Climate Change Challenge

November 04, 2016

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Choose a company or non-profit organization whose operating model is likely to be significantly affected by climate change’s physical manifestations and/or related regulation, including threats and opportunities associated with mitigation and/or adaptation. Describe how the organization is likely to be affected, the steps the organization is taking to address those effects, and describe and justify what additional steps you think the organization should consider implementing.

Note: The post for this assignment should be 600–800 words, and must conclude with a word count such as “(778 words).” Posts should not exceed 800 words.

Submitted (927)

Johnson & Johnson: Now working on Mother Nature’s Health as well.
SC
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 4:13 pm
A look at how large healthcare companies are dealing with climate change and its effects.
Rising Temperatures Lead to Rise in Insurance Claims
Riley
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:53 pm
As insurance companies face increasing claims due to natural disasters, they must take action to mitigate these risk if they hope to remain profitable.
Even Goldman Sachs Cares About Climate Change
Phil Piro
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 12:24 am
Climate change brings massive uncertainty that threatens global financial stability.
So Hot Right Now! The Levi Strauss Climate Change Agenda
EBN
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:59 pm
In 2012, Levi Strauss & Co., a denim jean retailer, created the “Climate Change Agenda” to address climate change head-on. The agenda focuses on achieving measurable progress combating climate change through operations, supply chain and education. While they clearly are [...]
PepsiCo: Doing more with less, purposefully.
Mubashara Khalid
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:30 pm
Is PepsiCo poised to transform environmental challenges into a competitive advantage?
Arrival of the Mackerel
ABC
Last modified on November 7, 2016 at 5:59 pm
Greenland welcomes the Mackerel and says goodbye to the shrimp. What does the warming of the world's oceans mean for a country where fishing accounts for 91% of exports?
Marriott’s Take on Climate Change
hotelie
Last modified on November 3, 2016 at 8:02 pm
As an industry leader, Marriott continues to push the envelope in driving value for its consumers, while also addressing the critical issues surrounding global climate change.
Coffee: Hotter is Better, Right?
SBUX
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 6:10 pm
Over two billion cups of coffee are consumed each day1, and a large proportion of those cups are purchased at Starbucks. As the world’s largest consumer of coffee beans, Starbucks will be directly impacted by the effects of climate change [...]
Record-Breaking Athletes Battle Record-Breaking Temperatures: Climate Change as a Threat to the Olympics
Nik
Last modified on November 8, 2016 at 12:20 am
Climate change will put athletes’ health at risk and compromise the commercial viability of the Olympics as a major sporting event. What is the Olympic Movement doing about it?
Nike’s race against climate change
Aparna Bansal
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:06 pm
Nike is not "just doing it" when it comes to corporate environmental protection initiatives — they're acing it.
ExxonMobil: Carbon Capture and the Fight to Stay Relevant
Anto
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 4:17 pm
Word Count: 739 ExxonMobil, the largest non-governmental energy company in the world, has been at the center of various climate change conversations. Founded a century and a half ago as Standard Oil Company, the energy giant has played key roles [...]
Will Climate Change Skunk the Beer Giant?
John Smith
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 9:36 pm
Climate change has undoubtedly affected AB InBev's operations, but will it also affect the prices consumers pay for their beer?
Sour grapes: are we approaching the bottom of the bottle?
Jack
Last modified on November 3, 2016 at 9:34 pm
We could be facing a sobering future without wine.
Can cloud computing save costs and protect the environment
Walter
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:11 pm
How can Amazon Web Services continue to provide affordable cloud computing services while growing efficiently and being environmentally conscious?
Ecofriendly Fast-Fashion: A Real Possibility or an Oxymoron?
Maria
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:58 pm
Exploring the tension between fast-fashion and sustainability: can both co-exist?
Can Tyson curb the impact of Climate Change?
Emu
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 3:23 pm
The food industry is being greatly impacted by climate change. Will Tyson be able to adapt? Is that enough to ensure its survival?
Hello Tokyo: A Model Sustainable City
harajukugirl
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:47 pm
Tokyo: a model for sustainability!
Your Morning Cup o’ Joe: Yesterday’s Luxury?
pperonto
Posted on November 2, 2016 at 1:06 pm
Global climate change presents an imminent threat to Starbucks' core competency: providing high quality specialty coffee to the masses
Amazon and Climate Change
PatrickNealon
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 12:48 pm
Company and Sector Amazon primarily operates two businesses: its traditional marketplace and its B2B cloud computing business (Amazon Web Services). In 2015, Amazon’s marketplace saw just under $100B in global sales, shipped products from 172 countries to 189 countries, and [...]
Tesla talks Climate change
Maniglass
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:38 pm
Speaking of sustainable development and climate change, who does not immediately think of Tesla? [1] Today, everybody knows this brand and yet it’s only a dozen years old. Its business idea relied on the superiority of electric motor over gasoline [...]
Can extreme tomato farming save the planet?
soup
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:34 pm
Could Sunripe Certified Brands, the tomato company who helped fight modern slavery and transform the produce industry, lead its agriculture peers to tackle climate change?
GoGreen DHL!
N_N
Last modified on November 3, 2016 at 6:41 pm
The transportation sector which also includes logistics industry is responsible for 23% energy-related greenhouse gas emission globally. DHL's GoGreen environmental protection program has increased its carbon efficiency by 25% since 2007 by the end of 2015.
Is my Ice Cream Going to Melt? How a New Global Policy Will Change Cold Food Transportation
MIM
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 12:59 pm
With this new policy, significant action is now being taken to phase out HFC refrigerants which are found in many areas of our daily life. How will companies that transport cold foods adapt to these new regulations?
Marine Harvest ASA – A Quiet Beneficiary of Global Climate Change
Paul
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:59 pm
A salmon fishery deftly benefits from climate change even as it contributes to it.
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