… 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 … 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 … Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Financier/Climate Hawk Bob Litterman back to judge Low-Carbon Case Competition … …
… 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 … (MF/MBA '13) recently spoke to students at the Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry to share their story of how winning a Sobotka Collaborative Research Grant shaped … be accessed on the Sobotka program page (download form from "Get Involved" tab). Related Events Sobotka Research Grant Information Session Thu, November 12th, 2015, 6:45 AM EST — …
… 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 … it’s nearly impossible to put your money into saving a specific ecosystem. We want to change that.” Selby and Kadakia will be at the YESS conference this weekend sharing … support this initiative and donate to the New Haven Land Trust by clicking here . Related Events Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit (YESS) Fri, November 6th, 2015, 6:00 AM EST …
… 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 … and the Environment.” Read the full story on the Yale School of Management's website . Clean Energy Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice SolarCity’s Jon Carson on … website . Related Programs Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) Related Events A Conversation with Jon Carson, Solar City Tue, October 20th, 2015, 1:30 PM EDT — …
… - 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 … everyone’s time. The convening power of a place like Yale creates tremendous opportunities for students and visitors to learn from one another, so we created GreenLight to capitalize … and her team at Adidas we chose the following question: “How could adidas bring its social and environmental commitments and achievements to life in the retail store …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they share experiences and reflect … Building on the synergies of an undergraduate in computer science and graduate expertise in forest management, Max Nova, YC ‘12 and Zack Parisa, FES '09 started SilviaTerra in 2010 and … faced a high burden of proof in an industry that was cautious and slow to embrace change. They overcame these initial hurdles by starting with small pilot projects and …
… Will 2015 prove to be a historic year for climate and sustainability? There is reason to hope, according to Peter Bakker, … business leaders in discussions around the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), which has traditionally only involved negotiators representing nations. … of religion and the environment at Yale. Read the full story on Yale Insights . Related Events Pope, Paris and the SDGs: What’s driving business to act on climate change now? Wed, …
… , or even bigger. Most corporate scandals stem from negligence or the failure to come clean about corporate wrongdoing. Far fewer involve deliberate fraud and criminal intent. … 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 … those suffering from respiratory disease. Read the full story on Financial TImes Related Events GNAM Faculty Webinar on Sustainability Leadership Tue, October 21st, 2014, 4:30 AM …
… 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 … leads the nonprofit TechnoServe , strives to align the tremendous engine of business with social need in a way that universalizes opportunity alongside talent. TechnoServe’s 1,500 … “The action is, and will be, around business and investment.” Watch the video: Related Events Business Solutions to Poverty: How shared value is revolutionizing corporate thinking …
… a lot of time analyzing potential investment funds. Lately, he’s been investigating more socially responsible funds, since socially responsible options are increasingly being … 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 … (SRI) factors in funds. Read more on the Yale School of Management website . Related Events Sustainability Metrics Monthly Seminar: Robert Jenkins Tue, September 1st, 2015, 7:45 …