… 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 structuring to attract private capital … trust, both insulate itself from the political winds from the north, and move toward a more sustainable funding model? The bank’s management team needed to carefully consider how …
… Responding to findings by scientists that linked palm oil plantations to deforestation, Greenpeace, a global environmental NGO, began campaigning in 2005 to save the Indonesian … leading palm oil firm and issued reports criticizing the practices of the company. Greenpeace’s campaign took off in 2010, when the organization targeted a GAR customer, … many observers, including Greenpeace, hailed the commitments as setting a new standard in sustainable palm oil production. Besides committing not to plant on any land that was …
… Do sustainable farmland investments deliver financial, environmental and social returns? With the rise of impact investing, there has been a jump in investment strategies promoting sustainable agriculture. This research attempts to understand the strategies and performance … focused on sustainability. 2257 2512 2195 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Sustainable Farmland Investment Strategies … Sustainable …
… able to continue devising innovative solar solutions. The company had become known for redesigning off-the-shelf solar electric components to suit the particular needs of the urban … in its evolution would be crucial to determining its continued success. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy SELCO … SELCO Harish Hande and the company he … would be crucial to determining its continued success. Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Access the Complete Case … Harish Hande and the …
… less destructive practices. However, there are many challenges to this model. 2585 2592 Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Gold to Green: Financing Sustainable Mining in Peru … Gold to Green: Financing Sustainable Mining in Peru Andrew Greaves (MBA '18, Master of Environmental …
… in the atmosphere to the general warming of the earth’s climate, a phenomenon dubbed “the greenhouse effect”. Since CO2 was a byproduct of the burning of fossil fuels, these models … adherents as additional observations lent further support to the theory. In 1988, the greenhouse effect hit the front pages, as NASA scientist James Hansen told a Congressional … its environmental efforts in an increasingly polarized atmosphere? Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG General Motors and Kyoto (1998) … General Motors and Kyoto …
… This report seeks to address the question of how an organization should design and implement an internal carbon charge. Internal carbon pricing is a powerful tool … attempts to correct the incentive structure that underpins consumption choices related to greenhouse gas emissions. Internal carbon pricing allows companies to assess the financial … frame this insight in the context of contemporary economic literature on this subject. 2717 Sustainable Finance and ESG Internal Carbon Pricing: Policy Framework and Case Studies … …
… Change Conference in Copenhagen would finally produce a workable, global scheme to reduce greenhouse gasses in the environment. Unfortunately, the conference produced little concrete … of climate change. The first shot came in 1990 when a panel of scientists concluded that greenhouse gas emissions were contributing to global warming. Over the next 11 years, the … figure how the political developments would influence their investments. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Carbon and Markets … Carbon and Markets Most environmentalists …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it has supported the design and adoption … in general, bipartisan support from the Connecticut General Assembly. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Connecticut’s Residential Solar Program … …
… NY Green Bank (NYGB), New York State’s $1-billion clean-energy fund, and a young new efficiency … Sealed entered the loan agreement to find a solution to these challenges. To guide other green-bank-like entities that are familiar with the deployment of debt financing to help … this case shows how a similar structure can be used for residential energy efficiency. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Home-Efficiency Financing with Sealed and NY Green …