… The fashion industry is one of the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting … organic cotton, recycled polyester, plant-based leather and fur, natural dyes etc. Resource-efficient production : Reducing the environmental impact of production by using … steppingstone for future improvements . Supporting such initiatives often provides R&D funding for improvements to be made. Despite the clear need for sustainable alternatives to …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 … Director of Innovation & Strategic Advisor to the President at the Connecticut Green Bank, where she designs new programs to deploy clean infrastructure throughout the state. Related ProgramsSustainable Venture Prize Sobotka Seed …
… Recently, 23 teams presented their application to the Climate Innovation Grant , a program that provides independent feedback and seed funding for early-stage innovative solutions addressing climate change. The proposed … materials from the ocean that are stronger, more durable, and self-healing for marine infrastructure applications. BlueGreen Materialsslashes the embodied carbon and repair …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students (2-3) to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 unitsSOM) on scaling up a … Tote - made entirely out of used or damaged Lo and Sons bags. The goal of this independent study is to design a circular supply chain for upcycling thissolution, and creating a …
… TerraCycle is not a typical recycling company—it’s a marketing company that develops recycling solutions and serves as a model for … offerings include Sponsored Waste programs, which are services free to consumers that are funded by companies and retailers where individuals, schools, or churches collect and …
… Last year was dubbed the year of the special-purpose acquisition company (“ SPAC ”) and the … “ SPAC-lash ”). In 2020, about 200 SPACs went public, raising a total of US $64 billion in funding. This year, 330 SPACs have to date raised in excess of $105 billion in funding . But … the world of SPACs, a group of twelve Yale graduate students participated in an independent study with Climate Real Impact Solutions (“ CRIS ”), a serial-issuer of SPACs founded in …
… On the day of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize deadline, Monika Dharia (Duke ‘19) and Russell Heller (YC, … good at a rooftop bar during an internship with Bain & Company. Dharia at the time wasstudying at Duke University, where she had been playing around with the idea of developing a … that from a consumer perspective, purchasing eco-friendly ponchos is a low-risk way to showcase your dedication to sustainability. For some, another selling point is that the ponchos …
… Last week, Floe won the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize sponsored by the Yale Center for Business and the … on a Chief Technology Officer and wasselected for the highly competitive equity crowdfunding platform Republic. Agricore filed patents for their technology, reduced the size of … on a Chief Technology Officer and wasselected for the highly competitive equity crowdfunding platform Republic. Agricore filed patents for their technology, reduced the size of …
… This year’s winners of the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grants have something in common – a desire to … are disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures. Hand Me Up , co-founded by Jatin Batra (SOM … Monika Dharia (Duke) “For the past year, we have been struggling to scale due to a lack of funds and we have not been able to fulfill all current orders. This grant will allow us to …
… We’ve all read the stats. The average consumer now purchases 60 percent more clothing, compared to 2000, but … to raise. Assessing materiality as it relates to the SDGs will also uncover the businesscase for addressing them. Patagonia, for instance, admittedly doesn’t engage with SDG four, … philanthropic efforts can easily sync with the sustainable development goals, and in some casesshould be reframed as holistic ‘shared value’ initiatives as opposed to one-off …