… out of the waste stream. Featured events 11:00am - 6:00pm: Worn Wear Repairs and Used Patagonia Clothing Sales [Ingalls Rink] Patagonia's Worn Wear truck will be on campus to … American folk ensemble will be performing at 12pm outside Ingalls Rink. Clothing Swap - Donate lightly used clothing, accessories, and books that you don’t need anymore, and find … like to use. If you don’t have one, we’ll have extra! “A Film About the Stories We Wear” - This short film takes you to an off-the-grid surf camp in Baja, Mexico; a family’s maple …
… How do you convey your mission, whilst promoting your product or service? How do you build a brand that people know and love? Branding is a powerful tool that marketers leverage to deliver the values of the company or the product to the end customers. Whether you are building a for-profit social business or a non-profit, this workshop aims to demonstrate the importance of buildingbrands that create …
… Ecology and Green Chemistry group is delighted to welcome renowned speaker William McDonough, Chief Executive, McDonough Innovation. Mr. McDonough will discuss the role of design - at all scales and in … the fundamentals of Cradle to Cradle Design and Circular Economy. We hope you can attend this sure-to-be engaging and informative talk! About William McDonough : William McDonough …
… to protect at least thirty percent of the planet by 2030: 30x30 is the nickname. It's a brand-new undertaking for humanity -- and comes with a countdown clock. In this Author Talk, Tony Hiss will sit in conversation with Vincent Stanley , Director of Philosophy at Patagonia and CBEY Resident Fellow, to discuss how this book takes stock of the …
… palm oil has been documented since ancient times, it is only in the past few decades that this tropical product has taken off in the international market. An invisible component of … the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Mas … hectares of plantation lands to running extraction and refining mills and marketing its own brand of cooking oil. While GAR is headquartered in Singapore, the company’s palm …
… of Pyramid (BOP) operations for multiple organizations in India; Project Shakti embodies this model. Project Shakti (‘strength’ in Sanskrit) trains and empowers underprivileged … business in India) such as Lifebouy, Lux, Surf and Pond’s. Since its inception in 2000, this initiative has not only increased market share for HLL, it has given 50,000 women in … and address the challenges of creating environmentally sustainable products, services and brands that customers love. 2325 2337 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions …
… (CBEY) for the 2015-2016 season of Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services. In this webinar, Honorable Didier Dogley of the Republic of Seychelles and Robert Weary of … of Seychelles, a nation of 115 islands in the Western Indian Ocean, reached a major debt buyback agreement worth approximately $30 million with its Paris Club creditors and South … up to receive future invitations on this topic. For more information on the debt swap: Building Island Resilience Through Innovative Financing Innovative Debt Swap to Finance …
… Join us as we welcome Bob Langert (Editor at Large, Green Biz Group; retired McDonald’s VP of Sustainability) and Jenny McColloch , SOM '12 (Director, Restaurant Sustainability, McDonald’s Corporation). This guided discussion will center around intrapreneurship and approaches to affecting …
… their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (as the agreement was named) represented a dramatic advance in … land rights. Indonesian land-use laws were ambiguous and land ownership unmapped. This indeterminate state of affairs had led to widespread corruption, as companies … (they own about 15% of the oil palm land in Indonesia and three own their own consumer brands of palm oil), they had vast influence on growers. If they could be convinced to …
… role in helping to slow down, and maybe even reverse, the effects of climate change. This seed funding program aims to help unlock this potential and fulfill Yale’s commitment to building a more sustainable world. Up to five seed-stage grants of $500 - $3,000 will be … pure mycelium WovX: A US-based B2B supplier of lotus silk to luxury wear manufacturers and brands The Velocity Raptor: All weather electric motor assisted e-bikes Reservation Energy …