… 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 … as we wondered, questioned, and considered anew. A Fresh Start The fall semester of 2022 represented a new season for us all: this was the first semester Yale and many other … Even Hillary Rodham Clinton recently wrote about the need to rebuild our communities through connection . Perhaps what our Fellows were in need of were not new concepts to …
… to Save the Sea) 8347 8288 Circularity Corporate Sustainability The Round up on Circularity 2023 … Aug 31, 2023 The Round up on Circularity 2023 Sofia John (MBA '24, Master of … in garbage in Seattle, and a materials marketplace to encourage reuse . Alongside a host of Yale alumni, a number of YSE and SOM students were in attendance. Tais Idi-Infante (MEM ‘24) … and bag solutions through Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy , a multi-company consortia. Competitors are recognizing the importance of collaboration and …
… up-and-comers in the sustainable fashion space. The Sustainable Fashion Forum Conference 2023: Nuanced Layers was a fashion and environmental lover’s dream. The Sustainable Fashion … less water and pay workers better wages, I believe this needs to be accomplished at the company and consumer level. Brands need to prioritize people over profits, while consumers … less. This was a topic of one of the many talks of the SFF conference, the Psychology of fast fashion or consumption. "Fast Fashion" appeals to the everyday shopper because the …
… The fashion industry is one of the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting for around 10% of global carbon emissions and 20% of global wastewater … to purchase single-use garments. These companies are disrupting the traditional model of fast fashion, encouraging consumers to buy second-hand clothing and to rent clothing items. … 1. https://www.condenast.com/glossary 2. https://www.mckinsey.com/the-state-of-fashion-2022.pdf 3. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/state-of-fashion 4. …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 Sustainable Venture Prize. The Sustainable Venture Prize , created in 2008, awards … and Chief Sustainability Officer at International Paper (IP), a global packaging and pulp company, where she works across the enterprise to advance sustainability strategy …
… Prize for Sustainable Ventures . About the recipients: BlueGreen Materials Marcelo Lejeune (Yale College) and Atsu Kludze (Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) created BlueGreen Materials, a company seeking to manufacture carbon-negative building materials from the ocean that are … Based Solutions Funding seven ventures through the Climate Innovation Grant … Nov 14, 2022 Funding seven ventures through the Climate Innovation Grant Juan Villalobos (Master in …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students (2-3) … Please send your application materials no later than 11:59 PM on January 30, 2022. Environmental Innovation Circularity Bag to the Beginning: Scaling Up a Circular Economy Solution … Jan 05, 2022 Bag to the Beginning: Scaling Up a Circular Economy Solution New independent study …
… TerraCycle is not a typical recycling company—it’s a marketing company that develops recycling solutions and serves as a model for … 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 … Apple has already begun; diverting over 39000 metric tons of e-waste from landfills in 2020. They have also recovered 1 metric ton of gold and copper from old iPhones, the …
… Last year was dubbed the year of the special-purpose acquisition company (“ SPAC ”) and the trend is still going strong (despite some recent “ SPAC-lash ”). In 2020, about 200 SPACs went public, raising a total of US $64 billion in funding. This year, … transition to a low-carbon economy. For more background on SPACs, check out this article by Yale lecturer and SPAC investment officer Dan Gross. To dive deeper into the world of SPACs, …
… person uses their weight in plastic every single year Dharia and Heller’s Green Gear Supply Company has a vision for “a world free of single-use plastics, where petroleum is no longer … and figuring out how to more reliably meet customer needs. For example, since February 2020, nearly all of their distribution channels have been moved to the United States. The … this would have been tricky without the support of environmental innovation grants throughYale’s Center for Business and the Environment. Placing a large order for packaging? They …