… A business plan that aims to turn food waste into new products, and profits, won the 2016 Sabin 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 Claire …
… each from this 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 … While offering a nearly limitless supply of freshwater, desalination also poses a series of environmental challenges, including the ecologically destructive discharge of a concentrated …
… Tsai began by selling his tofu at local farmers’ markets—“a great place to launch a food business,” he said—eventually expanding to stalls at 12 markets across the city. When he’d … in annual sales, Tsai sited and constructed a plant in Oakland. Today, after 10 years in business, Hodo Soy makes 30,000 pounds of tofu each day and employs about 80 people. (Tsai … this is the moment,” he thought out loud, looking at the audience. “I mean, I’m talking at Yale!” Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has awarded six grants to Yale students … on supporting interdisciplinary faculty research to advance practical solutions to critical environmental challenges. The Sobotka Collaborative Research Grant enables Yale students and …
… the development of corporate partnerships with non-profits is an important trend connecting businesses to sustainable growth. As a summer associate with the Corporate Partnership Team … The partnership also fostered many other ambitious changes across production, reducing environmental impacts related to the company’s activities. Today, Tassal is benchmarked by seafoodintelligence.com as the world’s leading salmon farm with respect to social and environmental reporting. Following Tassal’s example, three New Zealand farms have since been …
… 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 sustainability field, she said, requires the … he would start by telling them that they were already acting sustainably in their everyday business operations simply by following the corporation’s energy and recycling guidelines. …
… How do investment funds build social and environmental priorities into agricultural financing? Several investment funds showcased … to seek financial returns, investors are supporting and measuring a broader set of environmental, social, and commodity-based outcomes tied to supply chain sustainability. … smallholder production of forest and agricultural commodities while improving social and environmental outcomes, according to Bernard Giraud, president of Livelihoods Venture. The …
… 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 group’s findings to the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Intergovernmental Panel on … a client to work on a specific project. Three other students from across the university (Yale College, Yale FES and Yale SOM) and myself were excited to work with WBCSD to develop a …
… but intrigued by the title of his class, “Towards Science Communications with Impact: Environmental Engagement for a Changing World.” The posted syllabus included works from Mike … hooked and came back to class each week to learn more. Paul Lussier, the professor/visiting Yale lecturer, ought to be introduced first. A 1982 Yale College graduate, Paul has had a … As my classmate describes in more detail in her blog post , my team worked with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Intergovernmental Panel on …
… Yesenia some questions about being a Women Entrepreneur. What inspired you to found your business? My mother is from Oaxaca, Mexico and I grew up going to visit my grandparents, … and I loved the salty, nutty flavor. I visited again the summer after my first year at Yale and it occurred to me that perhaps insects might be something that could catch on in … the CEO. At the same time, there has also been lot of support from women and Latinos in the business community, especially in Portland. They have embraced the company and me and have …