… Featuring Pavan Sukhdev (2011 McCluskey Fellow at FES, Former Head of UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative), Yvon Chouinard (Founder of Patagonia), and Vincent Stanley (Writer and editor for Patagonia) The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies will host a public … , by Pavan Sukhdev. The theme of the event revolves around the question of: “ Can private profits and social purpose meet ?” The discussion will be between Yvon Chouinard, Vincent …
… Join the Yale Center for Business and the Environment for an engaging discussion on sustainability metrics with … ratings available for measuring the environmental performance of green or climate-sensitive investments across all asset classes including equity, fixed income and alternatives. … set of interviews with practitioners around the world, our research team is assessing the landscape of ‘green’ investments (with emphasis on fixed-income as this is a less organized …
… Watch the full recording here! Please join the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the 2015-2016 season of Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services. In this … Seychelles Debt-for-Nature Swap deal. The Republic of Seychelles, a nation of 115 islands in the Western Indian Ocean, reached a major debt buyback agreement worth …
… While agroforestry systems may be a promising climate & biodiversity solution, there are major hurdles … agroforestry practices to the scale we need. For a whole slew of reasons, commercial profitability can be a challenge during the early years of agroforestry projects, even when … 12Tree Finance GmbH, a $300 million asset manager & operator focused on agroforestry investments, is a leader in tackling these hurdles for over a dozen crops, with 20,000 ha of …
… launched at the Paris COP21, and was established to help meet the urgent need of increasing investment in and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies worldwide. The global GBN platform will allow Green Banks and other key industry stakeholders to learn about leading Green … He will also provide a look at the future of the UK-GIB and expanding its “green and profitable” business model to emerging markets. Michael Friedlander, NY Green Bank, speaking …
… Hypothesis-Driven Investment: Private Equity Case Studies from the Photovoltaic Solar Value Chain How do … and clean technology? Does everyone rely upon investment bankers and other intermediaries for deal flow, looking for that needle in a haystack? Or are there sure-fire techniques for originating proprietary …
… responsible production and consumption of clothing is critical and carries a huge potential for impact. Yael Aflalo founded the fashion brand Reformation with the idea that fashion can be different. Reformation thinks about all the costs in creating fashion and each product is tagged with its …
… The panel will be from 4:30-6:00 p.m. A dinner with speakers will follow. For those who cannot attend in person, we will be streaming this online. Register for the … existing funding sources that have long been used to advance the conservation of natural lands, the stewardship of agricultural or working lands, and supporting nature-based … Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Federal Investments in Nature-Based Solutions … Career Conversation Federal Investments in …
… Watch the full recording here! Urban trees and forests are often overlooked in our fight against climate change and yet they cumulatively … rapidly bringing these mechanisms to scale across the U.S. We will explore why the urban landscape has posed such a financing challenge, Mark's experience building a new non-profit around solutions, several example projects, and the outlook for expanding this …
… products and solutions that address urgent environmental and social challenges? Join us for a student-initiated "Blockchain for Sustainable Solutions" conference that brings together students and blockchain innovators from corporate, academic, startup and non-profit organizations. At the event, we will explore how the technology can be harnessed to …