… judging and prize presentations. At stake are three $25,000 prizes—the Thorne Prize for Social Innovation in Health or Education, sponsored by InnovateHealth Yale; the Sabin … Sustainable Venture Prize, sponsored by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY); and the Miller Prize, sponsored by the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (YEI), which … Yale ecosystem for the past decade and provides another avenue for ventures to receive feedback. YES President Emeritus Brian Lei says: “The Yale Venture Challenge is an excellent …
… venture in the 2015 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize finals. homE was meant to be a battery backup system that is cleaner and smarter than diesel generators and provides grid security … as well as the insights on personal motivation, focus and openness to constructive feedback lead the way to new adventures. Driven by her passion, Jessie now applies her knowledge … venture in the 2015 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize finals. homE was meant to be a battery backup system that is cleaner and smarter than diesel generators and provides grid security …
… markets across the city. When he’d established a customer base and about half a million in annual sales, Tsai sited and constructed a plant in Oakland. Today, after 10 years in … less than 5 percent. Most labor operations have a turnover rate of 100 percent. “This is a social experiment that I started,” said Tsai. “We deal a lot with issues of fairness.” Ultimately, Tsai started Hodo “to take back tofu, to make it taste good again,” he said. “It was introduced as a vegetarian …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has awarded six grants to Yale students and faculty to help support their research at … A mostly theoretical analysis of whether economic globalization has constrained domestic social and environmental policies [Ben Cashore (Yale FES), Michaela Foster (Yale FES), … applied research on the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges," said CBEY program director Stuart DeCew SOM ’11, FES ’11. "The research projects funded this year …
… sector and how WWF might play a role. As I did this work, I found myself referring back to two particular corporate partnerships that provided an interesting platform: the … benchmarked by seafoodintelligence.com as the world’s leading salmon farm with respect to social and environmental reporting. Following Tassal’s example, three New Zealand farms have … sector and how WWF might play a role. As I did this work, I found myself referring back to two particular corporate partnerships that provided an interesting platform: the …
… to chat and bond with some of the speakers over the course of that day meant that I came back with more than just notes and pictures. I returned with gratification and with … to chat and bond with some of the speakers over the course of that day meant that I came back with more than just notes and pictures. I returned with gratification and with … to chat and bond with some of the speakers over the course of that day meant that I came back with more than just notes and pictures. I returned with gratification and with …
… How do investment funds build social and environmental priorities into agricultural financing? Several investment funds … require risk-tolerant, patient impact investors due to high upfront costs and delayed paybacks. Clement Chenost, co-founder of the Moringa Fund, a public-private partnership that … require risk-tolerant, patient impact investors due to high upfront costs and delayed paybacks. Clement Chenost, co-founder of the Moringa Fund, a public-private partnership that …
… Peter White, and the Membership Director of the U.S. Office, Chris Walker during WBCSD’s annual meeting in Paris In addition, Rachel Fried, a fellow joint-degree MBA/MEM student, … the student team are continuing to work with IPCC to develop S2B. We received positive feedback from WBCSD and they are interested in continuing to partner with students next … business knowledge, together with our students’ passion and creativity, to help address the social and environmental challenges being brought about by climate change…” The S2B Platform …
… overly ambitious and I was entirely unsure what it really meant. But I was hooked and came back to class each week to learn more. Paul Lussier, the professor/visiting Yale lecturer, … the elephant in the room; it’s the elephant we’re all inside of.” This means mapping out social, cultural, economic, political, and religious areas of people’s everyday lives that … overly ambitious and I was entirely unsure what it really meant. But I was hooked and came back to class each week to learn more. Paul Lussier, the professor/visiting Yale lecturer, …
… nature of sustainability issues, and they need to be able to integrate solutions for social and environmental challenges with good financial results. This partnership provides … the next generation of world leaders. The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) provides a platform for generating, incubating and launching innovative action at the … Scale Up: USBCSD/WBCSD/Yale Conference Wed, June 25th, 2014, 5:00 AM EDT — Thu, June 26th, 2014, 12:15 PM EDT 165 Whitney Avenue, Evans Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT …