… Can Ecosystem Services Valuation Bring Additional Value Streams to Minnesota’s Pollinator-Friendly … land footprint — one that is only expected to grow assolar and renewables meet a larger share of U.S. energy needs. Given the climate imperative to transition to a zero-carbon energy … that value ecosystem services and unlock conservation finance could also bring unique sources of capital to pollinator-friendly solar development, helping to spur industry growth. …
… A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Minnesota 6778 2745 2798 2796 2752 … that assesses both private and social returns from pollinator-friendly solar, as compared to conventional solar or pre-existing agricultural land uses. To conduct a cost-benefit … associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar …
… Like many countries, Australia has a large existing building stock that is responsible for a substantial … buildings emit and reduce their operating costs. While these energy-efficiency upgradesare often cash-flow-positive with the right loans, they have failed to penetrate the market … both the investment cost for energy-efficiency upgrades and the subsequent cost savings. Source Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of FocusSustainable Finance and …
… There is potential for a financial vehicle funded by private investors to provide bridge financing … could help move mining in Madre de Dios toward less destructive practices. However, there are many challenges to this model. 2585 2592 Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Gold to Green: Financing Sustainable Mining in Peru …
… On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious Ash award in policy innovation, the "Nobel of … 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 … In 2017, nearly 90% of the Connecticut Green Bank's operating funds came from public sources. How then could the Green Bank, whose mission rested on building trust, both insulate …
… This global study of more than 3,700 students at 29 top businessschools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, finds that: Corporations unwilling to act on environmental issuesare increasingly punished by the men and women they would like to recruit. 44 percent of …
… -by Abhishri Aggarwal, Kate Logan, Namrita Kapur Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions … holds great potential where philanthropy fallsshort—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact … Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that assets committed for impact investment are largely sitting on the sidelines. For example, NatureVest’s 2016 report—“The State of …
… Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and Insights for … the success of these models often depends on the development of advanced technologies in areassuch as renewable resources, energy efficiency and storage, and carbon removal. This report refers to such …
… Andrea Illy is CEO of the global premium coffee company that bears his family’s name. As one might … connoisseurs discuss the fine points of various origin coffees and blends, where customersare willing to pay a premium for the finest examples of the coffee-making art, and the … into the cup. This disadvantages not only the grower but also the consumer – coffee sourced from good quality beans is hard to find. lly believes that the solution to the sad …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companiessigned an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat … the Indonesian rainforest from further destruction. One year later the situation appeared to have reversed. Leading figures in the government of Indonesia were calling upon the …