… In 2007, Peter Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues that … time was CEO of Virgin Mobile South Africa. So after a solid decade working at Virgin, and with no direct environmental experience, Boyd embraced a new career: Launch Director and … opportunities present in solving climate change In 2007, Peter Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues that …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, welcomes Helle Gronli as a newly hired … Director at the Center for Industrial Ecology motivated their move to New Haven, and, along with two children, the family of four is settling in. “We’re starting to build up our … Lead Thermal Technology Initiative The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, welcomes Helle Gronli as a newly hired …
… there, “I was exposed to a problem I knew nothing about,” he said as the fourth and final speaker in this year’s Bright Lights, Green Sights series. Keeping in touch with family and loved ones proved both difficult and expensive despite evidence that …
… Presidential election season has once again taken America by storm, and with it comes the incessant quadrennial refrain from candidates about creating jobs. … current staff, which in certain cases was now facing almost ten times as many projects in a calendar year as they had in the year preceding the Solarize campaign in their town. This … current staff, which in certain cases was now facing almost ten times as many projects in a calendar year as they had in the year preceding the Solarize campaign in their town. This …
… Finally, John Streur, President and CEO of Calvert Investments, closed out the conference with an inspiring keynote address. As the head of a leading responsible investing firm, … moves assets in their direction. Streur said that in order to do this we must work within our “democratic global capital system” to ensure that these costs are incorporated … cohort of emerging MBAs is motivated to address them. Some find it rewarding to tinker with a time-tested quiver of investment tools and see how they can be applied and altered to …
… I really hated,” she said, speaking at the kickoff event of the Bright Lights, Green Sights speakerseries, which focuses on urban environmental entrepreneurs. The time felt right and Aflalo … using renewable energy whenever possible—is precisely the way it should be. She said that sustainability ought to be easy for consumers; they shouldn’t need to think about how to do …
… 23 years later, in front of a packed auditorium as part of the Bright Lights, Green Sights speakerseries, she reflected on those early days. In the beginning, she said, customers showed up … used to straighten their hair. Instead, they were opting to wear their hair natural. But, with this decision, they faced a dearth of hair-care products. In 1993, stores offered, …
… co-led by Nathan Hall ’16 M.E.M. ’17 M.B.A, won the audience’s choice award. Hall, along with partner J. Todd Howard, is developing technologies to grow sustainable hemp in regions … Sabin Prize was one of four prizes awarded during Entrepreneurship Across Yale , a two-day series of contests that invited world-changing ideas from across the Yale community. The … Sabin Prize was one of four prizes awarded during Entrepreneurship Across Yale , a two-day series of contests that invited world-changing ideas from across the Yale community. The …
… While offering a nearly limitless supply of freshwater, desalination also poses a series of environmental challenges, including the ecologically destructive discharge of a … Warady and Rupal J. Patel (F&ES ‘16), CTO of Maike Water, plan to address this gap with end-of-pipe sensors and big data software designed to read and predict natural … While offering a nearly limitless supply of freshwater, desalination also poses a series of environmental challenges, including the ecologically destructive discharge of a …
… to advance renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut, recently formalized partnerships with Eversource and The United Illuminating Company (UI), the state’s largest electric utilities. “Along with the Connecticut Green Bank and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, … could play in the state’s aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets. Initial partnership with the Green Bank brought strong financial expertise into the project; the new …