… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment presents Will Bradshaw as part of the Sabin Prize Speaker Series. … in energy efficiency projects for buildings located in the uniquely hot and humid climate of the Gulf Coast. In 2011, President Obama named Mr. Bradshaw a Champion of Change. … Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs” by Business Week. Mr. Bradshaw holds a Ph.D. in Regional and Urban Economics and Sustainable Community Development, Masters Degrees in City …
… Watch the full recording here! Please join the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the next webinar of the … conservation investments based on the generation of maximal social returns. The free online event will last 45 minutes and is open to the public. Email invitations for following … dates approach. Visit the CBEY website for up-to-date information regarding these and other events. 2685 2684 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based SolutionsSustainable Finance and …
… Will corporate sustainability play a larger role for businessesseeking to emerge and grow in the … After the experience of massive disruption from the pandemic, other global risks, such asclimate change, chronic water shortages, and loss of ecosystem services, should become mainstream concerns for corporate financial planning, and the value of human capital, equality, and community development become more central to financial success. …
… Sign up for office hours with David Hertz, architect, inventor, educator, and founder of … SkySource. SkySource builds products that help communities plan for and respond to global climate change by providing reliable energy and water and that work no matter how volatile … as opposing forces, David’ssystems thinking approach findssynergies where otherssee trade-offs. A serial entrepreneur, he previously invented a novel lightweight concrete using …
… Facing issues like runaway climate change and rampant inequality, the world is calling upon business … it means to be “net positive” and consider what it would take to get there. Miss the event? Watch the recording; 8032 2351 2225 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companiessigned an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat … for palm oil had skyrocketed from 1990-2010 and crude palm oil (CPO) became the most highly traded edible oil. The palm oil boom had significant impact on economic development in rural … many environmentalists believed that the agreement represented a breakthrough. The events of 2015 suggested otherwise, forcing businesses, NGOs and sympathetic government …
… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the … to make way for plantations. This land use change plays a major role in driving global climate change , with deforestation accounting for 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. … related to palm oil has occurred with companies and individualssetting fire to the landscape. In 2015, fires raged for months in Indonesia, severely impacting Indonesian and …
… Leave your mark! We invite students across Yale to share new ideas for shaping our future research, programs, and events at our: 8th Annual Future Directions in Business and the Environment Pitch … students the chance to share their ideas for shaping our future research, programs, and events. Previous winning pitches that have been implemented include: Blockchain for Supply …
… Please join us for a conversation with Jay Karandikar as we take a sneak peek into his role at New Crop Capital, an early stage venture fund that invests in the future of food. New Crop’s … technology companies like Lighter. In this talk, Jay will provide an overview of New Crop Capital and their investment thesis, and also walk through a real-life due diligence case …
… Join us for an informal conversation with Sue Carter discussing her storied career in finance, eventually leading Commonfund Capital as its President and CEO. She will discuss her experience navigating a …