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MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative

A Common Thread: Our 2021 Annual Report

Our community is tethered by our reliance on our planet — and each other. As we celebrate a decade of our Sustainability Certificate, we're proud to share these stories of leaders taking action.

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Vermont City Electric

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In late 2008, Vermont City Electric (VCE), a municipal electric utility company, needed to determine which investments in demand-side management (DSM) programs to undertake in the context of the budget restrictions it faced. Based on the information contained in the case, students must construct and...

Nov 19, 2010
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First Solar

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In the early 2010s, First Solar, a leading photovoltaic (PV) solar manufacturer, faced a series of challenges: expanding production by subsidized Chinese PV manufacturers; declining purchase subsidies in important European markets; and, declining prices for silicon, the key input raw material for it...

Sep 13, 2017
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Teaching Resources Library Strategy

Fishbanks: A Renewable Resource Management Simulation

Fishbanks is a multiplayer web-based simulation in which participants play the role of fishers and seek to maximize their net worth as they compete against other players and deal with variations in fish stocks and their catch. Participants buy, sell, and build ships; decide where to fish; and negoti...

Apr 6, 2020
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CleanStart: Simulating a Clean Energy Startup

In this live, web-based simulation, participants play the role of the founder of a new startup company in the exciting and competitive clean tech sector. Can you develop your technology into a successful company? Each quarter you must set prices, decide how many engineers and sales people to hire, a...

Apr 1, 2020
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