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This case study describes a strategic design choice facing Tempes Corporation, a manufacturer of precision equipment for extreme sports and scientific research. The company is deciding between two designs for its 'Water Moccasin' deep-sea diving monitor: Design A, which uses traditional acrylic polymer and cadmium coating, and Design B, which utilizes a more expensive but recyclable engineering thermoplastic. The document provides detailed capital costs, operating assumptions, and financial parameters to facilitate a net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) analysis.

The Alto Maipo Hydroelectric Project (PHAM) is a large-scale run-of-the-river project in Chile designed for a capacity of 531 MW. Despite its framing as a public good, it faces intense opposition from local communities and environmental organizations due to severe impacts on water resources, human rights concerns, and alleged violations of environmental and social standards by its financiers, including the IFC and IDB.

This report by Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (APAC) serves as an official contribution to the third session of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises with respect to Human Rights. It advocates for a legally binding UN Treaty to end corporate impunity, specifically targeting the immunity of International Financial Institutions (IFIs), corporate crimes in the Indonesian plantation sector, and the protection of environmental and human rights defenders.

This 2007 report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the environmental impacts of trade liberalization within Thailand's electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) sector. It highlights the tension between the sector's role in export-led growth and the resulting environmental challenges, specifically the rapid increase in e-waste and the risks associated with mid-stream production and informal recycling.