… in 2003 by a group of students who wished to see the dining halls serve more organic food. With support from the university, they started a pilot project to introduce local, seasonal … the menu of one of Yale's undergraduate residential colleges. The experiment was a success with both students and dining hall staff, and helped inspire the Yale Dining Hall to move … sources (though the vast majority of the food comes from sources other than the Yale Farm). Within a few years the founding group had expanded beyond the dining hall menu issue and had …
… to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the … regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners believed they had found leverage to help change the palm oil industry. The supply chain for CPO suggested an hourglass. Millions of … Wilmar, Musim Mas, Golden Agri (GAR), Cargill, IOI, and Bunge accounted for over 90% of the global trade. While these trading companies were vertically integrated (they own about 15% …
… Green Bank, had a big decision to make. Garcia is a member of the Governor’s Council on ClimateChange (GC3), a group charged with creating a comprehensive climate strategy for the State of Connecticut. As of September …
… The road to SELCO’s success, however, has not always been smooth. Hande cofounded SELCO (with Neville Williams) in 1995 to sell and service photovoltaic (PV) systems in his home … Investors put pressure on Hande to lay off employees and contract the organization. With the help of the World Bank’s commercial finance arm, the International Finance … SELCO remained a for-profit business, but Hande was able to seek new investors more aligned with its mission. In addition, Hande was able to keep his sales and service organization …
… in the U.S., would use aluminum1 rather than sheet steel in the truck bed and cab. Starting with the 2015 model year, the F-150 would be the first mass-market vehicle to be built with major body construction from aluminum. Alcoa spent $300 million expanding its Iowa … vehicle mass, allowing a smaller, more efficient engine to produce the same performance with increased miles per gallon. For example, the F-150's switch to aluminum for 2015 was a …
… A global leader in the insurance and asset management business, AXA had risen to the top ranks … insurance firms. From the beginning, AXA’s CEO Claude Bébéar aspired to build the first global insurance brand. The company made a series of acquisitions in the 1990s, including … to formulate their own CR goals. The CR team’s work also helped AXA become more visible within the larger CR community and led to the company’s success on ratings metrics …
… With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Project Sammaan brought together a … – open defecation in crowded urban settings. Initial planning and surveys began in 2011. With an official kickoff meeting in April 2012, the Sammaan team planned to begin work with city officials in two Indian cities, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, to build 120 community …
… meetings annually by the year 2030. Teng had a particular interest in seafood, and worked with WWF to address procurement issues in the fishing sector, starting with removing red … Did a focus on sustainability make sense for a luxury brand associated with gambling? More globally, how could the MBS team ensure that the work they were doing would actually … Did a focus on sustainability make sense for a luxury brand associated with gambling? More globally, how could the MBS team ensure that the work they were doing would actually …
… The Upgrade to $ave Program provides Roanoke Electric Cooperative (REC) and its customers with a simple yet powerful energy-efficiency-financing product. To date, the program has … of Energy’s Office of Policy & International Affairs from 2009 to 2013. CEW approached REC with a win-win proposal describing how PAYS® could help build the local economy while … Its approach has included on-the-job training for contractors and other staff. Partnering with an organization that assists with implementation has made it easier for REC to run the …
… what was to come (the company’s market capitalization had doubled since its IPO in 2005). Global demand for wind energy remained strong and Suzlon had added significant capacity. … wind turbines, Tanti discovered that wind energy was an even better business than textiles. Within six years of its incorporation, Suzlon had become the dominant player in the Indian … In June 2004, Tanti hired a Dane, Per Hornung Pedersen, to lead Suzlon’s entrance into the global wind market. It had been an opportune time to enter the international wind energy …