costs in a way that incentivizes owner investment. Financial institutions …
… soon the coffee market might be transformed into something approaching the market for wine. Where connoisseurs discuss the fine points of various origin coffees and blends, where customers are willing to pay a premium for the finest examples of the coffee-making art, and the …
… Crop insurance provided farmers with a hedge against climate, environmental, and other risks. Around 40% of grain farmers in South Africa purchased hail insurance, the most common … insurance business in the rest of Africa. The company faced considerable challenges in this area as crop insurance had low penetration in other parts of Africa. Company officials therefore had to take a hard look at where the company should focus its efforts in the future. How could the company increase …
… mitigants like loan loss reserve funds, interest rate buy-downs, subordinated debt, or warehousing facilities, the Green Bank lowered the cost of capital for consumers and … the balance sheet? And if so for how long? What were the political, economic, and climate risks and opportunities of a slower transition? And what trade-offs existed between goals of …
… French-based insurer led the industry on a number of corporate social responsibility and sustainability indexes. Not content to rest on these laurels, AXA transferred its CR team … Following an internal study that argued that corporate responsibility was a key strategic area for the company to pursue, AXA’s first global CR action plan was launched. Under the … Following an internal study that argued that corporate responsibility was a key strategic area for the company to pursue, AXA’s first global CR action plan was launched. Under the …
… to aluminum for 2015 was a major part of the savings of 700 pounds in vehicle weight compared to the 2014 model But even with the announcement of the F-150's aluminum body, Alcoa … tended to believe that aluminum was not as strong as steel. Especially in the truck market, where Ford promised that its trucks were "Built Ford Tough," beliefs in the vulnerability of … tended to believe that aluminum was not as strong as steel. Especially in the truck market, where Ford promised that its trucks were "Built Ford Tough," beliefs in the vulnerability of …