… referring back to two particular corporate partnerships that provided an interesting platform: the case of Coles and Tassal moving to sustainable seafood sourcing and production. … and evaluated approximately over 500 seafood products being offered by Coles supermarkets. With the results from that study, they showed the level of ecological risk … ASC certification across all its operations and sites. The partnership also fostered many other ambitious changes across production, reducing environmental impacts related to the …
… by Riddhima Yadav, YC '18 Consider: women perform 66 percent of the world’s work but earn 10 percent of the world’s income. At the same time, they account for 85 percent of consumer purchases and control $20 trillion in worldwide spending. Surely, … At UN headquarters that morning, hundreds of women—old and young, students and mothers—trickled in, their chatter and enthusiasm livening up the otherwise quiet halls. The …
… priorities into agricultural financing? Several investment funds showcased their strategies for investing in smallholder value chains at the Global Landscapes Forum in Paris on Dec. … production of forest and agricultural goods. These returns can be boosted by environmental markets that pay for stewardship practices that have social and environmental benefits that … social benefits, and other ecosystem services. This way, they can more effectively pay forconservation while also addressing the drivers of landscape conversion or degradation via a …
… Towards Science Communications with Impact course taught by Paul Lussier at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies culminated in a trip to Paris where we presented our … part of the course, students were paired with a client to work on a specific project. Three other students from across the university (Yale College, Yale FES and Yale SOM) and myself were excited to work with WBCSD to develop a digital platform that would help businesses use applied science to address their toughest sustainability …
… title of his class, “Towards Science Communications with Impact: Environmental Engagement for a Changing World.” The posted syllabus included works from Mike Hulme’s Why We Disagree … has had a colorful and impressive career, ranging from roles as Executive Director/Writer for Time-Warner Television, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, HBO, etc. to founding … impact than rational scientific data, such as a two degree global warming of the Earth. For the first time as a student, I saw how my undergraduate degree in psychology, my MBA at …
… Yale University and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development announced a new “Knowledge Partners” collaboration at the … world (alums, companies, NGOs, governments). Our work covers finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, operations, and strategy on issues involving energy, water, carbon, food, natural … world (alums, companies, NGOs, governments). Our work covers finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, operations, and strategy on issues involving energy, water, carbon, food, natural …
… The study, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, shows that 44 percent of students are willing to accept a lower salary to work for a company with better environmental practices. Conversely, about one-fifth of …
… questions about being a Women Entrepreneur. What inspired you to found your business? My mother is from Oaxaca, Mexico and I grew up going to visit my grandparents, aunts and uncles … the company and me and have been so helpful and supportive. What advice do you have for fellow Women Entrepreneurs? My advice to any entrepreneur is to take risks. You might … the company and me and have been so helpful and supportive. What advice do you have for fellow Women Entrepreneurs? My advice to any entrepreneur is to take risks. You might …
… against climate change. “Thermal technologies may not seem as exciting as new technologies, for instance, offshore wind. Nor are they as visible as something like solar photovoltaics,” … question. Started in September, the program has set out to map Connecticut’s regulatory and market landscape with respect to renewable thermal technologies. What incentives might help … for thermal energy you can utilize excess heating and cooling in one building moved to another. You can connect buildings and different energy technologies to provide flexibility to …
… to be “an enormous untapped investment opportunity.” A recent article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review found that, compared to all-male teams, female-run companies … be gender-biased,” said Judy Chang (SOM, MAM ‘16), a member of the SEE team. Both she and another SEE team member, Shira Beery, (SOM ‘17) expressed the same straightforward reasoning: supporting women entrepreneurs brings new voices to the table and …