… Santam, the leading short-term insurer in South Africa, was actively pursuing a strategy and … when crops were damaged before they could be harvested and sold, crop insurance provided resources that allowed farmers to be able to plant the following season. Settlements for … growers to continue their livelihoods, but also helped stabilize the region's food supply. However, many small landholders were priced out of the market for crop insurance. Unlike the …
… Standing at water’s edge, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) annually attracted 45 million visitors who … company, Las VegasSands Corp., had worked hard to make operations and facilities more resource-efficient. The resort had garnered a Green Mark Platinum Award and was actively … more sustainable. Was the resort on the right path? What projectsshould MBS prioritize and howshould they make decisions? Howshould MBS market its green event packages to consumers, …
… On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious Ash award in policy innovation, the "Nobel of … 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 itself …
… On February 23, 2007, your investment banking firm receives an urgent call from James D. Marston, Regional Director of … Marston certainly knows TXU, given EDF's battles over TXU's proposed new coal-fired plants. However, there is much uncertainty in this new opportunity - Marston (and you) know none of …
… In 2017, Conservation International (CI) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which had collaborated on building a … being incorporated into a free, public, cloud-based website called Wildlife Insights. CI, however, anticipated that scientists, governments, NGOs, businesses, and landowners might … its costs. CI confronted a number of important questions in trying to implement their plan. Howshould CI determine pricing for the software while advancing its objectives as a …
… After the recession, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This case study describeshow this bank set up the Efficient Buildings Fund (EBF) and is iteratively improving it. … walk through the creation of the EBF and some of the factors that have led to itssuccess. Source Center for Business and The Environment at Yale Areas of FocusSustainable Finance and …
… Before the federal government discontinued the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Qualified Energy Conservation Bond … like Virginia leveraged this program to accomplish energy efficiency goals. When evaluating how to use Virginia’s QECB allocation, decision makers considered the increased flexibility … room for creativity and adaptability to different states, locations, and projects. Source The Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of FocusSustainable Finance …
… Most environmentalists had hoped that the December 2009 Climate Change Conference in … of regional, voluntary markets for carbon allowances formed in the rest of developed world. However, the failure of Copenhagen required the new carbon finance industry to reassess its … wealth worth having." In 2010, CCC and other interested parties were trying to figure how the political developments would influence their investments. Equity and Justice …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it … renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being predominantly met with out-of-state resources from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, yielding little economic development benefits … renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being predominantly met with out-of-state resources from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, yielding little economic development benefits …
… During the 1950s, a small band of meteorologists, physicists and chemists began conducting observations and … Accords because the climate agreement exempted developing nationssuch as China and India. However, GM did agree that global warming was “an area of concern,” and the company was … in 1998, GM believed the debate should be shifted to discussing feasible alternatives, but how could the company position its environmental efforts in an increasingly polarized …