… industry are having. Pat Brown of Impossible Foods shared that he started the company “to save the world,” with many of Impossible’s reports highlighting their desire to curb habitat … Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions How Plant Rich Diets are Taking Off for Business and the Environment … Sep 24, 2018 How Plant Rich Diets are Taking Off for Business and the Environment The future of food is seriously thinking about plant-rich …
… of climate change? As part of the Climate Change Innovation Seed Funding program, students can apply to receive up to $3000 in funding to help move an idea forward. From a community … strategy to a for-profit solution, this support is meant to catalyze ideas that can help slow down, and maybe even reverse, the effects of climate change. Now in its second … Yale College,” says Sophie Janaskie, Environmental Innovation Fellow at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). “We were delighted to get so much excitement in its …
… Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment gives teams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the … file-default","data-delta":"3"}}]] Kate Carman Business Development Associate, Pivot Leadership … Meet the Mentors of the 2016 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment gives teams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the …
… at a maximum of $8,000 per project. There is also a feed-in-tariff option that customers can choose instead of the upfront grant. For projects built in 2018, the feed-in-tariff … Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) II project at Yale is studying how different messaging strategies can affect the diffusion of solar. As part of this, SEEDS II is studying Rhode Island … The strength of the Rhode Island solar market makes it a very attractive place to do business, and the state has consequently generated “buzz” in the solar installation world. …
… cheaper than from conventional sources, but it is not available all the time. If consumers can shift the bulk of their energy use to the times when the grid is powered by renewables, they can both save money and help the planet. In this situation, Katrina saw the opportunity for a viable and environmentally sustainable business model. Over the next year and a half, she developed this idea into Powerhouse, …
… communicating their activities to a global audience. By connecting to a global framework, businesses can integrate sustainability issues into their strategies that they otherwise might not have … strategy helps companies to avoid risk and capture opportunities in the long run. Even the biggest players in finance are taking this long-term perspective. The top executive at …
… know? In partnership with Patagonia and wealth advisory firm Caprock , the Yale Center for Business and the Environment has released a new publication to answer this question. … the nonprofit B Lab, offer a certification program and legal framework by which companies can fold social and environmental impacts into their bottom line.) “Through greater … a helping hand in the great work that needs to be done to restore our communities, heal our planet, and create an economy that works for all.” This report is a natural follow-up to “ …
… year’s $10,000 Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant, disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures, include … was galvanized through recent work at SilviaTerra, a company using remote sensing, big data, cloud computing, and mobile access to better manage forests. A 2010 recipient of … “I’ve spent several years in rural South America considering how technologies from the US can be appropriately applied to challenges in places like the Amazon rainforest,” says …
… he’s with, Amarjeet Sohi likes to tell the story of a phone call he once received from a Canadian mother of three. Sohi was a member of the Edmonton City Council at the time, and … Yale. “What a loss for her, a loss for her children, a loss for society.” Now positioned as Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities (and a Member of Parliament), Sohi is … Watch the video: Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Canada’s Big, Optimistic Infrastructure Bet … Dec 06, 2017 Canada’s Big, Optimistic Infrastructure …
… occurring so frequently that they seem to intimate apocalypse: wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes. But as national and international media coverage of these events recedes, the local effects persist—often for years. Small businesses, which account for the vast majority of enterprises in the U.S. and employ half … Environment explores how the private sector, with its nimbleness and operations expertise, can support small businesses after disaster, supplementing the traditional model built on …