Business and the Environment — Ken Mehlman of Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. And the Environmental Defense Fund
In the beginning, when Henry Kravis and his partner George Roberts established Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co (KKR) in the mid 70’s with the help of the First Chicago Corporation, their specialty was in “bootstrap” buyouts. However, in the hope of making the companies they acquire greener, they have set in motion a remarkable green enterprise which has entirely changed the way business concerns and environmental activists operate
