… industry is one of the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting for around 10% of global carbon emissions and 20% of global wastewater . Producing a single … https://www.condenast.com/glossary 2. https://www.mckinsey.com/the-state-of-fashion-2022.pdf 3. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/state-of-fashion 4. https://nature.berkeley.edu/classes/es196/projects/2012final/McGrathA_2012.pdf 5. …
… Climate Innovation Grant , a program that provides independent feedback and seed funding for early-stage innovative solutions addressing climate change. The proposed solutions … Prize for Sustainable Ventures . About the recipients: BlueGreen Materials Marcelo Lejeune (Yale College) and Atsu Kludze (Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) created BlueGreen Materials, a company …
… due to the dearth of Montana-based USDA-inspected facilities. Despite the expense and effort of the initial processing logistics, TPP has distributed over 100,000 pounds of local … from wind, solar, and battery storage and defect from NorthWestern’s service. The Yale team of Ayush Acharya, Caroline Heilbrun, Helena Lam, Steve Yannacone (Yale School of the Environment) and Joe Boland (Yale College) helped Pierson and TPP plan a …
… On Day 2, as I continued my foray into searching for innovation, strains of the previous day’s theme of collaboration … me out. And today, one of the collaborators on stage was...me! I’ve worked in the past with Yale professor Paul Anastas, who won the 2021 Volvo Environment Prize for his work on green chemistry, That put him, me and three Yale students on the stage with Martin Lundstedt, CEO of Volvo Group during a panel on green …
… company—it’s a marketing company that develops recycling solutions and serves as a model for circularity, demonstrating a pathway to a new type of consumer economy. TerraCycle’s … help divert waste from landfills. Marian Chertow, a professor of Industrial Ecology at the Yale School of the Environment, points out that elsewhere, people are “willing to sort their … recycling and helping brands. Marian Chertow, a professor of Industrial Ecology at the Yale School of the Environment and a member of the TerraCycle Board of Directors, believes …
… Have you ever felt that cool concepts get mired in complex vocabulary? It’s a problem for many students, staff, and faculty at Yale, particularly those who are branching out from their background to explore … projects. This week, CBEY has joined forces with the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY) to create a new multimedia site, Beyond the Buzzwords , which clarifies …
… “New Haven Nature & Health Initiative.” This working group represents a collaboration with Yale University, local healthcare professionals, and New Haven-based nonprofit organizations … deeply invested in making green spaces in New Haven inviting, safe, and equally accessible for city residents. Still in early stages, one of the key goals of this initiative focuses … towards nature-based health programming,” says Amber Garrard, Senior Manager at the Yale Office of Sustainability. Another goal is to create nature-based programs and tools for …
… An ethical food system should promote public and environmental health, a thriving workforce, and nutritious products available to everyone. Put simply, it should provide food … good health care and good education, impossible without government support. Deliverables: A PDF (or other document) that catalogs the findings of your review of similar business … Health Daniel Meyer , Social Entrepreneur, Food Writer Tagan Engel , Resident Fellow at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment Stuart DeCew , Executive Director at the Yale …
… Now in its 10 th year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures has awarded $10,000 grants to environmentally-focused startups Upright and Ecopackables. Administered by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), this grant helps eco-ventures further … planet. “We are happy to have been part of the growth of innovation and entrepreneurship at Yale over the past 10 years that is focused on for-profit efforts to promote sustainable …
… Interest in food and equitable food systems has been bubbling up for a while among graduate students at Yale. Enter Tagan Engel, the newest Resident Fellow at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Engel has over 25 years of experience …