… The CBEY Skills for Sustainable Innovation Workshop series welcomes Max Elder, Research Director for the Food Futures Lab at the Institute for the Future, for a hands-on workshop on futures thinking and forecasting methodologies. This workshop will teach signals-based …
… Join Black Farmer Fund Co-Founder and President Olivia Watkins as she shares about this emerging community investment fund striving … food system for black farmers and food business owners. Olivia will join CBEY Resident Fellow Tagan Engel to discuss the Fund’s first year of community-designed investments, supports … their process with a community-led team, supporting food businesses through grants and low-interest loans, as well as financial education and technical support. They are also …
… Watch the full recording here! To enable funds to flow into landscape scale restoration projects, the impact must be proven and the value of ecosystem restoration must … terms to partners and funders. This model has unlocked the business case for restoration, allowing corporations to amplify funding for large scale restoration projects - enhancing the …
… Please join us for a conversation with Max Elder from Food Futures Lab, Institute for the Future (IFTF) for a conversation on climate change and the future … of food. In 2018, IFTF partnered with the World Bank Climate Investment Fund on a body of research related to the Future of Climate Action. The report identified opportunity zones … and the new climate economy. Max will provide an introduction to IFTF’s work around futures thinking, and ways to think about how food specifically can be a highly-impactful medium …
… A series of talks at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies this semester will engage in a critical dialogue about a … Historically dry conditions in California, in particular, have resulted in dangerously low lake levels, destructive wildfires, and significant agricultural losses. This water … Historically dry conditions in California, in particular, have resulted in dangerously low lake levels, destructive wildfires, and significant agricultural losses. This water …
… Tsechu Dolma is the founder of Mountain Resiliency Project, a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to building climate change … recognized as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in Social Entrepreneurship, Fulbright-Clinton Fellow, Echoing Green Fellow and Brower Youth Award winner. She has a BS in Environmental Science and MPA in Economic …
… While agroforestry systems may be a promising climate & biodiversity solution, there are major hurdles … projects, even when agroforestry practices may be eligible for government grants or below-market capital. And, as with any environmental solution, it is critical for agroforestry projects to address the distributional impacts that flow from successful scale-up in a community or region (who gains and who loses). 12Tree …
… about their summer internships at the intersection of business and the environment! Interesting, informative, and often humorous, these talks give personal accounts of experiences … students engaged in the business/environment interface. We'll hear from: Sawyer Cresap (MEM '22) - The Nature Conservancy's Adirondack Chapter Drew D'Alelio (MBA '22) - US … and Professional Development at YSE The Career Development Office at SOM NOTE: Given COVID restrictions, these events are only open to members of the Yale Community. 7580 7889 7513 …
… participants to meet and pitch their ideas to venture capitalists and industry leaders. Presented by the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale. See photos and read an … exciting event: Find more information about the 2015 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize below: Meet the 2015 Finalists: Grovio We want to enable farmers to reduce fertilizer usage … to scale. Meet the judges: Andrew Sabin , President, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Ralph Earle III (MPPM '84), Managing Director, Clean Energy Venture Group Rosemary Ripley …
… reducing wood consumption (e.g. paper, bioenergy, furniture) translates into increased forest conservation? Explore the tensions between economic and ecological drivers for forest … Bradford Gentry - Associate Dean for Professional Practice, Yale F&ES Reception to follow. RSVP to akiva.fishman@yale.edu required to attend reception. Sponsored by the Yale … Bradford Gentry - Associate Dean for Professional Practice, Yale F&ES Reception to follow. RSVP to akiva.fishman@yale.edu required to attend reception. Sponsored by the Yale …