… 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 … to facilitate dynamic discoveries and host coveted conversations. This past year at Yale’s Center for Business and Environment (CBEY), we flipped conventional wisdom on its … a decade ago, the center committed itself to supporting meetings of graduate students acrossYale’s campus. These meetings encouraged students to imagine and prepare for the …
… 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 … 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 … and meet a range of circularity leaders. There are many inspiring circularity initiatives across industries, but there is still a lot to be done! Related Programs CBEY 2050 Fellows …
… 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 … For a 3 trillion-dollar industry, there’s not too much regulation… yet. Close to (ourYale) home, the New York Fashion Act “Requires fashion retail sellers and manufacturers to …
… 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 … shift towards sustainability. Solving the climate crisis requires concerted efforts across all industries and not just energy, transportation, and carbon capture. Building a …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winner of … StartupYale , the Sustainable Venture Prize was held on Friday, March 31st, 2023 and the four teams pitched their businesses that advance sustainability. Finalists : Carbon Loop : … source carbon capture and create high-value carbon products, a technology that is scalable across hard to decarbonize sectors. Thank you to our judges The CBEY team is very grateful …
… 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 recipients: BlueGreen Materials Marcelo Lejeune (Yale College) and Atsu Kludze (Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) created … 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. …
… this entire process, we have tried to be good stewards of the land and natural resources. Looking for alternative energy sources for the Producer Partnership processing … from wind, solar, and battery storage and defect from NorthWestern’s service. The Yale team of Ayush Acharya, Caroline Heilbrun, Helena Lam, Steve Yannacone (Yale School of … meat processing plant is an exemplar that can be replicated in other locations across the world. A full copy of the Yale team's analysis can be found here . Clean Energy …
… team of students (2-3) to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) on scaling up a circular solution for used and returned … that’s on a mission to inspire and empower people to go places, while leaving a positive impact on people's lives and the planet. They create thoughtfully and sustainably designed … within the US. The students will engage with Lo and Sons leadership and partners, experts across the manufacturing and supply chain landscape and other staff and faculty at Yale to …
… me out. And today, one of the collaborators on stage was...me! I’ve worked in the past with Yale professor Paul Anastas, who won the 2021 Volvo Environment Prize for his work on green … words, “What we have done very well is investing in products that have revolutionized our lives. What we haven’t done very well is ensure that those products don’t cause harm. We … cartoon in particular, hit the nail on the head for me. Innovation and accelerating its impact requires one to harness the power of business and finance, but without critically …
… for circularity, demonstrating a pathway to a new type of consumer economy. TerraCycle’s journey as a trailblazer in circularity originated as a one-man operation making fertilizer … According to Alex Payne of the TerraCycle media team, Szaky realized he could make a bigger impact in the world by using product and packaging waste deemed to have no value to create … help divert waste from landfills. Marian Chertow, a professor of Industrial Ecology at the Yale School of the Environment, points out that elsewhere, people are “willing to sort their …