… a franchised dealer network, seriously hurting the company financially and deviating from its mission to help the poor. As the company was recovering from this move, the price of solar panels spiked and sales declined. Investors put pressure … (IFC), Hande was able to restructure the company in 2008. SELCO remained a for-profit business, but Hande was able to seek new investors more aligned with its mission. In …
… Wolf Capital Management in New York. “What we’re looking for is something that has a solid business at its core, but that has enough other extraneous problems that most people at a … in 40 years. In 2008 it was owned by Neenah Paper, a small spin-off of non-core assets from Kimberly-Clark. Neenah was looking to divest itself of all pulp and timber operations, … had a good core business. The mill also presented some significant problems: financial, environmental, political, labor, and operational. With the bursting of the housing bubble, …
… the F-150 would be the first mass-market vehicle to be built with major body construction from aluminum. Alcoa spent $300 million expanding its Iowa factory and planned another $150 … contract. The aluminum industry's growing success in the automotive sector reflected the response of auto manufacturers to the increasingly rigorous fuel economy standards for U.S. … higher. Furthermore, automakers had long relationships with steel makers and for over a century had geared their production to steel components. In addition, aluminum faced …
… environment with two major sources of uncertainty. First, there were considerable political risks. The U.S.-China trade relationship had sometimes been rocky, and the rapid rise of the … incentives. The importance of these incentives meant that module makers had to track changes in legislation and adjust their plans accordingly. The second source of uncertainty … that PV manufacturers had more capacity than demand and that solar modules were passing from a seller’s to a buyer’s market. At the same time, the oversupply was pushing prices …
… to finance residential solar projects and solar water heaters. CT Solar Lease 2 stemmed from a response to a gap in the market that was clearly felt by both contractors and … presents the lessons learned from implementation challenges. Source The Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy …
… renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being predominantly met with out-of-state resources from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, yielding little economic development benefits to … outline for expansion of RSIP through creation of the SHREC. This bill passed with support from a range of stakeholders including the leadership of the Governor of Connecticut and, in … general, bipartisan support from the Connecticut General Assembly. Source Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG …
… 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 food into the … more organic and locally grown food 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 … become the Yale Sustainable Food Project. They obtained financial and operational support from the university, transformed a neglected acre of land on the north side of the campus …
… With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Project Sammaan brought together a stellar group … about an overall solution to the problem? Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Environmental Innovation Project Sammaan … Project Sammaan With funding from the Bill & … solution to the problem? Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Environmental Innovation Access the Complete Case … With funding from the Bill & Melinda …
… called Wildlife Insights. CI, however, anticipated that scientists, governments, NGOs, businesses, and landowners might want to operate "private instances" of the software, i.e., … into account when deciding how much to charge? And with scientists increasingly wary of environmental organizations pushing an agenda at the expense of what academics saw as … into account when deciding how much to charge? And with scientists increasingly wary of environmental organizations pushing an agenda at the expense of what academics saw as …
… in the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Policy & International Affairs from 2009 to 2013. CEW approached REC with a win-win proposal describing how PAYS® could … in the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Policy & International Affairs from 2009 to 2013. CEW approached REC with a win-win proposal describing how PAYS® could … to create a stakeholder collaboration supported by USDA funding. Source The Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Clean Energy Download file. … The Upgrade to …