… from this year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures. The first recipient is developing nutritious, plant-based frozen meals that … Tasty, healthy food from the freezer aisle. Helping companies help their employees embrace a bike commute. Two promising start-ups each received $10,000 from this year’s Sobotka …
… space. The alignment with Yale’s core educational mission also helped generate support for the carbon charge. “At Yale, even skeptics of the carbon charge want to see our … A case study on the carbon charge is being developed by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and will be published on the SESYNC Case Study Collection in January … Online Best Practices on Integrating an Internal Price on Carbon: Featuring Unilever and Ecofys Wed, February 7th, 2018, 5:00 AM EST — 6:15 AM EST Online Related News Yale Becomes …
… Sobotka Stories will introduce you to former recipients of the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture grants who share their experience and … of hemp, local mountain farmers and unemployed miners will be able to accelerate ecological and economic restoration of the area with high-value markets and innovative … Stage Venture Grant Success Stories. 2596 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Equity and Justice Sobotka …
… though, is only one part of the energy system where renewable sources bring value and environmental benefits. Buildings’ demand for heating and cooling—a largely unrecognized energy hog—offers another important avenue. The use of energy for heating water …
… Royal DSM executives highlighted internal carbon pricing as an important financial tool for driving business growth in the first of a new webinar series organized by the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition in partnership with the World Economic Forum and Yale University. The series aims to spotlight leading examples of … Sijbesma. The carbon price allows DSM to determine which investments make financial and environmental sense, according to CFO Geraldine Matchett. It also helps to create a “common …
… I attended a premiere viewing of “ Inconvenient truth ” – a movie that created a legacy and formed an entire new generation of climate activists. This was my first encounter with … To help move companies in that direction, Sustainable Leadership Purchasing Council and EcoVadis presented their initiatives at the conference, which will be instrumental in … at events such as the “Pathways to Impact” conference. The growing expectation to fully embraceenvironmental, social and governance aspects into the DNA of business comes through in …
… 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 … 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, … independent consultancy and entrepreneurial start-up. As part of this new venture he has become a CBEY Executive Fellow. In this role—which has been informally titled by some as …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, … river. Rena is also the starting line for one of the world’s largest cross-country ski races, the Birkebeinerrennet, which traverses more than 25 miles west to eventually finish … the race twice. Her husband’s new position as the Director at the Center for Industrial Ecology motivated their move to New Haven, and, along with two children, the family of four …
… 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 solutions for this demographic.” Upon leaving prison he founded Pigeonly, which focused on providing … Reformation Thu, October 29th, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT — 8:45 AM EDT Evans Hall, Beinecke Terrace Bright Lights, Green Sights: Minh Tsai, Hodo Soy Tue, November 10th, 2015, 6:45 AM EST …
… 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 endowments. Nearly 50 students making up 10 teams from top MBA programs … represent a growing class of future investment advisors, analysts, and policy makers who recognize that integrating ESG considerations into capital allocation decisions will help …