… When Sophie Janaskie entered Yale College she had it figured out: she would find work doing research in a biology … fruit on a relatively shorttimeline. She stayed atthe Office through her junior year and eventually switched her major to environmental engineering. She had found a new path. Upon … studies in May 2018, now joins CBEY asthe Environmental/Social Innovation Fellow. In this yearlong postshe will oversee the continued operation and improvement of existing …
… Katrina Barlow (SOM ’17) came to Yale interested in starting a company. “There’s no better … when the grid is powered by renewables, they can both save money and help the planet. In thissituation, Katrina saw the opportunity for a viable and environmentally sustainable … Program, which hassince evolved into the CITY Accelerator . “I probably would not have done PowerHouse if I didn’t getthe firstthousand-dollar grantto guide me through the …
… Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of the world’s largest investment firm, recently noted that long-term corporate prosperity … to find in each other common cause and a helping hand in the great work that needsto be done to restore our communities, heal our planet, and create an economy that works for all.” … Good Business: An Investor’s Guide to B Corps An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going "B" Related Events Investing in B Corps Launch Party Tue, March 20th, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT — 5:00 PM EDT …
… The two winners of this year’s $10,000 Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant, disbursed annually by the Yale … better understand the impactthattheir investment options can have." Now in itsseventh year, the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant hassupported over 20 startupsto help …
… Lastspring, Sara Harari, a second-year joint degree student at Yale School of Forestry & … Program Manager at New Haven Farms presentsto the crowd of student participants Atthis hackathon-style event, students worked in interdisciplinary teamsto dig deep into a food-related challenge …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment, The Yale University Office of Sustainability and Yale … globe, from New Haven to Ethiopia to Afghanistan to worldwide. “One of the key goals of this initiative isto attract diverse, interdisciplinary teams within undergraduate, … invest in high-value, non-timber-forest production that preserve “backyard forests” and prevent deforestation. 4. Moo-ve Over Methane (now known asSymbrosia) by Victoria Shirriff, …
… The launch of The Yale Center for Business & the Environment ’s new grant program last week, Entrepreneurial Solutionsto … , and kicks off a newly established focus within CBEY on Climate Change Entrepreneurship. This new effort is driven by a belief in the increasingly critical role that businesses and …
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… Friday, April 21 was a day of showcase and celebration asStartup Yale unfolded at Yale School of Management. … public health and education needs, environmental issues and technology solutions, the event is a testamentto the innovative thinking happening across Yale’sstudent body and to …
… A student-led startup that is creating new energy technology the team says will enable … during the evenings with the grid power is more likely to draw from fossil fuel sources. “This gives you a low-cost, clean source of energy whenever the grid turns ‘dirty,’” she … We want our software to be as usable as possible.” Other contests during the Startup Yale event included the Thorne Prize for Social Innovation in Health or Education, presented by …