… The Yale Farm was founded in 2003 by a 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 menu of … and helped inspire the Yale Dining Hall to move toward more organic and locally grown food sources (though the vast majority of the food comes from sources other than the Yale Farm). …
… boost. While the proposed wind farm was located in an area with abundant wind resources, absent a creditworthy off-taker the project would not have been able to line up … in Mexico by 12% in 2012 alone. All told, the efforts of Walmart de México had made it the world’s leading retailer in the area of sustainability – a distinction the company hoped to … de Monterrey, Mexico City Clean Energy Corporate Sustainability Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Walmart de México: Investing in Renewable Energy … Walmart de …
… was placed under increased scrutiny. In addition to being used as a cooking oil, it is in our cookies, our shampoos, and is used as a biofuel. As a versatile plant with efficient, … other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and social impacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those impacts stem from … literature, news articles, and reports, and to particularly relevant sections of the Yale School of Management’s (SOM) palm oil case. These materials can be read on their own, …
… since 1980. By the 2000s, palm oil had become the most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 … groups held such markedly different positions? Developed in partnership with the National University of Singapore Business School Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature …
… A global leader in the insurance and asset management business, AXA had risen to the top ranks in terms of corporate responsibility (CR) as well. … Inside AXA in 1990, the company created AXA Atout Coeur ("Hearts in Action") to encourage and support community engagement by employees, and in 2001 it established the Group’s first "sustainabledevelopment" function. But it wasn’t until 2008 that the company created a …
… company, Las Vegas Sands Corp., had worked hard to make operations and facilities more resource-efficient. The resort had garnered a Green Mark Platinum Award and was actively … how could the MBS team ensure that the work they were doing would actually positively impact the ecosystems they hoped to preserve? Developed in partnership with National University of Singapore Business School Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development … palm oil (CPO) became the most highly traded edible oil. The palm oil boom had significant impact on economic development in rural Indonesia. Forty percent of Indonesia’s palm oil … particular, faced difficult choices. The company was the largest trader of palm oil in the world, selling in Europe, China, and India. Wilmar had been the first trader to adopt a NDPE …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it has supported the design and adoption of … renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being predominantly met with out-of-state resources from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, yielding little economic development benefits … 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 …
… and grow his company's bottom line. Under Immelt's leadership, GE launched an environmental business initiative called "ecomagination" in 2005 that was rooted in four commitments: To double investment in clean research and development (R&D) to $1.5 … initiative. His candor earned him praise from leaders of powerful environmental NGOs like World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash, who announced his support of the …
… maker Sharp had bought Recurrent Energies and its pipeline of projects. Before that, the world’s largest module maker, First Solar, had bought a large developer. However, other … developing B2C channels to tap into the growing market of local contractors and do-it-yourselfers looking to add solar panels to their roofs. Trina had already partnered with … of grid parity to the solar industry were, as yet, not well understood. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Trina Solar: Expanding in the U.S. Market … Trina …