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… In early 2014 Alcoa announced that Ford's F-150 pick-up trucks, the best-selling vehicles in the U.S., would use aluminum1 rather … with major body construction from aluminum. Alcoa spent $300 million expanding its Iowa factory and planned another $150 million on facilities in Tennessee to meet the demand … educational campaign about the strength of aluminum, but consumer reactions were not yet known. Furthermore, the steel industry was expected to promote steel's virtues to maintain …
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… While the use of palm oil has been documented since ancient times, it is only in the past few decades … and even in biofuel. This wide range of uses hasstimulated cultivation and oil extraction; annual global production has increased more than nine-fold since 1980. By the … in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Masbusiness group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including …
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… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companiessigned an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat … many environmentalists believed that the agreement represented a breakthrough. The events of 2015 suggested otherwise, forcing businesses, NGOs and sympathetic government … to environmental concerns had their own set of questions to consider and unravel. What was the best policy for the long-term social welfare of Indonesia? How could the …
… The winner of the $1 million Hult Prize 2023 , the world’s biggest student social entrepreneurship business competition, was announced in Paris on September 22nd by fashion superstar, Stella McCartney. Banofi Leather of Yale …
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… ESG disclosure is rising in priority among corporate sustainability agendas — just look at … it’s becoming more well-known that transitioning to a circular economy — pursuing economic activities that minimize waste and regenerate nature — is critical in eliminating the 45 percent of emissions that arise from how products are made, used and discarded. What is lacking isstandardized measurement and disclosure about how companies are using …