June 18, 2015 - Thursday Special

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Ideas That Work: Concrete Steps for Sustainability

June 18, 2015

It’s Getting Hot in Here. Questions surrounding energy use and emissions should be front and center when companies – of all types – consider their business plans. In Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet, economists Gernot Wagner and Matin Weitzmann argue that companies need to view climate change through the lenses of insurance, risk management, and finance. Fortune’s Katie Fehrenbacher evaluates the effectiveness of a cold-minded approach to a hot-button issue.

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The Prescriptions of Dr. Sachs. In The Age of Sustainable Development, Jeffrey Sachs, the eminent economist, lays out a broad vision for how the global economy can grow in a way “that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” David Hurst assesses whether the professor’s master class makes a coherent case.

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The Impact of Reduced Oil Prices on the Transportation Sector. Low, or falling, energy prices reduce some of the incentives for companies to work on efficiency and reduced use. Andrew Tipping, Andrew Schmahl, and Fred Duiven of Strategy& assess the landscape and analyze how oil prices are affecting another energy-intensive sector: transportation. The biggest winner? Airlines.

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FEATURE

Cemex’s Strategic Mix

by Thomas A. Stewart

The manufacturing of cement — a vital building material in markets developed and developing — is an energy-intensive effort. (Energy accounts for about 40 percent of its total costs.) In this roundtable, top executives at Cemex explain how one of the Mexican global giant’s imperatives is to pursue efficiency and lower-emissions sources. “Today, we’re at over 28 percent alternative energy use, the highest among our competitors,” as one executive notes.

LOOK

The Foundation of CEMEX’s Success — In Pictures
How the Mexican company developed the global capabilities needed to support its international business strategy.

IN A NUTSHELL

California has become the first state in the U.S. to exceed 10,000 megawatts of solar capacity — enough to power nearly 2.6 million homes. — GTM Research and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

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