… alternative to other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and social impacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those … role in driving global climate change , with deforestation accounting for 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Much of the deforestation related to palm oil has occurred with … presented by palm oil production. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Circularity Palm Oil in Indonesia: Environmental and Social Aspects … Palm …
… Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first three-and-a-half years on … energy business. The demand for electricity was booming, while environmental concerns over greenhouse gases emitted by coal-fired electrical plants had mounted and the price of fossil … 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, …
… to the top ranks in terms of corporate responsibility (CR) as well. In 2014, the French-based insurer led the industry on a number of corporate social responsibility and … 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 … to Interbrand, AXA’s was the leading global brand name in insurance, and also the leading "green" insurance brand. Throughout its growth, AXA’s leadership had maintained an interest …
… 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 … Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Home-Efficiency Financing with Sealed and NY Green Bank … Home-Efficiency Financing with Sealed and NY Green Bank NY Green Bank (NYGB), …
… had led to a detailed corporate Code of Conduct, and Supplier Code of Conduct, all based on the company’s Vision Statement: "Making people's lives better by unleashing the … ways to spread the development costs over more units, leading it to expansion into global markets. Cummins had found a business advantage in its early entry into China – first … relations? Were there lessons in the U.S. model that could apply to China? Were approaches developed for China applicable to other developing countries? Equity and Justice …
… prices.) Specialty coffee roasters had worked to build cafes and brands around origin-based beans sold directly to the roasters without reference to the commodity prices of … were other signs that it might not ever grow beyond a small circle. New trends like coffee-based drinks and single-portion coffee in pods (e.g. K-cups, Nespresso) actually shifted … Observers argued that could lead to greater uniformity with even less emphasis on origin-based, direct-traded coffee. Illy’s hope is that someone would come up with an innovation …
… on packets of its Walkers Crisps potato chips in the United Kingdom. Developed by the U.K.-based Carbon Trust, the CRL is meant to communicate to consumers not only the individual … its carbon emissions - from both a cost cutting perspective as well as company-wide environmental commitment - the direct value of using a carbon label to reach consumers … Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Carbon Analysis at Pepsi … Carbon Analysis at Pepsi Pepsi has a new …
… Fund (EBF) and is iteratively improving it. This bank, which combines the features of a green bank and an infrastructure bank, was developed under new political leadership. The … brought into the agency. The RIIB administers a number of financial-assistance programs for environmental projects in the state. One of these programs is the EBF, a financing program … Fund (EBF) and is iteratively improving it. This bank, which combines the features of a green bank and an infrastructure bank, was developed under new political leadership. The …
… with the European Commission relating to Microsoft Corporation’s refusal to give Sun the information and technology necessary to allow its work group server operating systems to … system. The Commission subsequently found that Microsoft (1) had dominant positions in the markets for client PC operating systems and work group server operating systems and (2) had … system. The Commission subsequently found that Microsoft (1) had dominant positions in the markets for client PC operating systems and work group server operating systems and (2) had …
… data on biodiversity easier to analyze, was being incorporated into a free, public, cloud-based website called Wildlife Insights. CI, however, anticipated that scientists, … into account when deciding how much to charge? And with scientists increasingly wary of environmental organizations pushing an agenda at the expense of what academics saw as … CI be able to drum up enough enthusiasm for the solution? Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Conservation International and Hewlett Packard Enterprise … Conservation …