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)

Can you imagine living without power for a day? For a week?
SupplyChainGuru
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 12:24 am
The electricity sector needs to become more resilient in the face of climate change in order to sustain our modern society.
Is flood relief pouring into all the wrong places?
Pete
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 1:05 am
Thanks to climate change, the timing and location of natural disasters are as unpredictable as ever. How, then, can humanitarian aid stay ahead of the storm?
Dehydrated? So is Nike
Alicia
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 2:53 pm
Did you know that it can take up to 2,700 litres to produce the cotton needed to make a single t-shirt?1 Considering that the global apparel industry produces more than 150 billion garments in a year (roughly equal to 20 new [...]
Regulation on the Film Industry
NT
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 2:47 pm
  Film sets are notoriously wasteful environments. Imagine that a city is built overnight to service 400 people for 3 months, and just as quickly as they arrived any person to hold accountable for the mess disappears leaving behind a [...]
Vail Resorts, Inc: The Cold Business of Beating Climate Change
GingerBruin
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 1:56 am
The planet is getting warmer and ski resorts are not exempt. How can Vail Resorts, Inc. protect a business that relies on cold weather?
Chasing Tuna
Juan
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 1:02 am
I need the right temperature and sea level to be able to catch as many tunas as possible. Therefore, I should be ahead of the curve in Global Warming preparation, right? Think again.
Weathering the Storm: Kleiner Perkins and the Tragedy of Clean-Tech Venture Capital
DSN
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 1:19 am
A brief look at why the first wave of clean-tech VCs failed--and how they might do better in the future.
Climate change, an opportunity for high-speed train manufacturers.
JM
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:58 pm
Alstom is a leader in equipment and systems for the railway sector [1]. Creator of the world famous French high speed train TGV, the company recorded over €6.9 billion in sales in 2015 [2]. The transport sector consumes about 28% [...]
For Peet’s Sake: The Contents of This Planet are Extremely Hot
TB12
Last modified on November 3, 2016 at 10:15 pm
As global temperatures rise and rainfall patterns shift, the coffee industry and its growers are left scrambling for solutions to a supply crisis that has hit suppliers, retailers and consumers where it hurts most - in the pocketbook.
Juan, the girl and the beetle: How humanity may run out of coffee
S
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:42 pm
Many people, including myself, would not be able to start the day without a cup of coffee. Well, there may be some bad news for us,
Hershey’s and the Extra Bitter Future of Chocolate
JS
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 10:23 pm
Everyone loves Hershey’s Chocolate with a marshmallow and graham cracker over a campfire, but by 2050, due to global warming, we might see drastic shortages in their main ingredient, Cocoa! Without long term sustainable and innovative actions by the company, [...]
Climate Calling! Airtel India and ICT in the Age of Global Warming
SanchaliPal
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 2:18 am
Airtel India is adapting to the business impact of climate change on ICT in a billion-person economy. In emerging markets, is it possible to balance the opposing goals of increasing access to technology while reducing emissions?
Would you pay for the environmental impact of your jeans?
CAN
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 9:41 pm
Consider the environmental impact of a pair of jeans. “[Each pair] is made from cotton picked from farms all over the world. The cotton is shipped back and forth across the oceans to be made into fabric, sewn, and dyed. [...]
TESLA – an ambassador of sustainable future.
StanMoskovtsev
Last modified on October 30, 2016 at 11:28 pm
Tesla completely changed the transportation industry, but nowadays it is not only a producer of electric cars, it is a company, that forces other industries move towards sustainable future.
Nike’s race against climate change
Aparna Bansal
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:06 pm
Nike is not "just doing it" when it comes to corporate environmental protection initiatives — they're acing it.
Toyota: The XXI Century Race to the Moon
Felipe Gomez-Herrera
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 7:27 pm
Toyota has set itself ambitions sustainability goals to address the challenges of climate change. It has done so in a manner that advances its business goals by increasing demand for its vehicles and reduces the costs of production.
Making a Google Search Sustainable
Ellyn-C
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 8:06 am
As the world relies more and more on the power of the Internet, Google seeks to power data center operations with renewable resources.
Sustainability on Tap: Brewery Vivant, Climate Change, and American Craft Beer
Ben
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 10:27 pm
As beer ingredients are threatened by climate change and energy prices rise, can small breweries learn something from the bigger players?
Waste Management is Cleaning Up its Act
Beta
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:14 pm
Every year we continue to generate more and more waste that has ripple effects that go well beyond our local communities, increasing the global importance of innovation in the environmental services industry. Now, more than ever, we need to start [...]
The Blue Oval Goes Green: How Ford Motor Company Must Meet Environmentally Conscious Standards
MattGerow
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 12:43 pm
With aggressive emissions and fuel economy standards set for the coming years, automakers feel increased pressure to implement new technologies to produce clean vehicles while struggling to remain competitively priced and accessible to mass market purchases.
Say goodbye to skiing as we know it?
PSC
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 12:44 am
Vail Resorts (“Vail”) is one of the largest mountain resort companies in the world. In the locations where Vail operates, snow is currency and climate change is expected to contribute to warmer winters, reduced snowfall, and shorter snow seasons [1]. [...]
Can Google stay “Googley” with climate change?
jayflo
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 6:04 pm
Few people will argue that Google’s staggering business growth, innovative products, luxurious perks, and futuristic campuses make it one of the most sought-after places to work. These were certainly key considerations that drove me to work there for a number [...]
Galaxy Green Energy, Inc. – One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Renewable Energy
Alan Du
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 4:25 pm
China, the world’s largest emerging economy, is continuing to experience economic maturation and urbanization of an unprecedented scale. The ballooning urban populations are causing tremendous pressure on energy producers, coupled with enormous amounts of waste. According to Chinese state-owned news [...]
Not so Sweet: How Nestlé is responding to Climate Change and its impact on West African Cocoa
Tuyee
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 3:53 pm
No chocolate on Valentine’s Day? Along with a multitude of other problems, global warming threatens to put the world’s chocolate supplies in danger, meaning a lot of broken hearts on 2/14 and the possible extinction of self-indulgence of the world’s [...]
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