… The Yale Farm was founded in 2003 by a group of students who wished to see the dining halls … the founding group had expanded beyond the dining hall menu issue and had become the YaleSustainable Food Project. They obtained financial and operational support from the … series of educational programs related to food. Today the Yale Farm is a large educational initiative within the university. The farm grows some 200 varieties of vegetables, fruit, …
… operations. In the energy area, the company was hoping to receive 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2015, even in a period of rapid growth, increasing its square … de Monterrey, Mexico City Clean Energy Corporate Sustainability Equity and Justice SustainableFinance and ESG Walmart de México: Investing in Renewable Energy … Walmart de México: …
… support community engagement by employees, and in 2001 it established the Group’s first "sustainable development" function. But it wasn’t until 2008 that the company created a … of particular concern to the company, examine how addressing these CR issues would add value to the company (e.g. by fostering innovation, by reducing costs), and then create … company. Corporate Sustainability Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice SustainableFinance and ESG AXA: Creating the New CR Metrics … AXA: Creating the New CR Metrics A global …
… resort had become a temple of luxury recreation, could it also become a symbol of sustainable enterprise? MBS's management hoped so. A small team led by Kevin Teng and … physical plant, MBS looked to create user experiences that would reflect a commitment to sustainability. MBS had become a leader in the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and … Southeast Asia. In 2013, MBS had started offering a customizable "Green Meeting" package. From five green events in 2013, the program had grown to 142 in 2017, grossing over S$30 …
… company was recovering from this move, the price of solar panels spiked and sales declined. 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 Corporation (IFC), Hande was able to restructure the … in its evolution would be crucial to determining its continued success. Equity and Justice SustainableFinance and ESG Clean Energy SELCO … SELCO Harish Hande and the company he …
… PT SMART. The company has assembled an array of assets through the entire palm oil value chain, from growing seedlings and managing over 450,000 hectares of plantation lands … 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 … School Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions SustainableFinance and ESG Circularity Golden Agri Resources and Sustainability … Golden Agri Resources …
… 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 … And what trade-offs existed between goals of demonstrating the performance of clean energy finance assets to the private sector, supplying as much capital to the market as possible, … as possible, and alleviating energy poverty for low and moderate-income residents? Source Yale School of Management Areas of Focus Clean Energy SustainableFinance and ESG Equity and …
… his company's bottom line. Under Immelt's leadership, GE launched an environmental business initiative called "ecomagination" in 2005 that was rooted in four commitments: To double … pollution of the Hudson River - remained skeptical of GE's green claims. Equity and Justice SustainableFinance and ESG Clean Energy GE Ecomagination … GE Ecomagination In the early 2000s, the CEO …
… 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 … structure of the program and presents the lessons learned from implementation challenges. SustainableFinance and ESG Clean Energy CT Solar Lease 2 … CT Solar Lease 2 In 2014, the … of the program and presents the lessons learned from implementation challenges. Source The Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus SustainableFinance and ESG …
… a biofuel. As a versatile plant with efficient, high yields, oil palm, and the oil derived from it has become a multibillion-dollar ($44 billion in 2013 according to Bloomberg ) … producers have scrambled to generate supply. Thus, even as palm oil has been heralded as a sustainable alternative to other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable … literature, news articles, and reports, and to particularly relevant sections of the Yale School of Management’s (SOM) palm oil case. These materials can be read on their own, …