… Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT Note: Registration is closed. Please reach out to YISF@yale.edu for information about this event. 8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast and Coffee 1st Floor … Classroom 4400 Moderator: Dan Rourke, Calvert Investments Gianfranco Gianfrate, EDHEC Business School – Does Climate Change Affect … of Villanova University College of Nursing, and a board member of Project Nyame Nsa (non-profit that builds and operates foster homes for orphans in Africa). Natalie Ambrosio is …
… The CBEY Skills for Sustainable Innovation Workshop series welcomes Max Elder, Research Director for the Food Futures Lab at the Institute for the Future, for a hands-on workshop on futures … The Institute for the Future is celebrating its 50th anniversary as the world’s leading non-profit strategic futures organization. We were founded in 1968 by a group of former RAND …
… This prize provides seed funding for start-up ventures in the field of business and the environment. The goal of the funding … services, and projects while tackling some key environmental problems. We are looking for solutions in four key areas where science tells us there is an urgent need for action 1 : Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, agriculture and …
… Featuring Pavan Sukhdev (2011 McCluskey Fellow at FES, Former Head of UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative), Yvon Chouinard (Founder of Patagonia), and Vincent Stanley (Writer and editor for Patagonia) The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies will host a public … , by Pavan Sukhdev. The theme of the event revolves around the question of: “ Can private profits and social purpose meet ?” The discussion will be between Yvon Chouinard, Vincent …
… The Sabin Prize supports student and faculty efforts to start a sustainable for-profit business through cash prizes totaling $25,000. The competition provides feedback …
… The Sustainable Venture Prize supports Yale's most innovative ideas for businesses that advance a more sustainable way of life. Past winners include an online social platform to expand the adoption of solar power, a software package for improving forest … professionals, academics, entrepreneurs and investors. Does my venture have to be a for-profit? Yes, to win the Sustainable Venture Prize your venture must be a for-profit …
… Dozens of Fortune 500 and other consumer goods companies have publicly committed to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. But how are these commitments being implemented, and … 2020 fast approaches. Key questions that will guide this conversation include: "Is "zero" deforestation a useful framework to guide sustainability efforts? How are companies working …
… 2015 Summer Internship opportunities for Yale FES and SOM students @ WWF in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam. Join … will include: WWF Australia – To develop a strategy for business engagement and corporate investment in water stewardship in Australia; WWF New Zealand – To develop organizational … Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vietnam Image credit: flickr/esparta palma Thriving Food Systems and …
… Watch the full recording here! Please join the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the 2015-2016 season of Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services. In this … Seychelles Debt-for-Nature Swap deal. The Republic of Seychelles, a nation of 115 islands in the Western Indian Ocean, reached a major debt buyback agreement worth …
… 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 career journey and advice for students as they consider a career in business and the environment. About Matt Kopac …