… Watch the recording: Join Black Farmer Fund's Program Director Melanie Allen in a conversation with CBEY Resident Fellow … part due to racist government policies and legal practices, Black farm ownership declined from 15 million acres in 1920 to 1 million acres in 2017. In New York State’s $42 billion … is an emerging community investment fund focused on creating a thriving, resilient, and equitable food system by investing in black food systems entrepreneurs and communities in New …
… – Does Climate Change Affect Corporate Credit Risk? Todd Cort, Yale School of Management – From ESG to GES: The Importance of Management Controls in Understanding Environmental and … to joining Natixis, Mr. Farrington served as national fundraising manager for Fidelity Charitable Services. There, he led fundraising efforts for the nation’s largest donor-advised … include being named a Forbes "30 under 30" Social Entrepreneur, a Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Fellow, one of the WSJ "Women of Note” as well as a member of the Milken Young …
… Join Black Farmer Fund Co-Founder and President Olivia Watkins as she shares about this emerging … “We believe Black farmers, business owners, and land stewards should benefit equitably from financing, intellectual capital, technical assistance, networking, and public … individuals, and policymakers. Miss the event? Watch the recording! Environmental Innovation Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Black Farmer Fund: Supporting …
… for-profit business through cash prizes totaling $25,000. The competition provides feedback from professional judges, extensive mentoring from faculty, and opportunities for participants to meet and pitch their ideas to venture … Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize below: Meet the 2015 Finalists: Grovio We want to enable farmers to reduce fertilizer usage and prevent catastrophic loss of their crop due to …
… Join us for a conversation with Matt Kopac, Sustainable Business & Innovation Manager for Burt’s Bees. Matt will talk about his role at Burt's Bees, his … and Treasurer of The Burt’s Bees Foundation. Beyond Burt’s Bees, Matt promotes a more equitable local economy as Co-founder and Chair of the Durham Living Wage Project, and advises … supporting women’s cooperatives in Benin, West Africa. Matt has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the Yale School of Management, …
… grant that will be catalytic in building out their venture. Join us for our final green innovation lunch deep dive as we hear about the entrepreneurial journeys of these awesome … Carbon Loop: Creates a circular economy by cheaply sequestering carbon at low temperatures from industry and produces high-value byproducts General Biological: Makes mass-market … products using microalgal fixation, AI, and synthetic biology technologies Green Innovation - Lunch Deep Dives is a discussion group bringing together students from diverse …
… enterprises (including 5 Yale Startups – Hugo & Hoby, Walden Hill, Tuckerman & Co., Kitchen Table Kits, and Solar Youth). Each of these amazing startups uses every part of a tree – from the nuts, sap, fruit, water, and timber – to make sustainable products in New England. … neighborhoods to achieve lifelong success. Conference Equity and Justice Environmental Innovation Circularity Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions The Life of a Tree: …
… or by creating new products or services? Join the GreenLight team for a fast-paced innovation session! This time, we are partnering with the Yale Office of Sustainability to … programs to inspire a culture of reuse across campus. Join us on Friday, March 3rd from 1pm-5pm in Classroom 2220 in Evans Hall. Bring your ideas, we'll bring food! Who will … ). Space is limited – register today! What is GreenLight? GreenLight is a series of innovation workshops hosted by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. These …
… a moving exploration of presence and place told through the stories of small and midsized farmers who tend their land in the face of overwhelming adversity. These farmers refuse to … despite the difficult and complex issues they struggle with…including farmland loss from suburban sprawl, rampant agricultural consolidation, and, for farmers of color, racial … and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Love for the Land: Lessons fromFarmers Who Persist in Place … Online Love for the Land: Lessons fromFarmers Who …
… in partnership with 3 public partners in the inaugural CBEY Regenerative Agriculture Lab from this fall. Presentations will include teams from the Black Farmer Fund, Grupo Trimex, and Yolélé Co. with both students and organizational partners … you register, you commit to doing your best to attend. Informational Event Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature …