… Yale Climate and Energy Institute on November 12, 2015. Bob Litterman, former head of risk management for Goldman-Sachs, hopes that society will be as lucky as he … latest vehicle for addressing climate change is the second Low-Carbon Portfolio Case Competition , organized by Yale School of Management, for which he again serves as chief judge on Friday in New Haven. As happened last year in the inaugural event, business school teams from around the country will compete to present the best strategy for …
… in San Francisco. Patrick Hook (MF/MBA '13) is a decision support manager at Conservation Forestry, a timberland investment management organization based in Exeter, NH. Alumni … Research Fund supports student and faculty research activities in the field of business and the environment. The goal of this program is to enable students and faculty to … rigorous research projects that can be published in relevant academic journals, books, case studies or articles. The application for the 2015-2016 Sobotka Research Fund grant …
… Sustainability Summit, you’ll find Conservation Matrix – an innovative crowdfunding platform started by two current joint degree students, Thomas Selby (MEM/MBA ’16) and Sumit Kadakia (MF/MBA ’16). Supported through a grant from the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment, Conservation Matrix enables high net worth investors and … ’16) and Sumit Kadakia (MF/MBA ’16). Supported through a grant from the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment, Conservation Matrix enables high net worth investors and …
… new senior director of solar ambassadors, spoke to students from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of Management as part of the GE … on Sustainability Leadership , a lecture series presented by the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment . Frances Beinecke, YC ’71, FES ’74, former president of the … on Sustainability Leadership , a lecture series presented by the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment . Frances Beinecke, YC ’71, FES ’74, former president of the …
… - Slides Instead of Learning Opportunities, and it’s something you may have experienced before. During lunch time break, several dozen audience members gather in a lecture hall. They … check their email on their phones. Meanwhile, in the background, a leader from an exciting business or organization delivers a slide presentation to a distracted audience. When we … innovation workshops launched in 2014 with the guidance and support of the Center forBusiness and the Environment at Yale. GreenLight asks visitors to leave the slide deck at …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they share experiences and reflect … came up with an innovative tree- counting approach that became the foundation of the business. Today it helps improve forest management and increases ROI (return on investment) … funding and the vote of confidence we got from the Sabin Prize judges ” shares Max. As the business grew, the young entrepreneurs kept innovating and listening to their customers. Max …
… Will 2015 prove to be a historic year for climate and sustainability? There is reason to hope, according to Peter Bakker, president and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. “The spirit of cooperation that has opened up is truly new,” he said, pointing to the engagement of business leaders in discussions around the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate …
… Enron’s accounting manipulation is often held up as a prime example of the latter and cases featuring the US energy company’s massive financial fraud are therefore taught in business schools around the world. Here are seven reasons why the Volkswagen scandal is …
… The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick to learn, though never formally schooled. William Warshauer (‘86 BA) met and befriended him while a Peace Corps … who currently leads the nonprofit TechnoServe , strives to align the tremendous engine of business with social need in a way that universalizes opportunity alongside talent. … Warshauer said. Moving forward, TechnoServe is sorting out how to make a strong businesscasefor climate-smart agriculture: why should companies invest specifically in crops that …
… The problem, Jenkins says, is that fund managers and fund selectors have no single standard for analyzing or ranking Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors or Socially … The problem, Jenkins says, is that fund managers and fund selectors have no single standard for analyzing or ranking Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors or Socially … The problem, Jenkins says, is that fund managers and fund selectors have no single standard for analyzing or ranking Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors or Socially …