… year and she and a small team were working to get students involved with sustainability efforts around campus. “I found I really enjoyed that type of work,” Janaskie says—the fact … She stayed at the Office through her junior year and eventually switched her major to environmental engineering. She had found a new path. Upon graduation in 2015, Janaskie became a Venture for America fellow, and, through that program, she joined Luxtech , a small LED design and …
… Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment gives teams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize … file-default","data-delta":"8"}}]] Angel Hsu Assistant Professor, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies … Casey Pickett Director of Innovation, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development …
… with five swimming pools and a lazy river in the middle of the desert may seem an odd place for path-breaking conversations on sustainability, the three-day conference yielded a wealth … three key lessons that we learned: The private sector is both supporting and leading global environmental action. Many sessions at GreenBiz tapped into wider global conversations on … space occupied. The tremendous popularity of this session reflects how sustainability has become a mainstream priority in corporate strategy and finance, moving from a “nice-to-have” …
… firm, recently noted that long-term corporate prosperity requires not just financial performance, but “a positive contribution to society.” He does not stand alone with this … offer a certification program and legal framework by which companies can fold social and environmental impacts into their bottom line.) “Through greater appreciation of the real … a significant new opportunity for investors,” says Robert Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale and 2013 Nobel laureate. “I think they could make more profits than any …
… Word Daniel C. Esty & Todd Cort, Rethinking Environmental/Social/Governance Metrics for the Mainstream Investor Daniel C. Esty & Todd Cort, Corporate Sustainability Metrics: … in Theory and Practice Richa Agarwal, Book Review: Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World Alex Bernhardt, Book Review: Doughnut Economics … and governance (ESG) performance of companies has expanded into the mainstream investment domain. Where the core focus of SRI investors centered on negative screening, which entailed …
… if she hadn’t had that housing,” he said in a recent conversation at Yale. “What a loss for her, a loss for her children, a loss for society.” Now positioned as Canada’s Minister … for all grant-funded projects, which must achieve at least one of three objectives: economic outcomes, like assuring people have well-paying jobs; environmental outcomes, like advancing the development of a low-carbon economy; or social …
… and international media coverage of these events recedes, the local effects persist—often for years. Small businesses, which account for the vast majority of enterprises in the U.S. … that can support small businesses after disasters—for example, a group that offers mobile internet connectivity until local service has been restored. After a disaster, consider … credit to small businesses in your supply chain to help them survive. “As disasters become more damaging and costly, traditional methods of financial assistance are often slow …
… Recognizing the critical role that private capital flows will play in moving society toward a … has launched the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF). This new academic effort will provide high-quality research on the flow of capital into sustainability-oriented … in the realm of finance. YISF will engage faculty from Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), Yale School of Management (SOM) and Yale Law School (YLS). The …
… renewable thermal technologies (RTTs) as a means of reducing emissions—a noteworthy effort because heating and cooling of buildings represent about one-third of their total … significant potential of renewable heating and cooling, only a fraction of the market is economically viable under current pricing and market conditions. Why is this the case? And … can be seen in the appliance efficiency market, where the U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency have established widely publicized product databases for …
… your roof, you’ve probably asked two basic questions: How much does it cost? And how long before I earn back my investment? The short answer is: it depends. Solar costs are declining … rapidly, the industry is booming , and millions of new customers are adopting solar for their homes. Rebates, incentives, and other programs to decrease upfront costs and … does increased distributed solar make the electric grid more or less reliable? How should environmental benefits be valued? These questions are not only important to utility …