… entrepreneurs and she’d never bent toward a traditional career path. She took two years for self-directed study, which resulted in an unexpected cascade of events—environmental … end—working to source and develop sustainable fabrics and dyes, paying good wages, using renewableenergy whenever possible—is precisely the way it should be. She said that sustainability …
… customer acquisition, but “let me not blow up this building.” Her entrance into the market for multicultural hair and skincare products came at an auspicious moment. In the early … she set out to fill this niche with a business of her own, she realized “how deprived I was for my own hair, how much I was just settling” for sub-standard products. Carol’s Daughter grew quickly. In 1999, she opened a storefront …
… Sustainability is a matter of economic survival for business, especially in the Asia-Pacific area, which has experienced amazing economic … transformation in Singapore in order to reduce the overall impact of deforestation, water/energy consumption, over-fishing, illegal wildlife trade and biodiversity loss in the … framework covering their client and credit assessment processes and including sector policiesforforest risk commodity sectors. And there are opportunities for consumers to …
… Sustainable Venture Prize. Renewal Mill, created by two members of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) community — Sumit Kadakia ’16 M.E.M./M.B.A. and … won the audience’s choice award. Hall, along with partner J. Todd Howard, is developing technologies to grow sustainable hemp in regions of Kentucky affected by the downturn in the … has risen steadily,” said Ralph Earle III ’84 M.P.P.M., managing director of the Clean Energy Venture Group, who has served as a judge for all eight Sabin Prize contests. “And …
… 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 to young … 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. While offering a nearly limitless supply … of brine discharge is just beginning to be understood,” said Warady, “and the delay in information dissemination has led to this issue being overlooked.” Warady and Rupal J. Patel …
… Yale’s Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technology initiative (FORTT), which is developing financial models and … largest electric utilities. “Along with the Connecticut Green Bank and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, these are the two most important partners we could …
… innovative startup ideas from across campus are coming together April 14-15 at Evans Hall for Entrepreneurship Across Yale , an event featuring Yale’s biggest entrepreneurship … the 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 … the 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 …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former finalists of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they share experiences and … was faced firsthand with the “valley of death” – the financing gap for capital-intensive energytechnologies. The team also had to solve a myriad of technical challenges and account … business 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 …
… burst. He weathered two rounds of layoffs. He watched hardworking and capable colleagues forced out while others who he felt were not as competent stayed on. He recognized politics … first pangs of disillusionment with American meritocracy. Shouldn’t the best be recognized for its bestness? He left his job and started working in small tofu shops around San … to make it taste good again,” he said. “It was introduced as a vegetarian food—well, let’s forget about that. It was introduced as an Asian food—let’s forget about that, too.” This …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has awarded six grants to Yale students and faculty … of whether economic globalization has constrained domestic social and environmental policies [Ben Cashore (Yale FES), Michaela Foster (Yale FES), Chelsea Judy (Yale FES)]. … Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy CBEY Funds Six Cutting-Edge Research Projects on Sustainability … Mar 22, 2016 CBEY …