PADI and Climate Change: Staying Afloat or Drowning?
Will marine life and coral reefs survive climate change? Are scuba divers helping or hurting?
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Sub-Saharan Agriculture: Insult is added to injury in Malawi as unpredictable weather patterns devastate hopes for a decent harvest.
Malawi is the 4th poorest country in the world by GDP per capita and things go from bad to worse as weather conditions lead to distressing levels of agricultural output.
Something Fishy is Going On
Climate change is destroying coral reefs around the world and thus is a threat to the scuba diving industry.
Taking “Petro” out of “Petrochemicals” – How a national oil company can make it happen
PTT, the Thai National Oil Company, an obvious candidate to blame for the global climate change situation is using a not-so-obvious strategy to mitigate the effects of climate change and drive the company into a new age in the process.
The Climate Change Challenge for Institutional Investors
Climate change poses a wide-ranging danger to the entire global economy. As such, even the most diversified investors cannot ignore the risks of climate change. Leading long-term focused investors, including the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), have taken decisive action to wield their economic influence in support of climate mitigation efforts. To date these have stopped short of divesting from fossil fuels, though the fund should re-consider divestment in light of the fiduciary risk that policy changes might pose to the fossil fuel industry.
Riding the Heat Wave – Will WhiteWave Survive?
WhiteWave Foods, one of the leading providers of almond and soy beverages, may face new challenges
Honeywell: Advancing the Global Effort to Phase Down HFCs
With careful planning and smart investments, Honeywell is positioned to supply the world with environmentally friendly alternatives to harmful hydrofluorocarbons.
Cargill’s Dilemma: Farmers versus Climate Science
Cargill Executive Chairman Greg Page is talking about the perils of climate change, but will farmers listen?
Whoever Taught You Oil and Water Can’t Mix Was WRONG
Freeport-McMoRan Oil and Gas is leading the industry in using innovative methods to mitigate the impacts of climate change on water resources while continuing to quench America’s energy thirst.
The NIKE Model: Garbage In, Sneakers Out
After a crippling onslaught of bad press regarding poor working conditions within its factories and negative environmental impacts in the late 1990s, NIKE, one of the world’s largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel, dramatically shifted course. While NIKE is now widely considered a global leader in sustainable innovation, is its sustainability model incorporating all of the relevant inputs?