… How might one go about preparing students for the immediate and future realities of climate change? At an institution like … courses, invite leading practitioners to headline conferences, and build state-of-the-art buildings to facilitate dynamic discoveries and host coveted conversations. This past year … scheduled Gatherings . This optional and delicious new element of the program provided funding to Fellows to host dinner parties across the city. Designed to be small yet …
… The fashion industry is one of the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting … organic cotton, recycled polyester, plant-based leather and fur, natural dyes etc. Resource-efficient production : Reducing the environmental impact of production by using … steppingstone for future improvements . Supporting such initiatives often provides R&D funding for improvements to be made. Despite the clear need for sustainable alternatives to …
… Going from idea to execution takes a lot of motivation. I struggled with this for Banofi Leather (my start-up that makes plant-based leather from … not having a cofounder, and on discussing this with Kofi Ampadu , a Partner at a16z (VC fund), I learned that there is no harm initiating work on the idea without a co-founder. …
… I first had the idea for a plant-based leather start-up over 2 years ago but I didn’t have the … professional life. When I was contemplating my decision, somebody said to me, “The best casescenario is you leave with a successful start-up and a degree, and the worst case is … venture, receive mentorship, and find a community of founders all a part of coursework. Infrastructure – The access to infrastructure at universities is unparalleled too. Be it a …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Sobotka … Due to the outstanding quality of applications, we have decided to provide additional funding to support these three ventures. BOXI Lem-marie Chizungu (Yale School of … Amir Chireh Mehr (MBA/MEM '17): is a Senior Vice President at Radial Power, a C&I green infrastructure developer-owner-operator backed by Starwood Energy Group and the Related …
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… On Day 2, as I continued my foray into searching for innovation, strains of the previous day’s theme of … cost of carbon removal and create a market for it. Of course, not all the solutions they fund might work, but as companies with seemingly little connection to carbon removal, it was an interesting case of large businessessupporting emerging ones. As a company that makes vehicles and …
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