… 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 that are available and the scale of the conservation need. About …
… 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 … Brian was one of the key architects in the resurgence of the auto industry after the financial crisis. Brian also served as deputy director of the National Economic Council and … of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Known for his innovative work at the business-sustainability interface, Professor Esty has also provided …
… The CBEY Skills for Sustainable Innovation Workshop series welcomes Max Elder, Research Director for the … mindset and develop a shared language for futures thinking ● DISCOVER powerful toolsfor identifying and analyzing signals of change ● DETERMINE how to filter through … Barilla and Campbell's; major foundations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and innovative technology companies like Google and Intel. Max has written for, and been quoted …
… Projects , Thursday February 20th 3pm EST. Strategic Financing Initiatives - Increasing Financial Flows to Locally Controlled Forestry through a Land Lease Model and Multiple … finance initiatives designed to conserve tropical forest ecosystems and that answer: What tools can transform traditional donor-backed conservation to financially sustainable … Finance Network (CFN) advances natural resource conservation by expanding the use of innovative funding and financing strategies. The Network sponsors training activities and …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 … finance initiatives designed to conserve tropical forest ecosystems and that answer: What tools can transform traditional donor-backed conservation to financially sustainable conservation and livelihoods? What are practical methods that can be …
… 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 … finance initiatives designed to conserve tropical forest ecosystems and that answer: What tools can transform traditional donor-backed conservation to financially sustainable conservation and livelihoods? What are practical methods that can be …
… 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 … Business and the Environment provides a platform for gener- ating, incubating and launching innovative action at the intersection of business and the environment. The Center joins the …
… Accounting Conference at Yale has been postponed, most likely to 2021. Previously planned for March 18th - March 20th, the Natural Capital Accounting Conference has been postponed … in business decision making and reporting. Agreed language and approaches to measuring non-financial flows at the business level are needed. Greater interaction between national … of Convention on Biological Diversity, regional organizations, etc, and NGOs such as IUCN, Conservation International, etc.; Private sector, including those who utilize environmental …