… The future of food isseriously thinking about plant-rich diets. In early September, a group of more than 400 … around clean meat, the term that has been used recently for cultured or lab-grown meat. What makes the meat clean is that it is grown in sanitary laboratory environments, free of … 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, …
… Attention innovators! Did you know that funding is available to students thinking about creative solutions to … 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 … apply for this grant, Alexia goes on to say "This grant opens the door to a multitude of resources and mentors who are ready to support your vision." Receiving the seed grant gave us …
… 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 … file-default","data-delta":"11"}}]] Makaela Kingsley Director, Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Wesleyan University …
… 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 … Take figure 1, which shows the solar permits pulled in Barrington, Rhode Island from 2015 to 2017. Figure 1: Solar permits in Barrington (Map created by Barrington Town Planner …
… “There’s no better time to start a company than while you’re at school,” she says. “What do you have to lose?” The first thing she needed was the right idea, and she found it … 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 … desert may seem an odd place for path-breaking conversations on sustainability, the three-day conference yielded a wealth of ideas and connections. We attended the conference as … 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 …
… Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of the world’s largest investment firm, recently noted that long-term corporate prosperity requires not … a profound shift underway in how capital markets value companies. So if you’re an investor, what do you need to know? In partnership with Patagonia and wealth advisory firm Caprock , … 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 to their work. DroneFlow cofounder, Andrew Wilcox (F&ES ’18) Wilcox’s …
… Wherever he is, whomever he’s with, Amarjeet Sohi likes to tell the story of a phone call he once … from a homelessshelter. She had nowhere to go. She wasstruggling. Could he help? Sohi did what he could—found her housing, connected her to social services. One year out, her kids … 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 …
… Natural disasters have filled the news in recent months, occurring so frequently that they seem to … vulnerable when disaster strikes. Unlike large businesses, they often do not have the resources to complete effective contingency plans; nor are they eligible for relief that … into this role. Specifically: Explore ways to ensure that you will continue to provide your goods and services to small businesses if a natural disaster strikes. If you are a …