… How and when can environmental, energy, and other sustainability issues be translated into business model … course, this Yale master class invites you to explore the business and policy logic for making the environment and sustainability a core element of corporate management and … file-default"}}]] Part of a series of events celebrating a decade of work at the nexus of business and the environment and …
… The Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize supports student and faculty efforts to start a sustainable for-profit business through annual cash prizes of $25,000. The … Yale , a 3-day celebration of entrepreneurship across Yale. Three days of pitches, prizes, events, and world-changing ideas. An astonishing $100,000 in prize money for new ventures … will be awarded! The Prizes: Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize (25k) Thorne Prize forSocial Innovation in Health or Education (25k) Miller Prize (25k) Rothberg Catalyzer Prize …
… 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 … deforestation-free? Moderator: Chris Meyer, Senior Manager of Amazon Forest Policy, Environmental Defense Fund Panelists: Ivone Namikawa, Forest Sustainability at Klabin, …
… most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja … the world’s leading exporter of crude palm oil. The palm oil boom, however, concerned environmentalists. Palm oil plantations had been carved out of precious rainforest and peat … targeted a GAR customer, Nestlé, with a report and a provocative video that went viral on social media sites. Nestlé quickly bowed to the demands of Greenpeace and dropped GAR as a …
… Join us for a special Earth Week discussion with Elizabeth L. Cline, author of The Conscious Closet, a new book that dives into the environmental impact of fashion and how the industry can become more sustainable. The … here Non-SOMers - register here Hosted by the Business and Environment Club and Yale Center for Business and the Environment About The Conscious Closet From journalist, fashionista, …
… Featuring Yalmaz Siddiqui , Senior Director, Environmental Strategy, Office Depot Michael Murphy , Executive Director, Worldwide … purchasers’ requirements and interests vary widely, and retailers and suppliers alike therefore adopt different marketing approaches across audiences and product categories. Retailers … use marketing to nudge big buyers towards more environmentally sustainable products? This event will explore these and other questions with representatives from two top leaders in …
… Join The Forests Dialogue , Business and the Environment Club, and the Center for Business and the Environment on Oct. 29 from 12-1 pm for an intimate and informal lunchtime gathering to discuss key environmental business questions with some of the leading pioneers in the forest …
… We are excited to a hold day-long event around waste reduction, repairing and repurposing clothing and everyday items to extend the life of a product and keep "stuff" out of the waste stream. Featured events 11:00am - 6:00pm: Worn Wear Repairs and Used Patagonia Clothing Sales [Ingalls Rink] Patagonia's Worn Wear truck will be on campus to fix your damaged gear (any brand!) for repair and sell previously owned Patagonia gear. Note: they are only able to recieve a …
… After a day of WornWear repairs, join us for an evening talk with Rick Ridgeway, Adam Werbach and Scott Briscoe. They’ll be discussing how we move forward in a world facing the environmental crisis – including why we need personal activism, the new paradigm for … so we can plan seating and food/beverages accordingly! Can't attend live? Watch the event LIVE! …
… products we buy. However, it is not something that consumers can easily spot or screen for. When, in June 2015, France’s Ecology minister, Segolene Royal, called on her country to … alternative to other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and social impacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those impacts stem from …