… Standing at water’s edge, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) annually attracted 45 million visitors who … so. A small team led by Kevin Teng and backed by MBS leadership as well as the resort's parent 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 …
… In 2017, Conservation International (CI) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which had collaborated on building a software platform named the Wildlife Management Analyticssystem or WMA, were looking for a way … NGOs, businesses, and landowners might want to operate "private instances" of the software, i.e., separate customizable databases on which more specific analyses could be run. HPQ …
… Like many countries, Australia has a large existing building stock that is responsible for a substantial … buildings emit and reduce their operating costs. While these energy-efficiency upgradesare often cash-flow-positive with the right loans, they have failed to penetrate the market … both the investment cost for energy-efficiency upgrades and the subsequent cost savings. Source Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of FocusSustainable Finance and …
… On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious Ash award in policy innovation, the "Nobel of … mitigants like loan loss reserve funds, interest rate buy-downs, subordinated debt, or warehousing facilities, the Green Bank lowered the cost of capital for consumers and … 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 …
… On February 23, 2007, your investment banking firm receives an urgent call from James D. Marston, Regional Director of … the deal. After talking with Marston, you agree that your report will cover three general areas: What is the economic value of EDF's blessing to the private equity firms? What should …
… 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 … insurance business in the rest of Africa. The company faced considerable challenges in thisarea as crop insurance had low penetration in other parts of Africa. Company officials …
… Before the federal government discontinued the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Qualified Energy Conservation Bond … a maximum of 30% of allocations can be issued for private projects. In addition, GCPsare not subject to the 20% energy-reduction requirement. This broad scope and … room for creativity and adaptability to different states, locations, and projects. Source The Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of FocusSustainable Finance …
… 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 … from the Connecticut General Assembly. Source Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Download file. … …
… After the recession, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to … It accomplished this by publicizing a widely-distributed RFP. All of these projectsare net cash flow-positive, meaning they generate more savings than the total cost of the … 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 …
… During the 1950s, a small band of meteorologists, physicists and chemists began conducting observations and … nationssuch as China and India. However, GM did agree that global warming was “an area of concern,” and the company was pushing ahead with its development efforts. While GM … its environmental efforts in an increasingly polarized atmosphere? Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG General Motors and Kyoto (1998) … General Motors and Kyoto …