… project that involved twenty campus buildings and tested the design and implementation of four different carbon-pricing schemes. In the webinar, representatives from Yale shared the … representative of the diverse uses and budget types to assess how a carbon charge would impact the university as a whole. The remaining 280 buildings served as control group. Three … Additionally, engaging relevant stakeholders and aligning the carbon charge with culture is pivotal. Yale found that it was more difficult to engage faculty, students and programmatic …
… long-time friends Todd Howard and Nathan Hall teamed up. Initially they had very few resources in terms of capital, land and equipment. However, through their tenacity they found a … was instrumental in allowing the team to purchase hemp farming equipment. One of the biggest challenges that Nathan and Todd continue to face is their geographical … at various times. Finally, Nathan’s advice is to make sure that you have an idea with true impact that at least has some form of partial validation in the marketplace. That need not …
… Electricity production, though, is only one part of the energy system where renewable sources bring value and environmental benefits. Buildings’ demand for heating and cooling—a … that includes the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Eversource Energy, the United Illuminating Company and the Connecticut Green Bank.) RTTs harness renewable energy sources to provide space heating and cooling, domestic hot water, process heating, and …
… highlighted the role and value of DSM’s internal carbon price. “We want to future-proof our business,” Sijbesma said. DSM aspires to be prepared for the day when a carbon price impacts all of its operations—and that day may be right around the corner for many companies … 2025 include a 45% reduction in GHG emissions per unit of product; an intermediate goal of sourcing 50% of its procured energy from renewable sources, with a long-term goal of becoming …
… steer me to seek rational and professional solutions to save the Earth. As I began this journey, it seemed an uphill battle…unlikely that business was willing or able to consider … and the US Business Council for Sustainable Development. Participating in the Pathways to Impact conference in mid-June was, among other things, a justification of my career choice. … decision makers. Additionally, it is clear that sustainability and finance departments of big companies need to engage more deliberately: meet more often, communicate more clearly …
… business solutions that reduce carbon emissions. “I don’t remember ever seeing a big departure from my current job which looked interesting and exciting, and not taking it,” … Australia, Singapore, the Trans-Siberian Railroad. He circumscribed the world over the course of a year. Most recently, in another promising departure, he reduced his advisory role … Mischief Maker, or Associate for Thinking Things Differently—Boyd guest lectures in select courses, helps accelerate social and environmental entrepreneurship across campus, offers …
… 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 identity,” said Gronli, which mostly entails the simple things, like getting a bank account and a Connecticut driver’s license. But there are cultural changes too, of course. What New Haven lacks in cross country skiing, it hopefully makes up for in pizza. We …
… prison. Once there, “I was exposed to a problem I knew nothing about,” he said as the fourth and final speaker in this year’s Bright Lights, Green Sights series. Keeping in touch … is the most time-consuming thing you will do,” Hutson explained. “You spend so much of your time ruling out people who are not going to move forward so that you can spend time with … room and, from this, learned to overcome bias, whether explicit or not, with numbers. “Let your numbers talk for you,” he advised. Hutson found six backers and, from there, began to …
… 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 … a number of markers already demonstrate the progress toward sustainable, responsible and impact investing (SRI). There are upwards of 1,400 financial institutions that are … came this October when the U.S. Department of Labor overturned prior guidance that discouraged fiduciaries from considering ESG factors in their ERISA-compliant (retirement) …
… alternative to rayon. For Aflalo, all of the effort required on her end—working to source and develop sustainable fabrics and dyes, paying good wages, using renewable energy … 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, I see a cost sheet, … alternative to rayon. For Aflalo, all of the effort required on her end—working to source and develop sustainable fabrics and dyes, paying good wages, using renewable energy …