… The Yale Farm was founded in 2003 by a group of students who wished to see the dining halls … they started a pilot project to introduce local, seasonal food into the menu of one of Yale's undergraduate residential colleges. The experiment was a success with both students and dining hall staff, and helped inspire the Yale Dining Hall to move toward more organic and locally grown food sources (though the vast …
… carbon pricing at the national level, it is not clear how implementation might differ in a business environment or another setting. Our project seeks to supplement the growing … pricing works to shift the cost of carbon from increased healthcare costs and exacerbated environmental damage to payment at the source of pollution. By doing so, it incentivizes … a policy framework of key decisions lessons learned from an examination of case studies on Yale University, Microsoft, Société Générale, Delta, and QANTAS Airlines in the context of …
… in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Mas business group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including … the world’s leading exporter of crude palm oil. The palm oil boom, however, concerned environmentalists. Palm oil plantations had been carved out of precious rainforest and peat … by scientists that linked palm oil plantations to deforestation, Greenpeace, a global environmental NGO, began campaigning in 2005 to save the Indonesian rainforest. The group …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment partnered with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to develop optimal policies and strategies that will advance … Technologies in Connecticut - Market Potential Helle Gronli Fairuz Loutfi (Master of Environmental Management '16) Iliana Lazarova (Master of Environmental Management '16) Paul …
… A global leader in the insurance and asset management business, AXA had risen to the top ranks in terms of corporate responsibility (CR) as well. … by a set of metrics reflecting in an integrated way the financial, but also the social and environmental, value created by the company. Corporate Sustainability Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG AXA: Creating the …
… Yale Center for Business and the Environment is partnering with the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, United Illuminating and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to develop optimal policies and strategies that will advance … in Connecticut - Barriers and Drivers Helle Gronli Joseph Schiavo (MBA '18, Master of Environmental Science '18) Philip Picotte (Master of Environmental Management '17) Amir …
… public policy and grow his company's bottom line. Under Immelt's leadership, GE launched an environmentalbusiness initiative called "ecomagination" in 2005 that was rooted in four commitments: To … a business growth initiative. His candor earned him praise from leaders of powerful environmental NGOs like World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash, who announced his …
… of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (as the agreement was named) represented … local and national officials to support their land claims and look away when it came to environmental regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners believed they had found … the agreement represented a breakthrough. The events of 2015 suggested otherwise, forcing businesses, NGOs and sympathetic government officials to reconsider their positions and …
… investors need to know about Certified B Corps and Benefit Corporations. 2787 2786 2785 Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG Just Good Business: An Investor’s Guide to B Corps … Just Good Business: An Investor’s Guide to B … "B" Participants Vincent Stanley Director of Philosophy at Patagonia Resident Fellow at Yale Center for Business and the Environment Matthew Weatherley-White Co-founder and …
… make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) plays an important role. The EUA is a deal structure … the investment cost for energy-efficiency upgrades and the subsequent cost savings. Source Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy …