… their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (as the agreement was named) represented a dramatic advance in their decades-long efforts to protect 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 companies to withdraw their pledge. And the 2015 fire season …
… the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Mas … group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including its Indonesian subsidiary PT SMART. The company has assembled an array of assets through the … Singapore, the company’s palm plantations and much of its processing facilities were in Indonesia. By 2009, the expansion of GAR and other companies had made Indonesia the world’s …
… in the global economy. And, as fires set to clear land for palm oil plantations blazed in Indonesia throughout the fall of 2015, covering the region in haze, the ubiquitous commodity … global and local scales. The most notable of those impacts stem from deforestation. In Indonesia and Malaysia alone (the two countries responsible for 85% of palm oil production), … and individuals setting fire to the landscape. In 2015, fires raged for months in Indonesia, severely impacting Indonesian and Singaporean air quality, displacing wildlife, and …
… to improve important energy and land use policies across Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia and the United States. Given the nature of the power industry, policy and regulatory … to improve important energy and land use policies across Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia and the United States. Given the nature of the power industry, policy and regulatory … to improve important energy and land use policies across Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia and the United States. Given the nature of the power industry, policy and regulatory …
… together on what’s already happening in the industry’s diversity efforts, and what might be done to achieve better – and faster – success. After the presentations, there will be time … together on what’s already happening in the industry’s diversity efforts, and what might be done to achieve better – and faster – success. After the presentations, there will be time … together on what’s already happening in the industry’s diversity efforts, and what might be done to achieve better – and faster – success. After the presentations, there will be time …
… from now. Understanding a system as complex as our climate, however, is easier said than done. For the last five decades, scientists have been using supercomputers to model the … from now. Understanding a system as complex as our climate, however, is easier said than done. For the last five decades, scientists have been using supercomputers to model the … from now. Understanding a system as complex as our climate, however, is easier said than done. For the last five decades, scientists have been using supercomputers to model the …
… models that encourage investment in energy efficiency, and discuss what needs to be done to continue large scale implementation of energy efficiency in all aspects of the … models that encourage investment in energy efficiency, and discuss what needs to be done to continue large scale implementation of energy efficiency in all aspects of the … models that encourage investment in energy efficiency, and discuss what needs to be done to continue large scale implementation of energy efficiency in all aspects of the …
… Many a great impact idea (and organization) is abandoned because it seems unfundable—but that doesn’t have to be the case. Join Peter Boyd … 23rd, 2018, 11:30 AM EST — 1:00 PM EST Many a great impact idea (and organization) is abandoned because it seems unfundable—but that doesn’t have to be the case. Join Peter Boyd … Location Evans Hall, Classroom 4220 … Many a great impact idea (and organization) is abandoned because it seems unfundable—but that doesn’t have to be the case. Join Peter Boyd …
… A discussion with BMW What is being done to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) market growth? This presentation focuses on four … Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT — 9:00 AM EDT A discussion with BMW What is being done to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) market growth? This presentation focuses on four … Ben Butterworth on Vimeo . Location Online webinar … A discussion with BMW What is being done to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) market growth? This presentation focuses on four …
… As Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company and author of Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Sustainability Front Lines , Auden Schendler has led the winter … As Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company and author of Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Sustainability Front Lines , Auden Schendler has led the winter … As Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company and author of Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Sustainability Front Lines , Auden Schendler has led the winter …