… School of Public Health, and the School of Forestry have been hard at work developing an investment thesis, sourcing companies, selecting one, doing due diligence and preparing a pitch about the investment opportunity. On February 20 th , these students will pitch the companies to a … to move forward to the national competition at Wharton – and the chance to win a $50,000 investment for the company they pitch... An honor that we are very happy to say Yale won …
… we get stuck in pitfalls and how we can escape them. It points out how advocates for the “flourishing of human and other life forever” undermine that flourishing in the way we engage with people every day. It reveals some persistent tensions … toward a transformation of the sustainability “movement” or dialogue – to support the flourishing of our lives in the pursuit of the flourishing of all life. Registration is …
… Black farm ownership declined from 15 million acres in 1920 to 1 million acres in 2017. In New York State’s $42 billion agriculture and food industry, the disparities between … while for white farmers it was $42,875. The Black Farmer Fund is an emerging community investment fund focused on creating a thriving, resilient, and equitable food system by … Black farm ownership declined from 15 million acres in 1920 to 1 million acres in 2017. In New York State’s $42 billion agriculture and food industry, the disparities between …
… Finance 9:00 – 10:00 Opening plenary: Fireside Chat on Sustainable Investment Hanneke Smits , CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law & Policy at Yale … using life-cycle assessment to measure comprehensive financial and environmental return on investment Alexander Vasa, Interamerican Development Bank – A novel database for green bonds …
… Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic farmland investments at New Island Capital--an impact investment firm based in San Francisco Patrick Hook (MF/MBA '13) decision support manager at Conservation Forestry, a timberland investment management organization based in Exeter, NH While at Yale, Spenser Shadle and …
… largest private bank. Committed to integrating carbon pricing into long-term strategies and investment decisions, the bank applies a shadow price to analyses for fossil fuel and renewable energy production investments. This internal price on carbon helps drive the bank’s strong and growing … and Turkey overall. Notably, Garanti Bank is at the forefront of financing renewable energy investments in Turkey, and its largest shareholder, BBVA (a multinational Spanish banking …
… On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious Ash award in policy … million annually from the Connecticut Green Bank’s budget over the following two years. In 2017, nearly 90% of the Connecticut Green Bank's operating funds came from public sources. … consider how different funding structures would impact their mission to accelerate private investment in clean energy, create Connecticut jobs, promote energy security, and address …
… which includes sourcing 100% of energy from renewable sources across all operations. This investment in clean energy is funded in large part by the internal price they placed on … which includes sourcing 100% of energy from renewable sources across all operations. This investment in clean energy is funded in large part by the internal price they placed on … - Practical Experiences from the Private Sector: Mahindra & Mahindra Mon, February 27th, 2017, 3:00 AM EST — 4:00 AM EST Online Internal Carbon Pricing - Practical Experiences from …
… will help shape the next Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit planned for Nov. 3-4, 2017. The next iteration of this summit will be organized around three themes: catalyzing, … … CBEY: A decade at the nexus of business and the environment Wednesday, July 12th, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT — 9:00 AM EDT The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is … will help shape the next Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit planned for Nov. 3-4, 2017. The next iteration of this summit will be organized around three themes: catalyzing, …
… urban forests to individual-level health outcomes and costs, and will discuss the return on investment (in terms of reduced health care spending) expected from various investments in urban forestry. Their conversation will touch on how individual-level, … Health: Urban Forestry’s Reduction of Health Care Expenditures Wednesday, April 12th, 2017, 7:45 AM EDT — 8:45 AM EDT A number of studies have illustrated that people are …