… Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations help consumers identify trustworthy companies. Signaling this commitment is a trend that has been catching on quickly, both domestically and abroad; to … in 50 countries worldwide. Increasingly, entrepreneurs are considering how to create a company that has a positive impact on society, promote corporate social responsibility, and …
… sustainability. But we need to sharpen the narrative of natural capital accounting. Well-communicated natural capital accounts are necessary for moving beyond 20th-century … be agreed at the COP-15 in Kunming, China in October 2020. Simultaneously, the statistical community is revising the System of Environmental Economic Accounting—Experimental Ecosystem … for producing national economic statistics. Eighty-five countries and counting currently compile SEEA- compliant natural capital accounts and are promoting its use in decision …
… 2050 Fellows are a multidisciplinary group of Yale graduate and professional students who come together in a monthly discussion circle to imagine a regenerative, resilient society … about how to understand the world and change it for the better. We gather to build community—and have the kind of meaningful and generative conversations that transform our … and the role of the USA in the larger world. Between monthly discussions, we deepen our community by hosting social gatherings. We believe that cultivating friendships built on …
… to rest on these laurels, AXA transferred its CR team from the department that included the Communications function to a newly created department combining the Strategy, CR, and Public Affairs functions together, to further integrate CR … the core of the business. AXA’s business had grown rapidly over the previous decades. The company was formed in the 1980s through the merger of a few mid-sized French insurance …
… decades that this tropical product has taken off in the international market. An invisible component of many products, palm oil can be found in cookies, in chocolates, in soaps, in … production has increased more than nine-fold since 1980. By the 2000s, palm oil had become the most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been … Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Mas business group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including its Indonesian subsidiary PT SMART. The …
… information about this event. 8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast and Coffee 1st Floor Student Commons 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome … Management. He also serves as Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (www.yale.edu/envirocenter) and on the advisory board of the Yale Center for Business and the … Management. He also serves as Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (www.yale.edu/envirocenter) and on the advisory board of the Yale Center for Business and the …
… like to recruit. 44 percent of students are willing to accept a lower salary to work for a company with better environmental practices. Conversely, about one-fifth of respondents expressed an unwillingness to work for companies with bad environmental practices no matter what the salary. Students also … like to recruit. 44 percent of students are willing to accept a lower salary to work for a company with better environmental practices. Conversely, about one-fifth of respondents …
… There is a profound shift underway in how capital markets value companies. So if you’re an investor, what do you need to know? In partnership with Patagonia … overseen by the nonprofit B Lab, offer a certification program and legal framework by which companies can fold social and environmental impacts into their bottom line. The B Corp … opportunity for investors. I think they could make more profits than any other types of companies, and this guide helps investors understand why. —Robert Shiller, Sterling …
… Finance Network: Where Conservation Meets Capital More and more, the conservation community is recognizing that traditional funding models can’t keep pace with the need for … all the world’s ecosystems including forests, agriculture, oceans, cities and rivers. We welcome your ideas and encourage you to share our articles. Our Story CFN is the culmination … for efficiency and effectiveness that works to achieve environmental and economic outcomes. Since 2021, we have acted as an independent organization with fiscal sponsorship from …
… We are excited to announce that our community is invited to attend the 2018-2019 Executive MBA Sustainability Colloquium speaker series. Join us as we welcome Deborah Spalding, Managing Director & Investment Officer at Commonfund. She is also an Advisory Board Member, CBEY and Lecturer in Forest and Ecosystem …