… Gonzalez A few weeks ago, 11 Yale University students attended GreenBiz , a corporate sustainability conference held in Phoenix, Arizona. This experience gave students a … to prominence as a core focus of many corporate sustainability roles. Companies are bracing for the growing number of climate-related financial disclosure regulations —CSRD, SEC’s proposed climate disclosure rule, California’s S.B. 261 and S.B. 253, ISSB IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, among others —and many …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. CBEY supports students in building sustainable businesses that are … Prize for Sustainable Ventures. Since 2011, David Sobotka and his family have supported entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers who want to address the needs of both the market and …
… YCEC’s third year, we are partnering with ClimateHaven , where the conference will host a networking reception. This year’s summit will bring together experts from across the clean energy and technology sector to focus on Innovation, Equity and Investment for a Clean Energy Future. The Yale Clean Energy Conference is thrilled to be partnering … and ideation meet reality. Creating a healthy, sustainable, and resilient future requires entrepreneurship, innovation, and a community of people who are ready and able to support …
… Environmental Policy Analysis and Climate Change Science and Solutions, wants to be at the forefront of change. In order to do so, she believes we must evolve in our approach to … look like a tall order without a firm grounding in the complexities and nuances involved. For Alison, a just transition would start by being all-inclusive. It would have to consider … in the United States. She has also had the opportunity to conduct landscape analyses for Rewiring Communities projects. Conducting landscape analyses helped to solidify Alison’s …
… How might one go about preparing students for the immediate and future realities of climate change? At an institution like this, it … dynamic discoveries and host coveted conversations. This past year at Yale’s Center for Business and Environment (CBEY), we flipped conventional wisdom on its head and turned … world is craving. A place there where they, too, belong. 8177 8176 Circularity Corporate Sustainability Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and …
… ideas and values, and to see if this investor might have ideas on how to fund a new model for clean energy projects on tribal land. Cody Two Bears, who is an enrolled member of the … “No one has ever asked us: how do you want your power?” Otto said. He and Cody illuminated for the investor how the electric grid currently underserves their people. The Office of … infrastructure. Households residing in tribal communities, in aggregate, pay more for electricity than the US national average. For Otto and Cody, choosing clean energy …
… experience through the program. Do you remember what sparked your interest in Clean Energy? For Mary Chen , a Political Science and Earth & Planetary Sciences major at Yale College, … communities of color. “There needs to be better policies to address this inequity. Unfortunately, we are at a junction where we must marshal limited means toward unlimited ends. … needs to be a fundamental change in the way we view the environment, clean energy, and sustainability. Across industries, sustainability is still seen as a trend or a marketing …
… Going from idea to execution takes a lot of motivation. I struggled with this for Banofi Leather (my start-up that makes plant-based leather from banana crop waste). … to execution. I recognize that the situation above was unique to me but speaking to other entrepreneurs along the way I’ve learned that there are 3-4 tangible steps you can take to … founders of failed startups in the same space for a quick and in-depth way to get up to speed about the industry.” They are a lot more willing to share their learnings and speak …
… I first had the idea for a plant-based leather start-up over 2 years ago but I didn’t have the confidence to … leave my safe corporate job so early in my career to pursue my dream. I always thought that entrepreneurship was something one did in the latter part of your life (post-40s) after … that are open only to Yale students. The Launchpad, Summer Fellowship, Start-Up Yale, Sustainability Prize were all instrumental in getting us off the ground. Each of these …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. CBEY supports students in building sustainable businesses that are … Prize for Sustainable Ventures. Since 2011, David Sobotka and his family have supported entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers who want to address the needs of both the market and …