… savior of El Niño in the fall and winter, there continues to be enormous pressure on water conservation statewide. The latest controversy — a legacy of California’s agricultural … that wine growing has solved all of its environmental issues, nor that we should accept corporate claims without hesitation, nor that wine growers should be exempt from water … thrive under the duress of water shortage. Cheers to that. Related Programs CorporateWaterRisk and StrategyWorkshopSeries Related News Todd Cort on How Yale SOM is Becoming an …
… Spring, have seen the rise of environmentalism and the subsequent evolution of corporate social responsibility. A quick scan of sustainability events over this period … these events was difficult, if not impossible to predict at the time, but in hindsight the risks or contributing factors are clear. So, to some degree, all of these events qualify as … availability of technology, and just as climate change will impact weather, coastlines and water scarcity around the world. Sustainability challenges also carry the potential for …
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… I returned to graduate school almost three years ago planning to transition to a career in corporate sustainability. Understanding the economic benefits that corporate environmental … its second (and much more powerful) wave. Companies have mobilized to reduce environmental risks, optimize resource consumption and minimize costs, and even captured a growing market … aim to address problems such as climate change, urban air pollution, biodiversity loss, water inaccessibility, or poor marine health. The occurrences of these conversations in some …
… but before we know it, exams will be wrapping up. With the constant hubbub of the academic calendar, sometimes we forget to take stock of everything that happens here through CBEY. We … hosted a wide variety of talks and events: Lawrence Jones of Alstom spoke at SOM about how water, energy, and data form a nexus for sustainable develomplemt risks and opportunities … nexus, Susannah Harris and Aaron Willis decided that they wanted to delve into the world of corporatewaterrisks, and designed a workshopseries with CBEY’s help. Blog We continued …
… That’s good because it’s a sign that people appropriately perceive the projects as lower risk and that the capital is getting out to a broader range of investors. We believe that in … That’s good because it’s a sign that people appropriately perceive the projects as lower risk and that the capital is getting out to a broader range of investors. We believe that in … That’s good because it’s a sign that people appropriately perceive the projects as lower risk and that the capital is getting out to a broader range of investors. We believe that in …
… Policymakers and Administrators .” Clean Energy Finance Forum will host a two-part webinar series on March 10 and March 31 to explore this issue. In secondary markets, investors … a great deal of care must go into developing accurate and low-cost processes for assessing risk, bundling loans together, and communicating clearly about risks to investors. “Energy efficiency is very fragmented in a number of different …
… 17 th . But, the March 25 th application deadline is fast approaching! Mark your calendars. Every year, the Sabin Prize awards $25,000 to the most promising Yale venture at … vote, they selected the team behind FluidScreen , a device that can detect E. coli in water samples in less than 30 minutes. Other past winners include SilviaTerra , which … Through expert mentorship, communications training, and a variety of Sabin-specific workshops , our applicants prepare venture capital-quality presentations. One of the …
… on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” Over 100 years later, corporate sustainability communication suffers the same problem: it is prolific and … opencast coal mine in Colombia was criticized in the media for numerous issues including waterway pollution. However, their reporting did not provide detail of their impacts, … sustainability metrics with financial performance. This is because it is hard to compare risks across firms when non-financial reporting is so varied. For the firm, non-disclosure …
… of divestment, it is rarely analyzed through the lens of asset allocation and portfolio strategy. To address this topic, a unique case study was developed at Yale, which engaged … to pitch their ideas to a suite of expert judges led by Bob Litterman, Chairman of the Risk Committee at Kepos Capital , and former head of risk management at Goldman Sachs. “It was great to see so many thought leaders in one room …