… session as we hear from students about their summer internships at the intersection of business and the environment! Interesting, informative, and often humorous, these talks … of experiences and highlight the many possible career pathways for students engaged in the business/environment interface. Lunch will be provided. Please register and arrive early, … Transportation Authority (MTA), New York City Harris Feldman , MEM 2019 Responsible Business Alliance, Washington, DC Alli Chlapaty , MEM-MBA 2020 Bigelow Tea, Fairfield, CT …
… How and when can environmental, energy, and other sustainability issues be translated into business model innovation and competitive advantage? Yale's faculty work at this intersection of business and society, and are addressing these issues and strategies. Drawn from Marian … of events celebrating a decade of work at the nexus of business and the environment and planning for the next 10. Conference Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature …
… Studies will host a public event to launch the new book Corporation 2020: Transforming Business for Tomorrow’s World , by Pavan Sukhdev. The theme of the event revolves around the … “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR) efforts. However, the operating environment for business has increasingly moved away from encouraging companies to pursue social purposes in their business activities. “General incorporation statutes”, limited liability laws, and changes …
… owner of Patagonia. This book draws on 50 years of experience at Patagonia to challenge all business owners and leaders to rethink their businesses in a time of cultural and climate chaos. The authors describe the current impact … on the planet’s natural systems and human communities, and how that impact is forcing business to change its ways. The Future of the Responsible Company shows companies how to …
… How can businesses thrive in the evolving economic and social landscape? Let’s talk about it with Judy Samuelson and Vincent Stanley. Samuelson’s new book, The Six New Rules of Business: Creating Real Value in a Changing World , lays out how hard-to-measure intangibles … argues that “maximizing shareholder value” has never been the sole objective of effective businesses and observes that shareholder theory and the practices keeping it in place …
… and an exploding population straining limited resources, it is more important than ever for business to adopt new behaviors to build trusted relationships. Communications experts from Edelman, the IPCC, and Patagonia and Yale discussed behaviors scientists and business leaders can adopt to improve public trust, strengthen institutions, and improve … sustainability. We considered opportunities and obstacles of environmental transparency in business and government, and how tools like the Edelman Trust Barometer and Yale's …
… Join The Forests Dialogue , Business and the Environment Club, and the Center for Business and the Environment on Oct. 29 from 12-1 pm for an intimate and informal lunchtime gathering to discuss key environmental business questions with some of the leading pioneers in the forest sustainability sector. …
… To help celebrate our 10th anniversary, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment invites you to a unique event in San Francisco ! Alumni, … Entrepreneurs in creating “One Yale that fosters, supports and inspires an entrepreneurial spirit to address the world’s critical challenges, and to positively affect … Entrepreneurs in creating “One Yale that fosters, supports and inspires an entrepreneurial spirit to address the world’s critical challenges, and to positively affect …
… collective experience at Patagonia to provide advice on how to create responsible, green business practices during difficult economic times. Chouinard, a noted alpinist and … sportswear company. In 2007 Fortune Magazine named him “the most successful outdoor businessman alive today.” Stanley, Chouinard’s nephew and one of Patagonia’s original … up to Patagonia’s own motto: “Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, and use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” It concludes with …
… Pope’s Encyclical to the SDGs – join us as we discuss the major drivers that are compelling businesses to act on climate change and sustainability now. Just two years ago, when a … panel convened at the opening of Evans Hall, the conversation was narrower and mainstream businesses were not yet leading climate change solutions. Today, the Pope’s Encyclical on … dimension to the conversation. The UN’s new global sustainable development agenda is giving businesses an architecture with they can shape their sustainability strategies. And, with …