… With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Project Sammaan brought together a … of designers, architects, and social science researchers to tackle one of the developing world's leading problems – open defecation in crowded urban settings. Initial planning and … the project could be brought to completion. Finding a path forward would require tough choices. Should the project add more funding, and if so where? Should the partners reframe …
… “What we want is the book that every vice president threw in the trash because he would be embarrassed to show it to a partner.” … companies that were in financial and operational distress and had difficult relationships with labor and government. In early 2008, as the economy was entering a recession, a … some significant problems: financial, environmental, political, labor, and operational. With the bursting of the housing bubble, the lumber industry had gone into a severe …
… a player in the Indian market. By 2014, AXA employed 157,000 people across the globe, serviced over 100 million clients, enjoyed a €50 billion market cap, and managed over €1,000 … to formulate their own CR goals. The CR team’s work also helped AXA become more visible within the larger CR community and led to the company’s success on ratings metrics … to formulate their own CR goals. The CR team’s work also helped AXA become more visible within the larger CR community and led to the company’s success on ratings metrics …
… Wilson, Makenzie Birkey)- reducing carbon and sulphur intensity of the marine fuel sector with biofuel alternatives 6. SolaWind (KhaYr Barry, Olushola Aina, Nikhila Neelakantam, … stage, to the business components and scaling factors of ClimateTech. Julie Zimmerman, Vice Provost on Planetary Solutions kicked off the intensive with a session on “How to think … founder. Connor Lynn, co-founder of Protein Evolution, highlighted the influential role of storytelling in captivating a diverse range of stakeholders for the adoption of their novel …
… had become unsatisfactory. In his book “Range – How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” David Epstein defines match quality as a term economists use to describe the degree … preferences, I have conducted many small experiments throughout my MBA. I start with an idea, test it, refine its parameters, and sometimes readily abandon it for a better … make-to-order fashion models are small and expensive. My solution, a software as a service (SaaS) application that would allow customers to pre-order from mass-market brands. Such …
… Conference, November 9th-10th, is fast approaching! In YCEC’s third year, we are partnering with ClimateHaven , where the conference will host a networking reception. This year’s … for a Clean Energy Future. The Yale Clean Energy Conference is thrilled to be partnering with ClimateHaven for this year’s reception. ClimateHaven will officially launch on … This summer, the northern hemisphere experienced one of the hottest summers in recorded history , followed by extreme rain this fall. Institutions like ClimateHaven, which are able …
… catalyze the shift from industrial chemistry to industrial biology. Watch this conversation with Executive Director of CBEY Stuart DeCew and the General Biological team. Corporate … catalyze the shift from industrial chemistry to industrial biology. Watch this conversation with Executive Director of CBEY Stuart DeCew and the General Biological team. Related … catalyze the shift from industrial chemistry to industrial biology. Watch this conversation with Executive Director of CBEY Stuart DeCew and the General Biological team. … Stuart DeCew …
… : Makes mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil Karuna Foods : We make the world's first microbial protein-based dog food with the least carbon footprint, offering nourishment without any adverse effects Tyree Tech … the judges awarded General Biological the $25,000 prize. Carbon Loop won the Audience Choice Award of $2,000. Circularity Environmental Innovation Sustainable Venture Prize: The …
… We’re only days away from StartUp Yale , Yale’s biggest entrepreneurship awards packed with pitches, prizes, and world-changing ideas. At StartUp Yale, innovators join community leaders, investors, and …
… Going from idea to execution takes a lot of motivation. I struggled with this for Banofi Leather (my start-up that makes plant-based leather from banana crop … I realise now why people say “ideas are a dime a dozen, but the ability to execute is priceless.” 12 months ago I finally took the plunge and now have an MVP, our first order, a … , a company that is known for revolutionizing the pancake mix category, provides a real-world example of why this is important. At one stage, Lizzi Ackerman LaCasse , the Founder …