Operations management research identifies synergies for more efficient action
What emerges is a fragmented view of corporate contribution to global warming
Operations managers can take into consideration happiness, equity and sustainability
Loans that include a sweetener or penalty tied to ESG performance seem to induce more honest reporting
Power companies haven’t maximized the benefits of customers agreeing to short-term electricity interruptions
Seeing global crises as ongoing, rather than episodic, and applying modern supply-chain management
Behavior, other factors influence which improvements are effective
A verdict on organic wines, imagining a world without cross-border capital constraints, beach houses and a financial crisis
Standards vary and organics capture just 4% of world market
Homebuyers ignore warnings of rising seas; lenders keep lending
Do for-profit supermarket chains tolerate higher-priced co-ops?
1.8 million tons of PET plastic bottles end in landfills annually
A separate motivator: friends living in areas abundant in solar panels
Methods that weight efficacy, toxicity and cost improve understanding but provide no easy answers
Companies are surprised: Opportunities to reduce CO2 are more plentiful than expected
Researchers offer a model for more effectively targeting wrongdoers