… such as the European Carbon Market. The conference in Copenhagen came after 20 years of international conferences and scientific panels on the issue of climate change. The first … investment opportunities in Europe, Latin America and Asia. A new industry around carbon finance emerged, with firms like Climate Change Capital (CCC) of London taking the lead in … 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 …
… In 2017, ConservationInternational (CI) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which had collaborated on building a software … up enough enthusiasm for the solution? Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions ConservationInternational and Hewlett Packard Enterprise … ConservationInternational and …
… wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first three-and-a-half years on the international stage. By the end of 2007, the company was the market leader in Asia and had … 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, … additional markets to fuel the company’s continued growth. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Suzlon … Suzlon Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had …
… off employees and contract the organization. With the help of the World Bank’s commercial finance arm, the InternationalFinance Corporation (IFC), Hande was able to restructure the company in 2008. SELCO remained …
… times, it is only in the past few decades that this tropical product has taken off in the international market. An invisible component of many products, palm oil can be found in … oil companies. On one hand some were resistant to letting plantations set aside land for conservation, since they wanted to maximize opportunities for small farmers. On the other … School Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Golden Agri Resources and Sustainability … Golden Agri Resources …
… and is senior to the mortgage, providing the incentive necessary to attract private finance. It also addresses the misalignment of incentives by creating an Environmental … investment cost for energy-efficiency upgrades and the subsequent cost savings. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Australia Clean Energy Finance Corporation Environmental Upgrade Agreements … Australia Clean Energy Finance …
… side of the solar-lease program. The program combined public funds and private capital to finance residential solar projects and solar water heaters. CT Solar Lease 2 stemmed from a … the successful execution of CT Solar Lease 1. Over the span of two years, the new program financed 1,192 residential solar PV projects—amounting to over $43 million in investment and … the program and presents the lessons learned from implementation challenges. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy CT Solar Lease 2 … CT Solar Lease 2 In 2014, the Connecticut …
… Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This case study describes how this bank set up the Efficient … created the RIIB. It was built by renaming and restructuring the preexisting Clean Water Finance Agency (CWFA). Three other programs—Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy … the creation of the EBF and some of the factors that have led to its success. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank’s Efficient Buildings Fund …
… 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 … company. Corporate Sustainability Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG AXA: Creating the New CR Metrics … AXA: Creating the New CR Metrics A global … of Focus Corporate Sustainability Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Access the Complete Case … A global leader in the insurance and asset …
… cars more attractive) or allow more efficient diesel engines on the U.S. market. Meanwhile, international efforts to prevent global warming had accelerated. A series of UN-sponsored … believed that the agreement would not be ratified by the Senate. In 1988, a vocal, well-financed lobbying organization called the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) had been formed by … efforts in an increasingly polarized atmosphere? Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG General Motors and Kyoto (1998) … General Motors and Kyoto (1998) During the …