… environmental entrepreneurs. The time felt right and Aflalo shut the doors. Without the company, she wasn’t sure what to do. Her parents were both entrepreneurs and she’d never … Reformation , a Benefit Corporation dedicated to high-quality sustainable fashion. The company started by making its products from vintage clothes, but this quickly became … “People are so 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, …
… base reacted with deep anger and resentment. “I was a black-owned business, and now a white company bought me,” she said. People considered her a sell-out. To her, this was a myopic … in my kitchen with $100. I cooked stuff on my stove. And I sold to the largest beauty company in the entire world. And I had to defend myself.” This 23-year passage—from stovetop to L'Oréal—was difficult and uncertain throughout, and the tremendous success that Price has realized is traceable, she said, to …
… in Singapore, a country which as the economic pioneer has led business trends in Asia. Through the 2.5-month internship training, I got a better sense of the industrial … certified products must develop conservation plans for endangered species within the forests they manage; and RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) whereby certified palm … increasingly embedding ESG practices across their portfolios through green alpha. Leading global banks disclose an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) framework covering their …
… won the 2016 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize. Renewal Mill, created by two members of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) community — Sumit Kadakia ’16 … F&ES and the Yale School of Management. Other finalists included Hugo & Hoby, an e-commerce company that brings together foresters, designers, and craftspeople to build sustainable furniture and home furnishings; and Smart Air Filters, a company that has created a more effective fan to reduce household pollution levels across …
… each from this year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , which is disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and professional mentorship … plants worldwide. Over the past five years the desalination market has grown 57 percent; by 2025, it is expected to provide freshwater for up to 14 percent of the world’s population. … challenge, Nathan Hall (F&ES/SOM ‘17) received a Sobotka grant for his Kentucky-based company, Appalachian Roots – Hemp 2.0. “People in Appalachia are hungry for new …
… Yale’s Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technology initiative (FORTT), which is developing … Connecticut, recently formalized partnerships with Eversource and The United Illuminating Company (UI), the state’s largest electric utilities. “Along with the Connecticut Green Bank … two most important partners we could have,” said Helle Gronli , who directs the project. Through comprehensive research and analysis of renewable thermal prospects across …
… across campus are coming together April 14-15 at Evans Hall for Entrepreneurship Across Yale , an event featuring Yale’s biggest entrepreneurship prizes with live pitching … on experts like Peter Boyd, Senior Advisor & Climate Lead for the B Team, a group of global leaders working toward a better way of doing business. “The Sabin and other Yale … (Sabin, Thorne and Miller Prizes) at Evans Hall, Room 2410, 165 Whitney Ave. Light breakfast, lunch and coffee/snacks will be served. Free. Details and registration here . …
… Prize as they share experiences and reflect on their time as student entrepreneurs at Yale. “When we found out we were finalists for the Sabin prize, we were thrilled! It was … by keeping essential appliances running. The idea pivoted from a microgrid development company to a more commercial product such as a residential battery. The team received … entrepreneurial experience has revealed to Becky her true inspiration – to be in a dynamic, fast passed environment where she “gets to run the show." 2531 Clean Energy Sustainable …
… started working in small tofu shops around San Francisco, eventually setting off to start a company of his own, Hodo Soy. “To be honest with you, it was a crazy idea,” Tsai said on … 80 people. (Tsai emphasized that if you want to make a quick buck don’t go into food.) The company works with only organic farmers in the U.S. and encourages them to experiment with … this is the moment,” he thought out loud, looking at the audience. “I mean, I’m talking at Yale!” Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has awarded six grants to Yale students … (Yale SOM), Tamar Makov (Yale FES)]; and A mostly theoretical analysis of whether economic globalization has constrained domestic social and environmental policies [Ben Cashore (Yale … FES)]. “Students and faculty at Yale are pushing the global conversation on sustainability through cutting-edge applied research on the world’s most pressing environmental and social …