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)

Don’t take that sushi for granted: Nissui’s battle with the changing ocean
inohara
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:25 pm
As climate change directly impacts fisheries in Japan, companies test "Koritsuka" fish farming, and global expansion.
Walmart, I hate to love you!
APF
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 5:37 pm
One of the most polemic businesses in the world, Walmart is loved by consumers with limited budget, hated and feared by small business and seen as indispensable by many industries that sell almost their entire inventory to the company. Now, [...]
Freeport-McMoRan: Demonizing the Foundation
JP
Last modified on November 3, 2016 at 8:47 pm
Even in the sustainable future, you can't grow a Prius.
Which lessons can Vaca Muerta learn from the US?
Jean Grey
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:24 pm
Vaca Muerta is not an opportunity for YPF, but for Argentina as a whole. The exploitation of unconventionals will lead the country to regain energy self-sufficiency” YPF Ex-CEO, Miguel Galuccio at the HBS LatinAmerican Conference 2016
Deutsche Post DHL Goes Green
AT
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 3:59 pm
Deutsche Post DHL’s GOGREEN program is en route to cut emissions by 30% by 2020
The North Face: An Alpine Outfitter in a Warmer World
mrp
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 1:34 am
How an outdoor retailer, named after the rock faces it encourages people to explore, is trying to preserve snow for sport.
Burger King’s sustainability efforts: barely trying
HomanM
Posted on November 7, 2016 at 6:12 pm
Burger King is lagging behind McDonald's in making its business environmentally sustainable
Carbon-Cutting Is Now En Vogue
Catherine Xu
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 2:50 pm
LVMH is pioneering the sustainability efforts against climate change for the Luxury Goods industry, one handbag at a time.
Fluorochemicals: so hot right now
RC
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 6:34 pm
HVAC companies are the hipsters of climate change: regulated before it was even cool
Sustaining My Buzz – Readying a California Vineyard for Climate Change
Cali_Wino
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:06 pm
To sustain the production of wine, the California wine industry will need to adapt to a new climate future.
Battling Headwinds: How Alaska Airlines Is Navigating Impending Climate Change Regulation
Brian J. Franklin
Last modified on November 8, 2016 at 7:00 pm
For 85 years, Alaska Airlines has been the little airline that could, avoiding the bankruptcies and consolidations that have plagued nearly every other major U.S. carrier. But can Alaska weather the existential threat of impending climate change regulation as a [...]
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction – Shifting Away From Thermal Power Generation?
KS
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:12 pm
Electricity production is the largest single source of global climate-warming gases: all phases of the project—construction, operation, fuel supply and decommissioning—combined account for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2014. In the face of climate change and thus subsequent [...]
Sustainability at H&M: Cleaning Up Its Act
Anonymous
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 8:58 pm
H&M attempts to reduce its dependence on unsustainable raw materials and clean up its act.
Southern California Edison: The power to change
Phil
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:32 pm
Southern California Edison has been a model of how a large utility can successfully adapt to climate control regulations requiring an increase in renewable energy.
Always Coca Cola?
bl1884
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 12:12 am
How is the world's largest drinks manufacturer responding to an increasingly scarce supply of water?
Is Pepsi thirsty?
PN88
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 2:26 am
Water is the single most important resource to mankind
United: Flying the EcoFriendly Skies
Nasty Woman
Last modified on November 6, 2016 at 7:15 pm
How can the world's most comprehensive airline have a comprehensive approach to climate change?
California Dreamin’: West Coast Wines in Peril?
beaups
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 1:53 am
While Hollywood sequels and tech start-ups proliferate exponentially, California’s wine industry is at risk of withering on the vine.
The Next Era for NextEra Energy: Dealing with Climate Change as an Energy Company
BAL
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 6:39 pm
Steps NextEra can take to become a clean energy leader
What if your heat and power turned off this winter at Harvard?
Amanda
Last modified on January 24, 2017 at 6:32 pm
Energy in our homes or businesses is something we expect as a matter of course, yet with climate change, utilities like Eversource must adapt to a huge series of new variables thrown into the mix just to keep the lights [...]
Negotiating your own demise
RM
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 3:52 pm
Is Saudi Arabia and Saudi Aramco's shift towards sustainable development forced or voluntary?
Corking Climate Change
The Concerned Corker
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:40 pm
Building materials for climate change adaptation, one cork at a time.
Farming the Data
mdelaney
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:45 pm
What was once the most labor-intensive industry may now be one of the most data-intensive…
Nutella, Why U No Last Forever?
DicleA
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:44 pm
Nutella is one of the most globally loved tastes. The question is: Will it be around for our kids to love?
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