… year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , which is disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and professional mentorship to young … 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. While offering a nearly limitless supply … of brine discharge is just beginning to be understood,” said Warady, “and the delay in information dissemination has led to this issue being overlooked.” Warady and Rupal J. Patel …
… priorities into agricultural financing? Several investment funds showcased their strategies for investing in smallholder value chains at the Global Landscapes Forum in Paris on Dec. … food that is from developing countries. Yet they often struggle with limited income from inefficient, low-yield farming practices. Second, rapid deforestation and soil erosion from … food that is from developing countries. Yet they often struggle with limited income from inefficient, low-yield farming practices. Second, rapid deforestation and soil erosion from …
… of regular expectations; Carried an extreme impact; and Made us concoct explanations for their occurrence after the fact, making them explainable and predictable. When we … often places them outside traditional tools of rationalization. To take one example, the feedback loops characteristic of many sustainability challenges baffle classical economic … critical to sustainability. 2195 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Circularity Equity and Justice Black Swans and Sustainability … Aug 03, 2015 Black …
… coastlines. Even when these projects help communities, there are often consequences for natural systems. The dams interrupt fish runs. Seawalls hold back sediment that starve … directly with engineers – not just to reduce their impacts, but to jointly find solutions for both people and nature. The Conservancy is partnering with engineering firms like CH2M … work with engineers. Scientists are driven to discover how the world works. They are comfortable with – and often relish – ambiguity and investigating the unknown. Engineers use …
… a switch, or that water will flow from a faucet. When Paul Lussier introduced the panel for CBEY's "Sustainability, Transparency, and Metrics in Business" event on April 22nd, he … fare particularly well in many countries. Instead of looking to economic uncertainties for answers, Becker said that this dropping trust reflects a lack of institutional … to trust our institutions less, and instead rely more and more on our friends and family for information. As a PR firm, Edelman seeks to help clients tackle these concerns by …
… bottom line by discovering additional resource efficiency opportunities. Preparing for graduation next month, I am just as excited about a career in corporate sustainability. However, it is now generating top line growth that fuels my enthusiasm for working in corporate sustainability. Corporate sustainability is evolving in its … to this pattern, including environmental remediation, sustainability consulting, clean energy, and green banking. The second way in which companies are evolving into the next …
… but before we know it, exams will be wrapping up. With the constant hubbub of the academic calendar, sometimes we forget to take stock of everything that happens here through CBEY. We … to expand its scope with the CBEY community’s help. Please let us know if you have feedback! We’d love to hear from you. Events We also hosted a wide variety of talks and … Conservancy’s NatureNet Science program, CBEY hosted Paul Armsworth to discuss how to efficiently invest in conservation …
… 17 th . But, the March 25 th application deadline is fast approaching! Mark your calendars. Every year, the Sabin Prize awards $25,000 to the most promising Yale venture at … Other past winners include SilviaTerra , which identifies and quantifies trees in a forest using smartphones and satellite imagery. This year, as Yale entrepreneurship … at the Center have spent time with us, offered invaluable advice (important critical feedback) and have opened up their networks for us, and (iii) the award serves as validation …
… in Health Care. Last year, faculty at the School of Management and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies set out to add two additional tracks - sustainability and asset management - in order to further advance Yale’s mission to educate leaders for business and society. Faculty and staff at the School of Management and the School of … sectors. Yale’s full time MBA program also offers a plethora of courses and clubs in clean energy finance and other sustainability issues. However, until now there has been no formal …
… to talk about what drives Patagonia's decision-making, as well as the roads he's excited for the company to travel. Missed Stanley's panel discussion with Jill Dumain, Patagonia's … Marian Chertow? Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFLaz6OEOQE Q: For those of us going into careers where we want to make a difference in business and the … reinvent the wheel. A: I think there are opportunities in several areas. One is obviously energy. Others are agriculture, small business. You know, there's a lot going on in small …