… At the end of 2010, Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s founder and chairman, wondered how his company could expand its presence in the United States market. In the previous five years, Trina, a company with manufacturing and headquarters in Changzhou, China, had managed to grow rapidly … for a number of large, signature projects, developing a strong track record. Now, the company was looking to develop similar relationships in the United States. Some module …
… world of sustainable finance – especially those of interest to the sustainable investing community. Agenda 8:45 – 9:00 Welcome Todd Cort, Faculty Co-Director, Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance 9:00 – … de Arriba-Sellier and Dan Esty, Yale University – Zeroing-in on Net-Zero: Is the Business Community Walking the Talk? Kelly Clark and Magali Delmas, University of California, Los …
… Please join CBEY for an upcoming webinar panel featuring the Executive Directors of two recently-established green … lessons learned in the early days, and visions for their respective green banks in the coming years. This is an exciting opportunity to hear firsthand the process for establishing state and local green banks, as well as for community stakeholders to better understand the value that green banks bring to the clean …
… its purpose, function and what it will provide members and the financial and clean energy community at large. The webinar will feature speakers from three founding member banks that will showcase real-world and upcoming market deals. Presentations will be made by: Gavin Templeton, UK Green Investment … will discuss the Solar Loan and Solar Lease programs, as well as CT-GB’s new low/moderate income Solar + Energy Efficiency product. This webinar is brought to you by the Coalition for …
… finance they seek to leverage. We will then discuss the lessons learned from each model and compare their potential for scale and replication in different types of geographic settings. … organizations, and then transfers such reductions to municipal entities and water companies as a mechanism for water quality compliance. In so doing, the Revolving Water Fund creates a sustained pool of capital to …
… to start a sustainable for-profit business through cash prizes totaling $25,000. The competition provides feedback from professional judges, extensive mentoring from faculty, … be developed in the wake of the coal industry’s downturn. Hugo & Hoby Hugo & Hoby is an ecommerce company partnering with the country’s best foresters, designers, and craftspeople to build …
… toward more organic and locally grown food sources (though the vast majority of the food comes from sources other than the Yale Farm). Within a few years the founding group had expanded beyond the dining hall menu issue and had become the Yale Sustainable Food Project. They obtained financial and operational support from … sold in a farmer's market or donated to local food banks. The farm's staff of four manages community work days and organizes educational programs, including lectures by well-known …
… in. When we talk about private sector opportunities, we often focus on shiny new solutions coming out of venture capital -backed startups and innovative investment shops. Meanwhile, … the Sustainable Food Lab on a deep dive into their work with multinational consumer goods companies, on a toolkit of low-visibility but extremely powerful levers for change. Most … a number of good reasons. Join the Sustainable Food Lab to think about how consumer goods companies can (and increasingly do) use supply chain tools like contracting mechanisms to …
… Root Capital invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises so they can transform rural communities. With growth, these enterprises become engines of impact that can raise incomes, create jobs, empower women and young people, sustain peace and preserve vulnerable …
… We are excited to announce that our community is invited to attend the 2018-2019 Executive MBA Sustainability Colloquium speaker series. Join us as we welcome Andrew Siwo, Investment Director, and Head of Mission Related Investing at Colonial … spent five years at JP Morgan—most recently at a $3 billion special opportunities fund composed of principal investments in various asset classes. Andrew completed an MPA in …