… In 2007, Peter Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues that entrepreneurs ought to tackle. Climate change arose … 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 Chief Operating Officer at the Carbon War Room, which advances large-scale business solutions that reduce carbon emissions. “I don’t remember ever seeing a big departure from …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, … The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, welcomes Helle Gronli as a newly hired associate research scientist. …
… Frederick Hutson’s is an unusual career path: in 2005 he was arrested for trafficking marijuana. He was sentenced to nearly 51 months in federal prison. Once … was at a point where this could be solved,” said Hutson. “But no one was building solutionsfor this demographic.” Upon leaving prison he founded Pigeonly, which focused on … open between inmates and their families. The company started with a very specific market opportunity: providing photographs to people in prison. Families and loved ones …
… of numerous jobs, which fall into the latter category. Before touting the success of the markets or attributing these outcomes to the acts of agents such as governments, businesses, … help get the US to five million (lasting) green jobs? Amir Chireh Mehr (MBA '17, Master of Environmental Management '17) Presidential election season has once again taken America by … Academia.edu Related Programs Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) Related News Cracking a Solar Conundrum Solar Research Wins “Project of Distinction Award” at PV …
… Business students today are developing a new vision of what capital markets and our financial system could, and should, look like. This was apparent at Yale … Commonfund, featured the work of student MBA teams from around the world who developed an environmental, social, and governance-focused (ESG) investment product for university … to the growing momentum, each team at the Low Carbon Portfolio Case Competition offered solutions to and received feedback from investing gurus such as Charley Ellis of Greenwich …
… the kickoff event of the Bright Lights, Green Sights speaker series, which focuses on urban environmental entrepreneurs. The time felt right and Aflalo shut the doors. Without the … entrepreneurs and she’d never bent toward a traditional career path. She took two years for self-directed study, which resulted in an unexpected cascade of events—environmental … “People are so accustomed to super cheap products,” she said, noting that decades of globalization have encouraged and reinforced this expectation. “But when I see a $12 blazer, …
… as she mixed ingredients and tested new products, her focus remained on one concern—not marketing, not customer acquisition, but “let me not blow up this building.” Her entrance into the marketfor multicultural hair and skincare products came at an auspicious moment. In the early …
… Sustainable Venture Prize. Renewal Mill, created by two members of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) community — Sumit Kadakia ’16 M.E.M./M.B.A. and Claire … on Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Proposal to Convert Food Waste Into …
… the development of desalination plants worldwide. Over the past five years the desalination market has grown 57 percent; by 2025, it is expected to provide freshwater for up to 14 … While offering a nearly limitless supply of freshwater, desalination also poses a series of environmental challenges, including the ecologically destructive discharge of a concentrated … session Tue, October 4th, 2016, 12:30 PM EDT — 1:30 PM EDT 2220 Jones Classroom Related News Beyond Coal: Imagining Appalachia’s Future … Two promising new companies received …
… Yale’s Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technology initiative (FORTT), which is developing financial models and strategies to advance renewable thermal … electric utilities. “Along with the Connecticut Green Bank and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, these are the two most important partners we could have,” said … deep engineering knowledge to the effort. In addition, with these partners signed on, all market participants needed to develop renewable thermal financial incentives are now …