… university clients were either actively engaged in discussions about their exposure to carbon in their portfolio or had just framed a policy concerning carbon investing. Commonfund had been helping their clients think through these new … Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Access the Complete Case … In August of 2014, Mark Gentry, the Chief Operating Officer of Gifford Pinchot State …
… Pepsi has a new challenge. In 2007, PepsiCo became the first consumer company to use the Carbon Reduction Label (CRL) on packets of its Walkers Crisps potato chips in the United Kingdom. Developed by the U.K.-based Carbon Trust, the CRL is meant to communicate to consumers not only the individual product's … and ESG Circularity Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Access the Complete Case … Pepsi has a new challenge. In 2007, PepsiCo became the first consumer company to use …
… The conference also left in doubt the future of current mechanisms such as the European Carbon Market. The conference in Copenhagen came after 20 years of international conferences … World Bank at the end of 2007. Besides the European Market, a number of regional, voluntary markets for carbon allowances formed in the rest of developed world. However, the failure of … Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Access the Complete Case … Most environmentalists had hoped that the December 2009 Climate Change Conference in …
… plan to grow the company. The plan called for harvesting slow-growing businesses in mature markets, investing in emerging markets, and reducing the company’s overall cost of … it wasn’t until 2008 that the company created a formal CR strategy. Following an internal study that argued that corporate responsibility was a key strategic area for the company to … Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Access the Complete Case … A global leader in the insurance and asset management business, AXA had risen to the …
… work building Suzlon’s international presence. While Suzlon pursued wind farm projects in markets Pedersen had targeted, the company also made significant acquisitions. In 2006, … the top three. Pedersen, therefore, was faced with the challenge of finding additional markets to fuel the company’s continued growth. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and … of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Access the Complete Case … Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first …
… state entity, sought to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This casestudy describes how this bank set up the Efficient Buildings Fund (EBF) and is iteratively … The EBF is an innovative structure to lower energy costs and tax burdens. In the following casestudy, we walk through the creation of the EBF and some of the factors that have led to …
… makers were working on lighter alloys to compete with aluminum. Meanwhile, manufacturers of carbon-fiber based composites were touting their material as even lighter than aluminum and … outside the U.S.? How would steelmakers respond to losses in the auto market? Would carbon composites create a significant challenge? Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity … of Focus Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Equity and Justice Access the Complete Case … In early 2014 Alcoa announced that Ford's F-150 pick-up trucks, the best-selling …
… had been carved out of precious rainforest and peat land, resulting in the release of carbon into the atmosphere and the loss of habitat for rare rainforest species. Some palm … on any land that was primary forest, GAR agreed to tough bans on cultivating palms on high carbon stock (HCS) forest and peat land – commitments that made the company a leader in the … and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Access the Complete Case … While the use of palm oil has been documented since ancient times, it is only in the …
… to support the rising demand for residential and commercial solar systems. This casestudy focuses on the residential side of the solar-lease program. The program combined … extremely high demand. It was well-received by both homeowners and contractors. This case delves into the financing structure of the program and presents the lessons learned …
… in solar development in Europe was the result of countries committed to reducing their carbon footprints and willing to provide generous feed-in tariffs to solar developers. On the other hand, there was less political will for carbon reduction in the United States. The U.S. federal government did extend tax credits to … of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Access the Complete Case … At the end of 2010, Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s founder and chairman, wondered how his …