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)

Cruising Toward a Cleaner Future
T.S
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:26 pm
Amidst a booming tourism industry, can massive cruise ships achieve sustainability?
Abating Greenhouse Gases at Intel Corporation
Denton
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 9:43 pm
A look at how the semiconductor industry mitigates the emission of green house gases inherent in the production process.
Are Coffee Beans in Hot Water? How Starbucks can mitigate the effects of a warming world
ELR1989
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:50 pm
Starbucks' pre-eminent position as purveyor of coffee makes it especially exposed to warming temperatures. How can it react to ensure it can continue to fuel our insatiable desire for caffeine?
IDE Technologies: Making Seawater Desalination Sustainable
Ross
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 12:27 am
A seawater desalination company faces a big energy problem
Tesla: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Energy
Edmundo
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 3:50 pm
Tesla is accelerating the transition to sustainable energy by launching a more affordable electric car and by acquiring SolarCity
MOL – Voyage to sustainable future?
Taka
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 12:02 am
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the world’s 3rd largest shipping company, is facing unique challenges and opportunities on climate change. How should MOL set a right course to sail the world with such challenges and opportunities?
… Still Got Milk?
Rony Brodsky
Last modified on November 5, 2016 at 10:17 am
Climate Resilience for Dairy in India
Hunger in the time of climate change
SU
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 4:40 pm
As climate change threatens to make world hunger an even graver situation, The World Food Programme is leading the charge to ensure that our most vulnerable populations are protected.
Traveling to Iceland? Perhaps think twice.
Rebecca S.
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 11:15 pm
With today’s technology, air travel is hugely taxing on the environment. However, companies, such as Icelandair, are working to ensure we can continue to enjoy the world’s beauty.
Who pays for the inefficient use of resources in our business models: Businesses or the environment? Actually, both of them do.
SAG
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 4:26 pm
Climate Change is drastically reducing the availability of natural resources such as fresh water, threatening the survival of entire economic systems and increasing tensions between geopolitical powers. General Electric is playing a key role in moving entire industries towards sustainability [...]
Predicting the Weather: Insurers are as good as your local weatherman
MD
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 8:23 pm
The insurance industry is meant to spread out risk and minimize it for their clients but what happens when the risk in the world changes dramatically?
Big Data Could Mean Big Problems
jessica
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 1:18 pm
Data centers consume 2% of the US's total energy use. As demand for centralized data storage increases, what can cloud providers like Amazon do to cut their energy use and costs?
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Responding to an Existential Threat
Will Young
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 9:07 pm
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Background and the “Greatest Challenge” The United States Fish & Wildlife Service (“FWS”) was established in 1871 to study and reverse the collapse of U.S. food fisheries. Throughout the 20th Century, FWS successfully responded to [...]
Nike: Leading Innovation and Sustainability
AMM
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 10:41 am
As a company that built one of the most iconic brands aimed to “bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world,” Nike's innovation stretches beyond product functionality and aims for sustainability. Nike has made significant strides innovating in [...]
Stress-Tolerant Rice: Securing Bangladeshi Livelihoods from Consequences of Climate Change
FF
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:27 pm
Climate change has caused an onslaught of cyclones and flash floods and Bangladesh, and the development of stress-tolerant rice is one adaptation the country can implement to protect millions of livelihoods.
Can an Oil Refinery Refine Its Carbon Footprint?
Mary
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 2:01 am
Operational challenges facing BP oil refinery as emission regulations become more stringent
Autonomous Taxis to Join the Fight Against Global Warming
levi
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 4:20 pm
NuTonomy is tackling algorithms for driverless cars in urban settings.
A Look Inside the World’s Largest Beef Producer: Is JBS Slaughtering Cows – or the Environment?
Jessie Cai
Last modified on November 3, 2016 at 3:43 pm
My sister – once a ravenous carnivore – stopped eating beef last year. Why? She wanted to fight climate change. Businesses like JBS, the world’s largest beef producer with $45B in sales, must continue to adapt its policies and strategic [...]
Is it all a Hoax? The GOP and Climate Change
Clemens
Last modified on November 5, 2016 at 12:15 am
The U.S. Republican Party's relationship with climate change is a complicated one. Will increasing evidence fundamentally change the GOP?
ITC – an Indian conglomerate fighting climate change impact
Rohit Sudheendranath
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 4:58 pm
How does climate change impact a packaged flour product? A cookie? Stationery products? Personal care products?. This post highlights how the entire value chain- from agriculture to retail can be impacted by climate change and how a vertically integrated conglomerate [...]
Impossible Foods: How a Burger Will Save the World
Steve Osipow
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 3:23 pm
Growing cows for meat consumption is inefficient and environmentally costly, but people still need their burgers. Ladies and Gentlemen...The Impossible Burger
Going out of business! Reduce emissions by increasing diesel consumption
Camille D
Last modified on November 3, 2016 at 11:36 pm
Yes, as counterintuitive as it seems, Cummins, one of the world’s largest heavy-duty vehicle diesel engine manufacturers, has developed engines that consume more to pollute less. In the past decade, Cummins has complicated its existence by adopting solutions to meet [...]
Starbucks: Jack and the sustainable bean-stock
sunds
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 4:26 pm
Global warming is putting real pressure on coffee production – so Starbucks, the largest coffee retailer, is taking steps to adapt and curb its contributions to climate change.
Christmas without Christmas trees?
Gng
Last modified on November 6, 2016 at 11:57 am
The natural Christmas tree industry is at risk from both changing climate conditions and plastic competitors from China
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