… a small Indiana town 100 years earlier, Cummins had prided itself on value-driven ethical standards. It operated worldwide under a formal Mission Statement: "We will demand that everything we do leads to a cleaner, healthier and safer … China applicable to other developing countries? Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Cummins in China … Cummins in China Throughout the world, Cummins Inc. meant …
… founder and chairman, wondered how his company could expand its presence in the United States market. In the previous five years, Trina, a company with manufacturing and … of its Chinese rivals, such as Yingli and Suntech Power, in supplying modules to the United States. Gao had targeted the U.S. market in 2010, and Trina had increased its sales in the … industry were, as yet, not well understood. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Trina Solar: Expanding in the U.S. Market … Trina Solar: Expanding in the …
… After the recession, the Rhode Island Infrastructure 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 Buildings Fund … 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 … The Rhode …
… the RSIP tenfold. Meanwhile, the reliance on renewable-energy credits (RECs) to satisfy the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being predominantly met with out-of-state resources from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, yielding little economic development … support from the Connecticut General Assembly. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Connecticut’s Residential Solar Program … Connecticut’s Residential Solar …
… Before the federal government discontinued the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Qualified Energy Conservation Bond (QECB) program in 2017 as part of its tax reform package, states like Virginia leveraged this program to accomplish energy efficiency goals. When … and adaptability to different states, locations, and projects. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy VirginiaSAVES … VirginiaSAVES Before the federal government discontinued …
… Financial institutions are reluctant to lend when any claim that they might make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental … The EUA is a deal structure modeled on property-assessed clean energy (PACE) in the United States. It allows loans for building upgrades to be paid back via a surcharge on local … for energy-efficiency upgrades and the subsequent cost savings. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Australia Clean Energy Finance Corporation Environmental Upgrade Agreements …
… NY Green Bank (NYGB), New York State’s $1-billion clean-energy fund, and a young new efficiency company named Sealed signed … agreement as a way to broaden the market for home energy-efficiency upgrades. In New York State, those upgrades face two key barriers to widespread adoption. The first barrier is … a similar structure can be used for residential energy efficiency. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Home-Efficiency Financing with Sealed and NY Green Bank … Home-Efficiency …
… reflected the response of auto manufacturers to the increasingly rigorous fuel economy standards for U.S. vehicles and consumer preferences for high mileage vehicles. To meet … market? Would carbon composites create a significant challenge? Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Equity and Justice Alcoa & the Auto Industry … Alcoa & the Auto Industry In … carbon composites create a significant challenge? Areas of Focus Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Equity and Justice Access the Complete Case … In early 2014 Alcoa announced …
… existing products like wind turbines as ecomagination products, and devised a set of standards under which current and future products would be considered for inclusion in the … Jonathan Lash, who announced his support of the initiative at an ecomagination launch event in Washington D.C. Other environmental groups - particularly those that had fought GE … River - remained skeptical of GE's green claims. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy GE Ecomagination … GE Ecomagination In the early 2000s, the CEO of General …
… Indonesian land-use laws were ambiguous and land ownership unmapped. This indeterminate state of affairs had led to widespread corruption, as companies ‘convinced’ local and … many environmentalists believed that the agreement represented a breakthrough. The events of 2015 suggested otherwise, forcing businesses, NGOs and sympathetic government … state’s relationship with the palm oil industry? Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Palm Oil 2016 … Palm Oil …