… Santam, the leading short-term insurer in South Africa, was actively pursuing a strategy and … on crops. The company was proud of being in the forefront of social responsibility and sustainability issues. Company officials participated in discussions of climate change and … risk to make crop insurance more feasible? How should Santam evaluate potential resilience projects? And how could the company share its expertise in risk management and mitigation to …
… The Yale Farm was founded in 2003 by a group of students who wished to see the dining hallsserve more organic food. With support from the university, they started a pilot project to introduce local, seasonal food into the menu of one of Yale's undergraduate … had expanded beyond the dining hall menu issue and had become the YaleSustainable Food Project. They obtained financial and operational support from the university, transformed a …
… On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious Ash award in policy innovation, the "Nobel of … The Green Bank used financial structuring to attract private capital to clean energy projects in Connecticut. Using transaction enablers and risk mitigants like loan loss … as possible, and alleviating energy poverty for low and moderate-income residents? Source YaleSchool of Management Areas of Focus Clean Energy Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance …
… 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 than sheet steel in the … 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 generated by the …
… During the 1950s, a small band of meteorologists, physicists and chemists began conducting observations and … was underway and could have potentially devastating consequences for the ecology of the planet. Since automobiles were a substantial contributor of CO2 to the atmosphere, …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it hassupported the design and adoption of … and, in general, bipartisan support from the Connecticut General Assembly. Source Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable …
… In August of 2014, Mark Gentry, the Chief Operating Officer of Gifford Pinchot State University (GPSU) Foundation**, called Robert Farrington, a Managing Director at … intensity? When it came to public investments, would screening, weighting or forms of impact investing be the best method to construct a portfolio? How should they treat …
… Throughout the world, Cummins Inc. meant diesels. The company designed, manufactured, distributed, and serviced diesel and natural gas … implementation of each new round of emissionsstandards made it difficult for Cummins to plan its manufacturing and meet its Mission Statement. Chapman wondered if the company …
… Most environmentalists had hoped that the December 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen would finally … However, the failure of Copenhagen required the new carbon finance industry to reassess itsplans. The lack of international consensus could change the nature of the European scheme as … However, the failure of Copenhagen required the new carbon finance industry to reassess itsplans. The lack of international consensus could change the nature of the European scheme as …
… Harish Hande and the company he founded, SELCO, provide solar electricity for lighting and power to India's poor. For the work of his … up to extend solar energy's benefits to more people. In 2009, SELCO was considering itsplans for how the company might expand. The company decided to institutionalize its design …