… The Yale Farm was founded in 2003 by a group of students who wished to see the dining halls serve … food 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 … large garden, and started a series of educational programs related to food. Today the Yale Farm is a large educational initiative within the university. The farm grows some 200 …
… decided to buy the power generated by the Electrica del Valle de México’s (EVM) wind farm, EVM’s struggling project received a significant boost. While the proposed wind farm … resources, absent a creditworthy off-taker the project would not have been able to line up financing. With Walmart de México’s 15-year PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) in hand, the … Gómez, Walmart de México’s Director of Sustainability, was considering ways the project financing structure might be further adapted to allow Walmart de México to participate in …
… Africa, was actively pursuing a strategy and associated initiatives to build climate change resilience in South Africa. The company claimed over 22% of all insurance business in South … Africa and provided over half of the country's crop insurance. Crop insurance provided farmers with a hedge against climate, environmental, and other risks. Around 40% of grain … expertise and decades of weather-related data to estimate the frequency of major weather events. It was widely acknowledged that climate change was likely to increase the frequency …
… Like many countries, Australia has a large existing building stock that is responsible for a substantial percentage of its greenhouse-gas … Financial institutions are reluctant to lend when any claim that they might make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental … Financial institutions are reluctant to lend when any claim that they might make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental …
… the green bank movement." The Green Bank used financial structuring to attract private capital to clean energy projects in Connecticut. Using transaction enablers and risk mitigants like loan loss reserve funds, interest rate … funds came from public sources. How then could the Green Bank, whose mission rested on building trust, both insulate itself from the political winds from the north, and move …
… clean-energy fund, and a young new efficiency company named Sealed signed a $5-million loan-financing agreement as a way to broaden the market for home energy-efficiency upgrades. In … while large-scale investors are increasingly familiar with residential energy-efficiency financing, they don’t use energy savings in their underwriting criteria. So the cost per … have not been systematized enough for large investors to be comfortable providing pools of capital that would cover whole portfolios of households. NYGB and Sealed entered the loan …
… finance into the state market. This case study describes how this bank set up the Efficient Buildings Fund (EBF) and is iteratively improving it. This bank, which combines the features … programs for environmental projects in the state. One of these programs is the EBF, a financing program designed to accelerate energy-efficiency and clean-energy upgrades to … programs for environmental projects in the state. One of these programs is the EBF, a financing program designed to accelerate energy-efficiency and clean-energy upgrades to …
… a particular segment or activity. Whether designing for street vendors, midwives, or rural farmers, SELCO created solutions for the particular needs of its target market. Sometimes … that the success of solar installations for the poor would depend on designing creative financing solutions for its customers. Many thought the capital expense of purchasing solar … how the company might expand. The company decided to institutionalize its design process by building an innovation center. SELCO also added products that provided energy solutions …
… believed these first years were just a warm-up for what was to come (the company’s market capitalization had doubled since its IPO in 2005). Global demand for wind energy remained … had skyrocketed. With little more than a cell phone and the internet, Pedersen set to work building Suzlon’s international presence. While Suzlon pursued wind farm projects in markets Pedersen had targeted, the company also made significant …
… center also became the first facility in Southeast Asia to obtain ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management System certification. Beyond the physical plant, MBS looked to create … 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 million in revenue. … should MBS prioritize and how should they make decisions? How should MBS market its green event packages to consumers, and how should sustainable events be priced? To what extent did …