… in the world to set a voluntary carbon price on its operations: all business units pay for the carbon they emit, and the revenues are invested in energy efficiency, renewable … staff. The company went further and integrated the carbon fee as a line item in the profit and loss statements (P&L), which helped to achieve the critical engagement with … The carbon fee is calculated by dividing the total cost of environmental initiatives and investments needed to get the company to net-zero carbon by the projected total emissions …
… from this year’s 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. The … stovetop. The second recipient leases conventional and electric bikes to companies in an effort to boost the number of urban bike commuters. ] Kitchen Table , cofounded by Zoë Lloyd … no artificial ingredients or preservatives and low amounts of sodium. The U.S. market for frozen food, which comprises $13 billion dollars, is expected to grow by about 1.6 …
… space. The alignment with Yale’s core educational mission also helped generate support for the carbon charge. “At Yale, even skeptics of the carbon charge want to see our university as a place for learning,” said Polak. Nonetheless, designing and implementing the program proved a … the carbon charge revenues were returned to the units and earmarked for energy efficiency investment. This design guaranteed investment in sustainability, but can lead to over- or …
… carbon future Connecticut is one of several New England states that hold lofty ambitions for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Achieving this low-carbon future will require, among other things, a transformation of the built environment, which is responsible for around 12.6 million tons of GHG … high share of renewable energy sources. The district energy grid doubled from 2008 to 2015, investments accounted for 190 million dollar in 2015, and district energy represented an …
… and back east across the southern half. They camped in national parks. They watched the landscape change—deciduous forest gave way to Great Plains, which ascended slowly, then precipitously, to become the … a job right out of college in environmental remediation. From this, she shifted into the nonprofit conservation sector “to be more proactive,” said Molnar. “Instead of getting …
… Sobotka Stories will introduce you to former recipients of the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture grants who share their experience and perspective. The Yale Center for Business and the Environment aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around … distinct sites (2 acres each). The team successfully proved that hemp could grow on mined lands with low-cost organic inputs, and subsequently received a $12,000 grant from Patagonia …
… Meat makes for curious math: about 25 calories is required to create just 1 calorie of beef. The ratio for pork is nearer 15-to-1. Even the most efficient meat, chicken, requires 9 calories of … plant-based or will be grown in huge vats akin to those found in breweries. Friedrich’s nonprofit, The Good Food Institute, also plans to work with the meat industry, where internal …
… system where renewable sources bring value and environmental benefits. Buildings’ demand for heating and cooling—a largely unrecognized energy hog—offers another important avenue. The use of energy for heating water and both heating and cooling space, referred to collectively as thermal … potential of renewable thermal while investigating market mechanisms that can streamline investments. (FORTT is based at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and is part …
… Royal DSM executives highlighted internal carbon pricing as an important financial tool for driving business growth in the first of a new webinar series organized by the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition in partnership with the World Economic Forum and Yale University. The series aims to spotlight leading examples of internal carbon … into the economic system,” said Sijbesma. The carbon price allows DSM to determine which investments make financial and environmental sense, according to CFO Geraldine Matchett. It …
… I attended a premiere viewing of “ Inconvenient truth ” – a movie that created a legacy and formed an entire new generation of climate activists. This was my first encounter with … seemed an uphill battle…unlikely that business was willing or able to consider much beyond profit. Today, as a Master in Environmental Management graduate from the Yale School of … the challenges of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, reusing materials and incentivizing investments in natural habitat preservation and conservation is a steady step forward toward …