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In July 2021, Sunil Lalvani, founder and CEO of Project Maji, a non-profit social enterprise headquartered in Dubai that had already provided sustainable, clean water solutions to 80,000 people living in rural communities across Ghana and Kenya, was facing an important decision.
- Topics on: Finance, Strategy
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ERIC JOHNSON AND DANIEL BARTELS
- Topics on: Finance
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Is nuclear power an attractive alternative for the production of cleaner, low-carbon energy?
- Topics on: Decarbonization, Impact, Operations, Strategy, Technology
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Should an incumbent metal manufacturing company make the change to green steel and how should it address its business model to be successful in its move to carbon neutrality?
- Topics on: Decarbonization, Energy, Impact, Operations, Strategy
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Iron ore + coal = iron + carbon dioxide. This chemical reaction, known long before the invention of the periodic table, is a key part of the steelmaking process and has helped build the modern world. But every tonne of iron generates more than two tonnes of CO₂, giving the iron and steel sector outsize importance in addressing climate change: it is responsible for one-tenth of global annual greenhouse gas emissions.
Greener methods are helping, such as recycling steel and producing iron in furnaces powered by natural gas, a somewhat cleaner fossil fuel than coal. Combined, they offer ways to reduce carbon emissions by as much as 70 per cent. These methods account for nearly a third of global steel production, with the remainder from coal-powered furnaces.
- Topics on: Decarbonization, Energy, Finance
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We have 2 units out of 16 that make up the Programme of the subject. We teach international environmental cases, the evolution of legal protection from isolated species to the concept of sustainable development; the relation between environment and economy and the main international instruments that intend to protect the environment, both general and thematic.
- Topics on: Planning
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Virtual learning series for MBA students.
- Topics on: Planning
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Free, open educational resources from the world’s leading experts on sustainable development
The SDG Academy is the premier source of high-quality resources and guidance on education for the SDGs, with the mandate to enrich the field of sustainable development and advance Agenda 2030
- Topics on: Planning
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CTVC is the industry leading newsletter powered by Sightline Climate. Take a deeper look at the market intelligence platform bringing clarity to the new climate economy.
- Topics on: Investing
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CarbonSim is an artificial intelligence-enhanced, multi-lingual, multi-user, software application that teaches the principles of emissions trading and brings markets to life. ETS program administrators benefit because it demonstrates that program results are driven by design choices made by policymakers. Industries benefit because it demystifies how to develop and implement a carbon portfolio management strategy.
CarbonSim provides ETS policymakers, regulated companies, NGOs, and the public – with means to train key staff, gain risk-free experience, and collaborate with each other to maximize program benefits. Through experiential and collaborative play, stakeholders come to understand the power and limits of environmental markets and, in the process, become more effective advocates. CarbonSim exercises have been run around the world including in cities throughout China and Mexico, as well as Bangkok, Barcelona, Boston, Durham, New York, Pyeongchang, San Francisco, Santiago, Seoul, and Washington DC.
- Topics on: Decarbonization
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MIT OpenCourseWare is an online publication of materials from over 2,500 MIT courses, freely sharing knowledge with learners and educators around the world.
- Topics on: Technology
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Climate Literacy training to tackle the climate crisis and promote climate solutions
Are you concerned about the climate crisis? Are you concerned about how businesses and societies will be affected by the climate crisis and want to find out ways you could still mitigate the risks? Do you want to link the Covid-19-recovery with a transition to a low-carbon economy addressing social inequalities simultaneously?
The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges we are currently facing, and it will affect all aspects of business and society and all other areas we might be concerned about such as economic recovery poverty or loss of biodiversity. Consequently, graduates and employees with the know-how in tackling environmental and social issues to cope with future challenges have a competitive advantage in the job market.
- Topics on: Planning
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Project Drawdown is the world’s leading resource for climate solutions.
Our mission is to help the world stop climate change—as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.
To do this, we pursue three key strategies:
Advance Effective, Science-based Climate Solutions and Strategies. We do the science no one else does to cut through the noise and find effective “whole system” solutions and strategies for stopping climate change.
Foster Bold, New Climate Leadership. We inform, inspire, and empower business leaders, investors, and philanthropists to take bold, new positions, act more strategically, and rapidly bring climate solutions to scale.
Promote New Narratives and New Voices. We work to shift the conversation about climate change from “doom and gloom” to “possibility and opportunity.” And we elevate new, underrepresented climate heroes through storytelling and “passing the mic.”
- Topics on: Planning
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The Climate Fresk is a French nonprofit organization founded in December 2018 whose aim is to raise public awareness about climate change.
- Topics on: Planning
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Probable Futures is a non-profit climate literacy initiative that makes tools, stories, and resources available to everyone, everywhere.
Our climate handbook challenges assumptions and gives you clarity
- Topics on: Planning
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Our climate handbook challenges assumptions and gives you clarity.
Probable Futures is a non-profit climate literacy initiative offering digital materials, data tools, and customized engagements to individuals and organizations.
Our climate is changing, and we all need to prepare. Better outcomes start here.
- Topics on: Decarbonization
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A newsletter that vets the gigaton impact and commercial viability of climate solutions so people know where their careers can have the biggest impact.
- Topics on: Technology
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Clean energy journalism for a cooler tomorrow.
Canary Media is an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate crisis. We report on how the world is decarbonizing — in electricity, transportation, buildings, and industry — with a critical focus on finding out what works and what doesn’t. Through uncompromising reporting, our journalists dig into the ways policymakers, businesses, investors, and communities are moving toward a clean and equitable energy future.
- Topics on: Decarbonization
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The ascent of Impact Investing has been remarkable. From its early roots in social entrepreneurship and community finance, the sector has grown exponentially, with the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) reporting a market size of over $1 trillion in assets under management by 2021. This growth reflects a paradigm shift in how investors, from large institutions to individual contributors, view the role of capital in addressing critical global challenges.
In this course, we will explore the evolution of Impact Investing, its current landscape, and the challenges it faces. We will examine key concepts such as the difference between Impact Investing and other forms of responsible investing, the importance of measurability and intentionality in impact investments, and the diverse range of impact investment vehicles and strategies.
Through a combination of case studies, lectures, and guest speakers from leading practitioners, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how Impact Investing operates across different asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, and debt. We will also discuss the role of investor intentionality, the challenges of aligning interests between asset allocators and fund managers, and the innovative financial structures emerging within this dynamic field.
In IMPACT we will focus on impact investing while in the companion course ESG Investing (ESGINV) we explore the broader landscape of Responsible and ESG Investing. We will focus on the investor’s side, while other courses such as Strategy and Sustainability (STRATS) and ESG Risk Management (ESG) take the perspective of corporate managers and focus on how to deal with these issues from the corporate side.
- Topics on: Investing
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- Topics on: ESG