… on facilities in Tennessee to meet the demand generated by the Ford contract. The aluminum industry's growing success in the automotive sector reflected the response of auto … to reduce 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 … the F-150's aluminum body, Alcoa still faced significant challenges in selling to the auto industry. First, there was the problem of consumer perceptions. Car and truck buyers tended …
… gas emissions were contributing to global warming. Over the next 11 years, the panel - formally convened as the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - issued … of climate-related investment opportunities in Europe, Latin America and Asia. A new industry around carbon finance emerged, with firms like Climate Change Capital (CCC) of … rest of developed world. However, the failure of Copenhagen required the new carbon finance industry to reassess its plans. The lack of international consensus could change the nature …
… terms of corporate responsibility (CR) as well. In 2014, the French-based insurer led the industry on a number of corporate social responsibility and sustainability indexes. Not … the business. AXA’s business had grown rapidly over the previous decades. The company was formed in the 1980s through the merger of a few mid-sized French insurance firms. From the … CEO Claude Bébéar aspired to build the first global insurance brand. The company made a series of acquisitions in the 1990s, including companies in the United States, Europe, …
… a substantial change in mindset, since the ICE had been a mainstay of the automotive industry for over 80 years. Nonetheless over the next decade, GM spent billions of dollars … the idea of an environmentally friendly automobile, they did not want to give up the performance they had come to expect from ICE-powered vehicles. Indeed, the trend in the US … U.S. market. Meanwhile, international efforts to prevent global warming had accelerated. A series of UN-sponsored conferences, bringing together the nations of the world, had …
… to add solar panels to their roofs. Trina had already partnered with three distributors of electrical equipment in the United States to reach the residential market. But were there … (football) team and advertised during the World Cup. For its part, Trina had sponsored a Formula One racing car. But were there other branding strategies the company should consider … trade relationship had sometimes been rocky, and the rapid rise of the Chinese solar industry had worried many U.S. interest groups. In addition, U.S. lawmakers were concerned …
… environmental campaigners believed they had found leverage to help change the palm oil industry. The supply chain for CPO suggested an hourglass. Millions of growers (if one … their own operations but also that of their suppliers, perhaps the problems in the palm oil industry could be resolved. So when Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP) brought together the … For Greenpeace and other NGOs, the opposition to IPOP raised questions of how to bring the industry to adopt NDPE standard. Who should they target with their public campaigns? If they …
… taste, its beauty. Illy also has a dream that someday soon the coffee market might be transformed into something approaching the market for wine. Where connoisseurs discuss the fine … have been some positive signs. Indeed, many observers argued that a “third-wave” of transformation in the coffee market was already starting. (The first wave is said to have … sweeping-up third-wave roasters in its wake. Observers argued that could lead to greater uniformity with even less emphasis on origin-based, direct-traded coffee. Illy’s hope is that …
… from it has become a multibillion-dollar ($44 billion in 2013 according to Bloomberg ) industry that supplies 39% of the world’s vegetable oil. This growth has occurred largely in … components of the palm oil market and its impacts, it is no surprise that the future of the industry is becoming an increasingly hot topic for economists, industry, governments, and environmental and social activists. As palm oil production …
… In the early 2000s, the Federal government of Mexico enacted a series of laws promoting the use of alternative fuels in gasoline, beginning with ethanol … agricultural sector. Finally, PEMEX would soon face competition due to new energy reforms that promised to introduce private sector competition to PEMEX, including at the … PEMEX: The Ethanol Decision In the early 2000s, the Federal government of Mexico enacted a series of laws promoting the use of alternative fuels in gasoline, beginning with ethanol …
… Food Project. They obtained financial and operational support from the university, transformed a neglected acre of land on the north side of the campus into a large garden, and started a series of educational programs related to food. Today the Yale Farm is a large educational … a neglected acre of land on the north side of the campus into a large garden, and started a series of educational programs related to food. Today the Yale Farm is a large educational …