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)

Sink or Swim: Saving Florida’s $89.1 Billion Tourism Industry [1]
HBS2018
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 8:57 am
Can Florida rise to the occasion before the sea-levels do?
AIG – In the Wake of Climate Change
GL
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:54 pm
AIG's property casualty insurance arm has been significantly impacted by climate change in recent years. This article will talk about how they are impacted and what are the steps they take to mitigate the risk.
ExxonMobil: Solution to Pollution Dilution?
AtulK2018
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:56 pm
Can ExxonMobil adapt to Climate Change?
Mars Inc Commits to Sustainability
Andrew Knez
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 10:28 pm
Mars Inc, one of the largest food manufacturers in the world, has taken a strong stance on environmental sustainability based on the immediate impact climate change has on the company's reliance on raw materials.
Climate change in Colombia – A water and energy dilemma
JDG
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 1:23 am
70% of electricity in Colombia is water-generated, making the country vulnerable to the effects of climate change. How does the sale of a State owned enterprise (SOE) factor into how Colombia better protects itself from El Niño phenomenon?
700 years of electricity from nuclear waste? Can TerraPower do it?
Karan
Last modified on November 5, 2016 at 1:37 pm
While investments in solar panels, wind turbines, biofuels, and hydropower continue to increase, it will not be enough to meet the 56% increase in energy consumption by 2040. [1]
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.
BREAKING THE ICE: IS FEDNAV TURNING EMISSIONS INTO OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY?
1928502
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 4:44 pm
How Canadian dry-bulk ocean shipper Fednav is charting new waters and exploring an opportunity for the shipping industry
Accounting for climate change: new frameworks for new risks and opportunities
Reilly
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 8:40 am
Financial reporting standards are not suited to the challenges of the 21st century, and SASB provides a powerful tool for better aligning capital markets and business strategy around sustainable performance.
Opportunity in the Drought: Aqua Capital Management and the Market for Tribal Water Rights
Spencer Bradley
Posted on November 5, 2016 at 11:21 am
As climate change causes droughts to grow worse and worse in the American West, Aqua Capital Management is building a business on managing the region's increasingly scarce water resources.
‘The Power in Poop’ or ‘A Dirty Source for Clean Energy’
Todd Joseph
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Your sewage can be used to produce clean energy, water, and building supplies through a novel technology called plasma gasification. However, reluctance to change and a lack of regulatory incentives have kept this revolutionary waste processing technique from making its [...]
NEXTera Maintaining the Electric Grid with Increased Residential Solar Use
Robert Nesbit
Posted on October 30, 2016 at 10:53 am
NEXTera Florida Power & Light - The use of state legislation to reduce the risk to a utilities business, spread the cost of maintaining the grid over a larger population, and maintain the electric grid during an era of rapid [...]
Hospitality with a side of environmentalism: Shake Shack’s responsible sustainability practices
Heather Engel
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 6:03 pm
Examining Shake Shack's enlightened approach to restaurant sustainability and minimizing its global footprint.
Is the Hospital Industry “Feeling Under the Weather”?
Katherine Cheng
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 12:47 am
Partners Healthcare is adjusting for climate change through changing operational designs of hospitals, implementing sustainable programs, and raising awareness of patient impact from climate change.
Coca-Cola Goes Green
H
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 9:51 am
Coke has been selling its iconic carbonated soda for 130 years – climate change threatens to disrupt its business, and the company is adapting its practices in response.
Mongolia Mining Corporation: When coal drives the fate of an entire nation
MM BF
Last modified on November 5, 2016 at 11:18 am
MMC, a leading Mongolian miner of coal, is struggling due to low profits, a high debt burden and is both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated to maximise production volumes. Its success in growing production and profits will impact the development trajectory [...]
Seeking Snow: The Impact of Climate Change on Vail Resorts
George Hanscom
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:52 pm
Climate change and rising global surface temperatures are threatening the entire ski and snowboard industry. Just how much of a risk is climate change to Vail Resorts Inc. and what can they do about it?
Impact of Climate Change on Vail Ski Resort
Wissam Abourizk
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:59 pm
This post analyzes the measures that Vail Ski Resort took as remedy to climate change.
UPS – How 3PLs are Confronting Climate Change
Ev_Benjamin_Brow
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 6:15 pm
UPS' battle with climate change.
Can ThinkEco Help Users Reduce their Electric Consumption?
Laura Barnes
Posted on November 6, 2016 at 9:49 pm
ThinkEco is a New York City based company in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and energy spaces. They’ve created a piece of hardware called the “Modlet” which connects to their website and mobile apps, allowing customers to monitor their home appliances remotely. [...]
Climate Change & Whisky: The Sobering Realities
Gregor
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 3:10 pm
Does Diageo, the producer of Johnnie Walker, Caol Ila, Talisker, Lagavulin, and Oban Scotch Whiskies, need to improve its sustainability practices?
Toyota’s new challenge: Fuel cell vehicle “MIRAI”
Kei Nishizaki
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:38 pm
Toyota tackles hydrogen fueling challenges by introducing fuel cell vehicle “MIRAI”. The company hopes the vehicle will mirror the success of “Prius”.
Go Green – New Mantra for Tata Steel
Pooja
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 4:33 pm
Tata Steel takes steps toward sustainable future.
COLBÚN AND ITS LEADERSHIP IN THE CHILEAN ENERGY INDUSTRY
Francisco
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 3:48 pm
The energy industry has long been the target for some of the biggest campaigns for global warming, as well as one of the most regulated industries in this matter. This is mainly because the energy industry is the largest producers [...]
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