… In August of 2014, Mark Gentry, the Chief Operating Officer of Gifford Pinchot State University (GPSU) Foundation**, called Robert Farrington, a Managing Director at Commonfund. The GPSU student government had just presented the Foundation with a resolution urging … 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 …
… On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious Ash award in policy innovation, the "Nobel of policy," upon the Connecticut Green Bank for its role in "sparking the green bank movement." The Green Bank used financial … of Focus Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Access the Complete Case … On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious …
… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the … it is in our cookies, our shampoos, and is used as a biofuel. As a versatile plant with efficient, high yields, oil palm, and the oil derived from it has become a … on-the ground progress and the substance of those pledges remains to be seen. About thiscase In the following case materials, we focusspecifically on the Indonesian palm oil …
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… With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Project Sammaan brought together a stellar … Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Environmental Innovation Access the Complete Case … With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Project Sammaan brought …
… “What we want is the book that every vice president threw in the trash because he would be embarrassed to … core, but that has enough other extraneous problems that most people at a private equity fund decide it’s not worth doing,” he said. In particular, Blumenthal was looking to invest … Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Environmental Innovation Access the Complete Case … “What we want is the book that every vice president threw in the trash because he …
… 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 … automakers had begun using aluminum to reduce vehicle mass, allowing a smaller, more efficient engine to produce the same performance with increased miles per gallon. For … of FocusSustainable 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 …
… Standing at water’s edge, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) annually attracted 45 million visitors who … 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 tackling its … Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Access the Complete Case … Standing at water’s edge, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) annually attracted 45 million …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companiessigned an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat … 3.5 million smallholder farmers. With government support, Indonesia had established infrastructure to mill, refine, and export the substance. However, oil palm cultivation had … and ESG Circularity Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Access the Complete Case … In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companiessigned an agreement to end …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it … by creating the Solar Home Renewable Energy Credit (SHREC). The SHREC provides a stable funding structure for an expanded RSIP. The design of the RSIP was more effective than it …