… participants to meet and pitch their ideas to venture capitalists and industry leaders. Presented by the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale. See photos and read an … exciting event: Find more information about the 2015 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize below: Meet the 2015 Finalists: Grovio We want to enable farmers to reduce fertilizer usage … to scale. Meet the judges: Andrew Sabin , President, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Ralph Earle III (MPPM '84), Managing Director, Clean Energy Venture Group Rosemary Ripley …
… Join Black Farmer Fund Co-Founder and President Olivia Watkins as she shares about this emerging community investment fund striving … food system for black farmers and food business owners. Olivia will join CBEY Resident Fellow Tagan Engel to discuss the Fund’s first year of community-designed investments, supports … their process with a community-led team, supporting food businesses through grants and low-interest loans, as well as financial education and technical support. They are also …
… Leave your mark! We invite students across Yale to share new ideas for shaping our future research, programs, and events at our: 8th Annual Future Directions in Business and the … Vote on your favorites Food included! Not pitching? Come and support the center and your fellow students by voting for your favorite ideas! Winning teams selected – Wednesday, April … Vote on your favorites Food included! Not pitching? Come and support the center and your fellow students by voting for your favorite ideas! Winning teams selected – Wednesday, April …
… Join Vincent Stanley (CBEY Resident Fellow and Director, Patagonia Philosophy) in a workshop focused on marketing & … October 11th, 2018, 12:30 PM EDT — 2:00 PM EDT Join Vincent Stanley (CBEY Resident Fellow and Director, Patagonia Philosophy) in a workshop focused on marketing & communications …
… the 2000s, palm oil had become the most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in … GAR as a supplier. Unilever had already canceled its contracts with GAR, and Burger King followed suit. GAR initially responded to Greenpeace’s charges by commissioning reports and … palm oil standard that Greenpeace and other environmentalists believed would allow substantial deforestation. Worse still, the supply of RSPO-certified sustainable palm …
… comes to maintaining and creating strong environmental commitments. The circular economy represents one of the biggest environmental and economic opportunities through which companies can lower their environmental footprint and represents an estimated $4.5 trillion dollar … of waste through the continual use of natural resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmental impact of their products from natural resource …
… of Fortune 500 and other consumer goods companies have publicly committed to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. But how are these commitments being implemented, and … fast approaches. Key questions that will guide this conversation include: "Is "zero" deforestation a useful framework to guide sustainability efforts? How are companies working with governments to solve deforestation? How are companies balancing the needs of different stakeholders, especially local …
… These seed grants represent a key focus area within CBEY: climate innovation. Entrepreneurs and innovators have an increasingly critical role in helping to slow down, and maybe even reverse, the effects of climate change. This seed funding program … innovation. Entrepreneurs and innovators have an increasingly critical role in helping to slow down, and maybe even reverse, the effects of climate change. This seed funding program …
… focuses on the sustainable future of the fashion and beauty industries. This program explores the connections and conversations happening among people working in fashion who want to … fashion. Students hear firsthand what their jobs are like, how they might consider following a similar (or different!) pathway, and engage in conversation with people doing the … Please suggest others that you've found useful! Selected papers/articles/resources Below are papers from Moving the Needle program co-leader Dr. Meital Peleg Mizrachi: …
… social platform to expand the adoption of solar power, a software package for improving forest inventory data, and a sustainable protein producer. The competition provides … have prohibited their use. Prospect Growth has developed a new technology for their low-cost scalable production using nontoxic reagents. Timeline February 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm … will be evaluated and selected by a committee of professionals and experts, based on the following criteria: Opportunity: The problem the venture/organization/idea seeks to address is …