… Sustainable Venture Prize. Renewal Mill, created by two members of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) community — Sumit Kadakia ’16 M.E.M./M.B.A. and … foods. Their first goal is to commercialize the conversion of okara, or soy pulp, into a form of flour. In addition to a $25,000 cash prize, the business receives automatic entry … ideas from across the Yale community. The prize is managed by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), which is based at F&ES and the Yale School of …
… year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , which is disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and professional mentorship to young … the desalination market has grown 57 percent; by 2025, it is expected to provide freshwater for up to 14 percent of the world’s population. While offering a nearly limitless supply … of brine discharge is just beginning to be understood,” said Warady, “and the delay in information dissemination has led to this issue being overlooked.” Warady and Rupal J. Patel …
… burst. He weathered two rounds of layoffs. He watched hardworking and capable colleagues forced out while others who he felt were not as competent stayed on. He recognized politics … first pangs of disillusionment with American meritocracy. Shouldn’t the best be recognized for its bestness? He left his job and started working in small tofu shops around San … to make it taste good again,” he said. “It was introduced as a vegetarian food—well, let’s forget about that. It was introduced as an Asian food—let’s forget about that, too.” This …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has awarded six grants to Yale students and faculty … Beyene (USI-Africa)]; A field experiment designed to understand the most effective methods for protecting the Chilean Hake Fish, whose population is nearing collapse. Findings will be … and students to areas of critical need.” Visit cbey.yale.edu/programs-research/grants for more information about these funding opportunities. Thriving Food Systems and Nature …
… referring back to two particular corporate partnerships that provided an interesting platform: the case of Coles and Tassal moving to sustainable seafood sourcing and production. This story clearly represented how corporate efforts to adopt more responsible supply chains can work, as well as how certification systems … they showed the level of ecological risk associated with each species, prioritizing them for improvement projects to move towards best practice sustainability. WWF’s initial …
… across the organization,” Jenny McColloch ’12, director of restaurant sustainability for McDonald’s Corporation , advised students during the GE Colloquium in Sustainability Leadership convened by the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale (CBEY) on February 18. Success in the … what their priorities are and understanding how the work that we are trying to move forward aligns with those priorities. It’s an exercise in finding ways to help other people …
… How do investment funds build social and environmental priorities into agricultural financing? Several investment funds showcased their strategies for investing in smallholder value chains at the Global Landscapes Forum in Paris on Dec. … social benefits, and other ecosystem services. This way, they can more effectively pay forconservation while also addressing the drivers of landscape conversion or degradation via a …
… Towards Science Communications with Impact course taught by Paul Lussier at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies culminated in a trip to Paris where we presented our … Yale FES and Yale SOM) and myself were excited to work with WBCSD to develop a digital platform that would help businesses use applied science to address their toughest sustainability … and powerful business leaders. This idea became the Science to Business (S2B) platform. Throughout the semester, we worked with recent Yale FES Alum, Emily Grady, who is now …
… title of his class, “Towards Science Communications with Impact: Environmental Engagement for a Changing World.” The posted syllabus included works from Mike Hulme’s Why We Disagree … has had a colorful and impressive career, ranging from roles as Executive Director/Writer for Time-Warner Television, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, HBO, etc. to founding … impact than rational scientific data, such as a two degree global warming of the Earth. For the first time as a student, I saw how my undergraduate degree in psychology, my MBA at …
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