… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment is delighted to welcome Xavier Rolet to our Advisory Board! Xavier is currently Chairman at Shore Capital Markets and has held many … already been in action, as he’s been engaging in CBEY’s work in thriving food systems via our Regenerative Agriculture Lab with Resident Fellow, Tagan Engel . Also, he and his wife, … , an inspiring and diverse group of people who provide advice and guidance in support of our mission to inspire, support, and accelerate the transition to a just and thriving world. …
… focus of GreenBiz would be on compliance and disclosures. Navigating such changing discourse and regulations underscored the dynamic nature of the sustainability field. We spoke … of stakeholder engagement and the urgency of addressing Scope 3 emissions collaboratively. Our collective experience at GreenBiz 2024 was not just about absorbing knowledge but also about reflecting on the impact we can have as future leaders in sustainability. Alisa Reiner (YSE ‘25) puts it best, …
… practices not only has the potential to help decelerate global warming, but also make our food systems more resilient against climate impacts," said Stuart DeCew, Executive Director at CBEY . "In order to do that, we must … News New Guidebook Supports Healthy Soil Policy-making Impact Investors Find Value in Smallholder Agriculture … The Yale Center for Business and Environment (CBEY) today …
… like this, it makes perfect sense to hire world-class scholars to teach cutting-edge courses, invite leading practitioners to headline conferences, and build state-of-the-art … for Business and Environment (CBEY), we flipped conventional wisdom on its head and turned our attention to the dinner table. When CBEY founded the 2050 Fellows a decade ago, the … program provided funding to Fellows to host dinner parties across the city. Designed to be small yet intentional, these dinner parties had no agenda other than creating inviting …
… REI, Metabolic, and BP. Emerging Leaders Cohort (Tais Idi-Infante (MEM’24), back row, fourth from left) Seattle, Washington, was the perfect location for Circularity ‘23. The city … large corporations were noted as an important piece of the puzzle for reuse solutions to scale. For example, Starbucks and CVS Health are piloting reusable cup and bag solutions … should full circularity be targeted when other approaches have lower environmental impacts? The debate highlighted the different schools of thought but emphasized a need to …
… one I reckon with every day. For me, a sustainable fashion industry is one that tracks the sources of materials and the labor that goes into making our garments. The fashion industry currently is the 2nd leading industry consuming water to … and how easy it is; because that’s what fashion is at its core, an extension of our self-expression, an extension of us. This session paired well with another on what we …
… are already emerging and their demand is growing. Major focus areas include: Sustainable sourcing : Such as using organic cotton, recycled polyester, plant-based leather and fur, natural dyes etc. Resource-efficient production : Reducing the environmental impact of production by using resource-efficient processes, such as minimizing water and … from and how they are produced. Furthermore, bulk order quantities make it challenging for smaller brands to source sustainable materials. These factors all contribute to the high …
… Startup Yale , the Sustainable Venture Prize was held on Friday, March 31st, 2023 and the four teams pitched their businesses that advance sustainability. Finalists : Carbon Loop : … world's first microbial protein-based dog food with the least carbon footprint, offering nourishment without any adverse effects Tyree Tech : Convert CO2 from major emitters to … of oil. Their goal is to supplant petrochemistry and demonstrate that biology can be scaled as a technology - in other words, to catalyze the shift from industrial chemistry to …
… from CBEY to bring ideas to reality. Ventures with a for-profit idea can continue their journey by participating in the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures . About the … and other team members are creating a tool to crowdsource information on farmers’ climate impacts and practices using WhatsApp while providing access to sub-seasonal forecasts. … warning systems. Shroom solutions Storm Lewis (Yale School of Environment) seeks to support small farmers or individuals to produce 100% pure mycelium. Mycelium has the power to extend …
… he wanted a future in clean energy. That decision, coupled with the understanding of how our current energy system does not work for many low-income and BIPOC communities, led him … realities of our energy system so close.” A native of New Haven, Marc says the far-reaching impacts of energy production, especially on low-income communities, are not as readily … work focuses on a specific bill, The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, which was this really revolutionary piece of legislation that was passed last year. It’s the most progressive …