… alone account for 50 percent of agricultural greenhouse gases; replacing beef protein with pulses—the edible seeds of various legumes—would reduce carbon emissions by 630 percent. To tackle a distinctly different environmental … gases; replacing beef protein with pulses—the edible seeds of various legumes—would reduce carbon emissions by 630 percent. To tackle a distinctly different environmental …
… On November 2, 2016, the webinar series “Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” featured a conversation on … as an experiment and aims to share its experience and lessons learned as openly as possible with the public and private sectors,” said Polak. Yale’s legal structure permits the open … of starting from one’s company or organization and seeking ways to weave a carbon charge into it. Avoiding the ‘right-price dilemma’ is another lesson, she added, reminding that the …
… through their tenacity they found a way to plant four acres of Futura 75 hemp on mountaintop removal mined land utilizing a replicated trial approach with four different half-acre … CBD and biocomposites, while also working with Fibershed (a Patagonia partner) to develop carbon-negative growing techniques. Ultimately the company hopes to develop a local … Nathan believes that the application process for the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant was critical in helping them to flesh out an abbreviated business model. Prior to the …
… both residential and commercial customers is often the prohibitively high investment cost. Without innovative financing mechanisms and measures to bring down costs, renewable thermal … financiers and utilities. Having come from Eastern Europe, where policy is often dissonant with business opportunities, and where investment decisions are far less informed, it is … both residential and commercial customers is often the prohibitively high investment cost. Without innovative financing mechanisms and measures to bring down costs, renewable thermal …
… Royal DSM executives highlighted internal carbon pricing as an important financial tool for driving business growth in the first of a … tilting the balance in favor of low-carbon alternatives. "You put addressing climate change into the economic system,” said Sijbesma. The carbon price allows DSM to determine which … in the next few years, becoming acquainted with the “learning by doing” approach will be critical to turning private sector commitment into action. So will stakeholder engagement …
… step forward toward collective impact, although there is still a long way to go. Some key insights I took away from the event: --It is certainly an exciting trend that in many … many are successfully achieving transparency in the supply chain. But bringing suppliers into the dialogue on sustainable practices is another milestone for the business leaders of … sustainability scene. Investors are an indelible part of the effort to move toward a low-carbon intensive economy. Aligning the understanding of risk, return and value creation is a …
… In 2007, Peter Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues that … 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 my current job which …
… 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 …
… 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 … running he sought investors who could directly add value as the company grew in specific markets. Pigeonly’s expansion eventually forced internal conversation about what market, … that people are missing—which I’m fine with—for building tech products for underserved markets, building things that solve problems,” he said. He named financial service products …
… 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 School of Management’s Low Carbon Portfolio Case Competition and Responsible Investing Conference held this November. … advisors, analysts, and policy makers who recognize that integrating ESG considerations into capital allocation decisions will help define the future of investing. To date, a …