… We’ve all read the stats. The average consumer now purchases 60 percent more clothing, compared to 2000, but … the SDGs last year, making commitments that span safe working conditions and responsible resource management. Some breakout discussions around this topic stressed that companiesshould … as it relates to the SDGs will also uncover the business case for addressing them. Patagonia, for instance, admittedly doesn’t engage with SDG four, concerning quality …
… The future of food isseriously thinking about plant-rich diets. In early September, a group of more than 400 … overfishing. Sharing her hope for the future of plant-based and clean seafoods replacing our current status quo around seafood that does not consider what we take out of the system, … legal considerations around plant-based foods were another major topic at the conference. YaleSOM alum of Honest Tea and the Executive Chairman for Beyond Meat, Seth Goldman, sat on …
… Attention innovators! Did you know that funding is available to students thinking about creative solutions to … 23 interdisciplinary teams of students apply from the graduate schools as well as from YaleCollege,” saysSophie Janaskie, Environmental Innovation Fellow at the Yale Center for … year, and hope that even more teams apply this time. We are inspired by the creativity of our community and know that there are ideas bubbling up that will have real impact, and we …
… Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment gives teams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the opportunity to be matched with a mentor from our network of partners and experts. Sabin Mentors commit a minimum of two hours to advising …
… Solarize is a solar adoption program in which a community pairs with a solar installer to … provides fixed, advantageous contracting rates to customers and simplifies the process, encouraging high rates of adoption. (See the Solarize Your Community guidebook for more … to draw local insights, as it runsSolarize Rhode Island. Most recently, the Fall 2017 round of Solarize drew to a close with programs in Barrington, Bristol, and South …
… Katrina Barlow (SOM ’17) came to Yale interested in starting a company. “There’s no better time to start a … arbitrage.” Due to the low marginal cost of renewable energy, electricity from renewable sources is cheaper than from conventional sources, but it is not available all the time. If … started a company!” 2621 Clean Energy Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sabin Stories: PowerHouse … Apr 10, 2018 Sabin Stories: PowerHouse Ben Soltoff (MBA '19, Master of …
… This past February, professionals from the world’s most influential companies gathered in … across a range of companies to campus to discuss their work and professional journeys. The conference reinforced many of the themes that have arisen in that series, while … are at the forefront of many SDGs, such as combating climate change, which is Goal 13. In 2017, global progress towards this goal encountered a setback when the US federal government …
… Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of the world’s largest investment firm, recently noted that long-term corporate prosperity requires not … value companies. So if you’re an investor, what do you need to know? In partnership with Patagonia and wealth advisory firm Caprock , the Yale Center for Business and the … Matthew Weatherley-White. “As the economy continues to shift from manufacturing and resource extraction to technology and services, intangible assets are acquiring an increasingly …
… The two winners of this year’s $10,000 Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant, disbursed annually by the Yale … disease, evidence of poaching or forest fires—DroneFlow’ssoftware will enable natural resource managers, urban planners, farmers, and more to inexpensively track what matters most … 2380 Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant: The 2017 Winners … Dec 18, 2017Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant: The 2017 Winners A …
… Wherever he is, whomever he’s with, Amarjeet Sohi likes to tell the story of a phone call he once … you’re trying to replace public with private, people start to feel you’re not fulfilling yoursocial responsibility.” In part, this responsibility includes repairing and maintaining … Finance and ESG Clean Energy Canada’s Big, Optimistic Infrastructure Bet … Dec 06, 2017 Canada’s Big, Optimistic Infrastructure Bet For Amarjeet Sohi, Canada's $180 …