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.

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Nike – Innovating with Sustainability
lpeterboehm
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 3:32 pm
Nike, long considered to be one of the most innovative companies in the world, has begun to transform its innovation strategy - through sustainability.
JetBlue: Clearing the Air
Ann
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 8:50 pm
As climate change regulations for the aviation industry take form and consumer demand for air travel continue to increase, can airlines find a way to grow in a sustainable way?
A Carbon Tax on Airfare: Will It Kill Management Consulting?
divyaagarwal
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 12:24 pm
How can consulting firms maintain margins when facing carbon taxes on airfare?
PetroChina: Can Deep Pockets Reach Deep Shale?
Hunter
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:49 pm
China is restructuring its energy mix due to increasingly bad air quality. Will PetroChina be able to deliver?
Carnival Corporation: A Company in “Conflict” while Cruising the C’s of Climate Change
ARL
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:59 pm
The cruise line industry is at a unique crossroads with regard to climate change as it serves as both a major source of the environmental harm that has exacerbated the global warming phenomenon and a beneficiary of some of the [...]
How a Paper Company is trying to write a new chapter on sustainability
Carlos Costa
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 4:37 pm
The effects of the climate changes can impact virtually all kinds of business. What is a paper and pulp company in Brazil doing in order to adapt to the new reality imposed by these changes?
Redefining an Oil Giant
EnergEE
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 9:12 pm
With hydrocarbons heading for the door, will Shell's bet on natural gas carry it into the future, or is this only the first step of a larger transformation?
Marriott’s Take on Climate Change
hotelie
Last modified on November 3, 2016 at 8:02 pm
As an industry leader, Marriott continues to push the envelope in driving value for its consumers, while also addressing the critical issues surrounding global climate change.
Roll Back Malaria: How Climate Change Is Affecting the Fight Against Malaria
gyjiang
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:46 pm
Since becoming the focus of one of the WHO’s 8 Millennium Development Goals, malaria rates have rapidly declined. Will climate change threaten to reverse that trend?
H&M: Fashionable or Fashionably Late
Gabrielle
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 11:55 pm
The emergence of fast fashion has drastically affected the way and rate at which clothing is consumed. The fiber economics bureau reported that per capita consumption of fiber in the US is 83.9 lbs, with over 40 lbs / capita [...]
Starbucks: Practicing What It Preaches When It Comes to Climate Change?
Jasper Clark
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 3:25 pm
Starbucks has understandably been vocal in its support of climate initiatives, but to this point, has failed to reduce its own greenhouse emissions.
Insulating Levi’s from climate change
BM
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 5:40 am
Among fashion brands, Levi's has taken a particularly proactive stance in protecting its supply chain from the risks of climate change.
Sinking the Subway: The MBTA Confronts Climate Change
cmw
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 4:07 pm
In an age of climate change, can Boston and the MBTA adapt?
How much will a 20oz Coke cost in the future with climate change?
Jon
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 1:05 am
How much will a 20oz Coke cost in the future with climate change? If delivery fuel prices grew to 400% of nominal, then the price of a Coke would balloon to $4.98.
New Horizons for utility: Community solar in regional Western Australia
Smithovic
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 4:10 pm
Horizon Power responded to a recent bushfire by piloting a community solar project that takes customers off the grid. This post explores the opportunity for expanding the program to counter challenges posed by climate change, and what it would take [...]
It’s Not the Ship That’s Sinking, It’s the Port!
HR
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 9:53 am
An underappreciated impact of climate change in a city that feels the water rising
Delta Airlines and climate change: one-way ticket?
Janick
Last modified on November 3, 2016 at 7:14 pm
Airlines generate 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The industry is well aware, and set the goal of reducing net emissions by 50% before 2050. Will they achieve it? Is this enough? Keep reading to explore these questions using Delta [...]
An Inconvenient Trout: Nissui’s Approach to Climate Change
YS
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 4:27 pm
How leading a leading fishery based in the world’s fish-hungriest nation is coping with the impacts of a changing climate – and what more can be done.
Netafim: Grow More With Less
Rotem
Posted on October 31, 2016 at 12:09 am
World population is growing. Agriculture, faced with a changing climate, is not keeping up and food scarcity is becoming an issue. Drip irrigation technology, pioneered by Netafim, offers a potential solution.
Will Climate Change Take Away Your Venti Mocha Frappuccino?
HC
Posted on November 3, 2016 at 7:18 pm
The Current Situation Over the next 50 years, agricultural commodities are going to be heavily affected by global climate change.  With coffee’s growing region stretched around the Earth’s equator, global climate change is already starting to have an impact on [...]
Amazon and Climate Change
PatrickNealon
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 12:48 pm
Company and Sector Amazon primarily operates two businesses: its traditional marketplace and its B2B cloud computing business (Amazon Web Services). In 2015, Amazon’s marketplace saw just under $100B in global sales, shipped products from 172 countries to 189 countries, and [...]
How Climate Change Has Affected the Operating Model of Babcock & Wilcox
Robby Berner
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 1:12 pm
Babcock & Wilcox invented the coal-fired boiler in the 19th century and was thus subsequently instrumental in the release of greenhouse gases over the past century. Radical operating and financial model changes have allowed the company to survive today.
Planet Labs: A Satellite Startup Takes a Flight to Feed the World
Eunji Chung
Posted on November 4, 2016 at 5:34 pm
As global food production struggles to meet rapidly growing demand, a nanosatellite startup dares to photograph the entire planet every day, providing unprecedented visibility and business tools to feed the world.
Boeing and the move to low-emissions aircraft
Tom S.
Last modified on November 4, 2016 at 1:00 pm
The Boeing Company sees opportunities to lead the aerospace and defense industry in designing low-emissions fuel-efficient aircraft.
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