… world, they face numerous obstacles when it comes to maintaining and creating strong environmental commitments. The circular economy represents one of the biggest environmental … model and promotes the elimination of waste through the continual use of natural resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmentalimpact of their products from natural resource extraction to end-of-life product disposal. …
… heuristic, whereby they assume that companies have a fixed amount of manufacturing resources. Thus, resources devoted to “making the product green” come at the expense of making the product better performing. Use … enhancements . Journal of Consumer Research. Abstract: Many companies offer products with socialbenefits that are orthogonal to performance (e.g., green products). The present …
… This report seeks to address the question of how an organization should design and implement an … is not clear how implementation might differ in a business environment or another setting. Our project seeks to supplement the growing carbon-pricing literature, given the promise of … pricing works to shift the cost of carbon from increased healthcare costs and exacerbated environmental damage to payment at the source of pollution. By doing so, it incentivizes …
… Whatever your interest in Certified B Corps—supporting the triple-bottom line, their strength as … investors need to know about Certified B Corps and Benefit Corporations. 2787 2786 2785 Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG Just Good Business: An Investor’sGuide … Finance and ESG Related Programs Just Good Business: An Investor’sGuide to B Corps An Entrepreneur’sGuide to Going "B" Participants Vincent Stanley Director of Philosophy at …
… Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing … Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing … holds great potential where philanthropy fallsshort—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact … growth is tiny relative to the overall investing marketplace—comprising only 4% of total socially responsible assets under management in the US, and only 1% of total US assets under …
… Solar … Maximizing Land Use Benefits From Utility-Scale Solar Katie Siegner (Master of Environmental Management '19) Scott Wentzell (Master of Environmental Management '19) Maria … has yet to produce a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis that assessesboth private and social returns from pollinator-friendly solar, as compared to conventional solar or … associated with land devoted to conventional solar, pollinator-friendly solar, and farming. Our analysis reveals that pollinator-friendly solar may generate private benefits to solar …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment partnered with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to develop optimal policies and strategies that will advance …
… Do sustainable farmland investments deliver financial, environmental and social returns? With the rise of impact investing, there hasbeen a jump in investment strategies promoting sustainable …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment is partnering with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to develop optimal policies and strategies that will advance …
… Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus Whitney Mann (Master of Environmental Management '19) Katie Siegner (Master of Environmental Management '19) Maria … projects is a critical component of renewable energy policy development. From a land use impact perspective, solar installations are relatively benign compared to other forms of … that value ecosystem services and unlock conservation finance could also bring unique sources of capital to pollinator-friendly solar development, helping to spur industry growth. …