… Will corporate sustainability play a larger role for businessesseeking to emerge and grow in the … After the experience of massive disruption from the pandemic, other global risks, such asclimate change, chronic water shortages, and loss of ecosystem services, should become mainstream concerns for corporate financial planning, and the value of human capital, equality, and community development become more central to financial success. …
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… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companiessigned an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat … for palm oil had skyrocketed from 1990-2010 and crude palm oil (CPO) became the most highly traded edible oil. The palm oil boom had significant impact on economic development in rural … many environmentalists believed that the agreement represented a breakthrough. The events of 2015 suggested otherwise, forcing businesses, NGOs and sympathetic government …
… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the … to make way for plantations. This land use change plays a major role in driving global climate change , with deforestation accounting for 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. … related to palm oil has occurred with companies and individualssetting fire to the landscape. In 2015, fires raged for months in Indonesia, severely impacting Indonesian and …
… Daniel Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, School of Forestry & Environmental … around quality and technology. Professor Esty will pose new value-driven metrics around capturing the productivity growth of sustainability and the need to move beyond CSR's "values-driven" sustainability reporting. Thisevent is hosted by the SOM Economic Development Club. Image courtesy of Len Matthews /flickr …
… Watch the full recording here! Please join the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the 2014-2015 season of … Keys to Sustainability. During this webinar, Chan will present his research on building frameworks to conceptualize ecosystem services. With an emphasis on cultural ecosystem … for ecosystem services to be effective at creating environmental returns. The free online event will last one hour and is open to the public. This webinar will take place via …
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… The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) is a leading US coalition of state energy organizations to accelerate clean energy expansion. CESA has been working on a regional multi-state Clean Heating & Cooling (CH&C) Calculator for several years. This calculator provides a common, regional platform to estimate the cost savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions of …