… the business. AXA’s business had grown rapidly over the previous decades. The company was formed in the 1980s through the merger of a few mid-sized French insurance firms. From the … group had constructed were adapted from outside ratings agencies, notably using the Dow Jones Sustainability Index methodology created for investors. As part of the company’s … group had constructed were adapted from outside ratings agencies, notably using the Dow Jones Sustainability Index methodology created for investors. As part of the company’s …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it has supported the design and adoption of legislation that expanded … the Residential Solar Investment Program (RSIP) by creating the Solar Home Renewable Energy Credit (SHREC). The SHREC provides a stable funding structure for an expanded RSIP. … goals eight years ahead of schedule and far below the anticipated budget. And therefore, one of Governor Malloy’s gubernatorial campaign promises in 2015 was to increase the RSIP …
… had to decide how it was going to respond and how much it was willing to invest in its efforts to grow in the U.S. In Europe, the supply-constrained market during 2007-10 had … team and advertised during the World Cup. For its part, Trina had sponsored a Formula One racing car. But were there other branding strategies the company should consider with … were, as yet, not well understood. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Trina Solar: Expanding in the U.S. Market … Trina Solar: Expanding in the U.S. Market …
… founding partner of Blue 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 … The mill had been run as a cost center for various public companies, and it had not made money in 40 years. In 2008 it was owned by Neenah Paper, a small spin-off of non-core assets … labor, and operational. With the bursting of the housing bubble, the lumber industry had gone into a severe recession. Dozens of mills across Canada had been forced to lay off …
… together a stellar group of designers, architects, and social science researchers to tackle one of the developing world's leading problems – open defecation in crowded urban settings. … slums by February 2013. Furthermore, the project team hoped to develop research from the effort to create a model that could be used by other communities, completing the research in … had been compromised, and the Gates Foundation was refusing to give the project any more money. Observers wondered if the project was fatally stalled and what had gone wrong? Project …
… (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 to market … organizations pushing an agenda at the expense of what academics saw as intellectual honesty, would CI be able to drum up enough enthusiasm for the solution? Thriving Food … organizations pushing an agenda at the expense of what academics saw as intellectual honesty, would CI be able to drum up enough enthusiasm for the solution? Areas of Focus …
… of the Texas Climate Initiative. You meet with him and learn that he needs help preparing for an unusual negotiation. Marston will be flying to San Francisco for a negotiating … However, there is much uncertainty in this new opportunity - Marston (and you) know none of the details of the KKR (Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts) and TPG (Texas Pacific Group) … that EDF should accept from KKR & TPG in order to give its blessing to the deal? Clean Energy Environmental Defense - TXU … Environmental Defense - TXU On February 23, 2007, your …
… the volume and intensity of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from GE's operations and improve energyefficiency its facilities by 2012; To keep the public informed about ecomagination targets, progress and results. Along with the four commitments …
… In August of 2014, Mark Gentry, the Chief Operating Officer of Gifford Pinchot State University (GPSU) Foundation**, called Robert Farrington, a Managing … all fossil fuel companies from their portfolio. The Foundation’s investment committee had formed a subcommittee to consider what to do, but Gentry admitted that there was very little … a policy? There were many possibilities - they could focus their investments directly on removing potential carbon emissions from the atmosphere, or they could use their investment …
… Bay Sands (MBS) annually attracted 45 million visitors who came to lodge, to gamble, to shop, to relax, to attend meetings or weddings, to eat, or simply to gawk at the facilities. … had garnered a Green Mark Platinum Award and was actively tackling its waste, water, and energy systems. The convention center also became the first facility in Southeast Asia to … meeting to include other aspects of the facility? Did a focus on sustainability make sense for a luxury brand associated with gambling? More globally, how could the MBS team ensure …