… Conservation Finance Network: Where Conservation Meets Capital More and more, the … community is recognizing that traditional funding models can’t keep pace with the need forconservation capital. At a time of modest public funding and limited philanthropic dollars, innovative funding and financing strategies hold great promise in narrowing the gap between the financial resources …
… Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT Note: Registration is closed. Please reach out to YISF@yale.edu for information about this event. 8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast and Coffee 1st Floor … in Private Investment in Renewable Energy Assets Cary Krosinsky, Brown University – Financing Change: How to Mobilize Private Sector Capital forFinancing Sustainable … Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York, and prior to that, he served as a law clerk for a federal judge, Chief Judge Thomas C. Platt, in the Eastern District of New York. Brian …
… The Clean Energy Finance Forum advances the understanding and growth of energy efficiency finance and renewable … which includes original feature articles on growing trends in the renewable sector, the Forum offers free webinars, conversations with experts in the field and breaking reports on the most important developments in energy efficiency and solar finance. The forum also trains graduate students to become experts in efficiency finance and solar …
… The CBEY Skills for Sustainable Innovation Workshop series welcomes Max Elder, Research Director for the Food Futures Lab at the Institute for the Future, for a hands-on workshop on futures thinking and forecasting methodologies. …
… and winner of the Innovation Prize presented at the 2014 International Society of Tropical Foresters conference “Forest as Capital: Top-down and bottom-up finance approaches to … Bridge Forest: Scott Francisco , Pilot Projects , Thursday February 20th 3pm EST. Strategic Financing Initiatives - Increasing Financial Flows to Locally Controlled Forestry through a … March 4th 12pm EST. Testing the Effectiveness of Payment for Ecosystem Services to Enhance Conservation in Productive Landscapes; The Albertine Rift, Western Uganda: Lilly Ajarova , …
… to estimate Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to recreation … of key informants, including influential local landowners, as well as forest industry and conservation professionals. The results indicate that residents attribute monetary value to …
… The panel will be from 4:30-6:00 p.m. A dinner with speakers will follow. For those who cannot attend in person, we will be streaming this online. Register for the … currently in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address climate change using federal resources, particularly due to new resources allocated through the Inflation … funding sources complement existing funding sources that have long been used to advance the conservation of natural lands, the stewardship of agricultural or working lands, and …
… The Renewable Thermal Alliance’s challenge is straightforward: to develop the infrastructure for large-scale deployment of renewable … models can add value, that standardization and harmonization will drive volume and that financing models are central to leverage private capital, a network of stakeholders across … and cooling through the provision of an independent non-profit market-building platform forfinancing solutions. The RTA engages stakeholders along the whole value chain for RTTs, …
… and winner of the Innovation Prize presented at the 2014 International Society of Tropical Foresters conference “Forest as Capital: Top-down and bottom-up finance approaches to conserve tropical forests.” … forest ecosystems and that answer: What tools can transform traditional donor-backed conservation to financially sustainable conservation and livelihoods? What are practical …
… In partnership with Patagonia and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, we have published An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Certified B … impact on society, promote corporate social responsibility, and use the power of business for higher purposes of social good. This guide will advise on best practices while helping entrepreneurs minimize legal costs, and make informed decisions as to whether B certification or Benefit incorporation makes sense for the …