… The Clean Energy Finance Forum advances the understanding and growth of energy efficiency finance and renewable energy finance markets in the United States by providing high-quality industry news, building …
… On the eve of COP26, the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance is delighted to host its 2021 Annual Symposium to explore the path forward in sustainable finance. With our diverse set of speakers and expert panelists, the conversation will … bonds, growing regulatory pressures, and other emerging issues in the world of sustainable finance – especially those of interest to the sustainable investing community. Agenda 8:45 …
… While agroforestry systems may be a promising climate & biodiversity solution, there are major hurdles to expanding agroforestry practices to the scale we need. For a whole slew of reasons, commercial … flow from successful scale-up in a community or region (who gains and who loses). 12Tree Finance GmbH, a $300 million asset manager & operator focused on agroforestry investments, …
… research across index equities, smart beta, ESG, and climate. The team leads the thought-leadership efforts in these areas through white papers and strategy research development. … board member of the Center for Business and the environment at Yale and is a Lecturer in Forest and Ecosystem Finance at Yale. Anthony (Tony) J. Gordon has over 30 years of … the Green Climate Fund and the Global Environment Facility. He also directed Treasury's domestic and international work on climate finance and led on climate finance elements of …
… Over the course of the webinar, Leigh Madeira (Blue Forest Conservation) and Nathalie Woolworth (U.S. Forest Service) will provide invaluable insight from the field on current and prospective investment strategies aimed at growing the health and resilience of forests – an especially relevant topic today. Leigh will kick off the webinar featuring the …
… 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 … 2020 fast approaches. Key questions that will guide this conversation include: "Is "zero" deforestation a useful framework to guide sustainability efforts? How are companies working with governments to solve deforestation? How are companies balancing the needs of different stakeholders, especially …
… Carbon markets are a promising mechanism to help finance sustainable forest management practices and conservation projects, yet transaction costs and market structure have limited improved forest management carbon offset projects to large scales. In this webinar, Brian Kittler , …
… reducing wood consumption (e.g. paper, bioenergy, furniture) translates into increased forest conservation? Explore the tensions between economic and ecological drivers for forest conservation. Speakers from the paper and biomass industries, NGOs, and academia will debate how best to conserve our forests. Featuring: Kim Elliman - President and CEO, Open Space Institute Melissa …
… Watch the full recording here! Urban trees and forests are often overlooked in our fight against climate change and yet they cumulatively … and new financing mechanisms are urgently needed. Join our webinar to engage with City Forest Credits ' Executive Director, Mark McPherson, as he walks us through promising new … projects, and the outlook for expanding this critical branch of conservation finance. [Note: this webinar was originally scheduled for Friday, May 1st, but has been …
… that differ in both the types of watersheds that they seek to protect and the types of finance they seek to leverage. We will then discuss the lessons learned from each model and … fund serving the Greater Portland, Maine region in an effort to secure permanently the forests that naturally filter the drinking water for 1/6th of Maine residents. Working with … businesses and the major water utility, the Sebago Clean Waters is connecting upstream forest landowners with downstream beneficiaries. Spencer will share Sebago Clean Waters' …