… is scaling informal exchange networks, like parent groups, to build a children’s secondhand marketplace. With only 15% of all clothing donated or reused, Hand Me Up (HMU) hopes to … ‘19), Monika Dharia (Duke) and Alan Yu (Brown), aims to fight plastic pollution and reduce carbon emissions by making rain ponchos from a sugar-based bioplastic. Recent reports … We hope to see this growth and interest in environmental entrepreneurship continue, and we look forward to continuing to work with these teams during their time at Yale.” Hand Me Up …
… the most globally integrated—about three-quarters of the world’s clothing exports come from developing countries—implementing sustainable practices will have far-reaching impact. … development goals, and in some cases should be reframed as holistic ‘shared value’ initiatives as opposed to one-off charitable activities. Creating shared value translates … a materiality assessment should ensure that these tradeoffs make sense for the business. Looking Forward Unlike the Millennium Development Goals that revolved around human …
… and connections. We attended the conference as student volunteers, and it was a fascinating look into the world of sustainability professionals—a world that we may soon join. This … Mars, and Caesars Entertainment are setting science-based targets for reducing their greenhousegas emissions, under an initiative led by World Resources Institute and other civil society …
… Renewable thermal energy is increasingly seen as critical to a low-carbon future in the northeastern US. Residential and commercial buildings are currently responsible for roughly one-third of regionalgreenhousegas (GHG) emissions, representing a considerable market opportunity for low-carbon solutions. This blog post is to start a conversation …
… a viable market,” says Helle Gronli , associate research scientist at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) and director of the Feasibility of Renewable Thermal … be considered to create value streams attached to RTTs. Thermal renewable energy credits, carbon pricing and voluntary markets for clean energy are clear examples, as are building … Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). “Developing a sustainable market for renewable thermal technologies will help us reach …
… the ecosystem at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment created a different marketing channel for Tuckerman and provided valuable resources, advice and feedback on how … the ecosystem at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment created a different marketing channel for Tuckerman and provided valuable resources, advice and feedback on how … the ecosystem at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment created a different marketing channel for Tuckerman and provided valuable resources, advice and feedback on how …
… will be able to accelerate ecological and economic restoration of the area with high-value markets and innovative growing techniques. “People in Appalachia are hungry for new … CBD and biocomposites, while also working with Fibershed (a Patagonia partner) to develop carbon-negative growing techniques. Ultimately the company hopes to develop a local … CBD and biocomposites, while also working with Fibershed (a Patagonia partner) to develop carbon-negative growing techniques. Ultimately the company hopes to develop a local …
… profit. Today, as a Master in Environmental Management graduate from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, I feel truly empowered. My once improbable hope for businesses to look beyond profit is inspiringly the core of existence at the World Business Council for … sustainability scene. Investors are an indelible part of the effort to move toward a low-carbon intensive economy. Aligning the understanding of risk, return and value creation is a …
… as she mixed ingredients and tested new products, her focus remained on one concern—not marketing, not customer acquisition, but “let me not blow up this building.” Her entrance into the market for multicultural hair and skincare products came at an auspicious moment. In the … appreciated the customer,” Price said. But beyond that, on a more profound level, she was looking to build wealth. “There are not many African-American people who really have wealth, …
… the development of desalination plants worldwide. Over the past five years the desalination market has grown 57 percent; by 2025, it is expected to provide freshwater for up to 14 percent of the world’s population. … With the recent (re)-legalization of hemp in Kentucky, Appalachian Roots hopes to develop carbon-negative hemp growing techniques on mining-impacted lands, which currently host …