… in San Francisco. Patrick Hook (MF/MBA '13) is a decision support manager at Conservation Forestry, a timberland investment management organization based in Exeter, NH. Alumni … research the investment risks inherent in wetland mitigation banking during an Forest and Ecosystem Finance course; while completing a required assignment, they discovered that it … recent joint degrees reflect on receiving the grant Victoria Grieves (MBA '18, Master of Environmental Management '18) Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) currently manages …
… This weekend amongst the crowds and high profile names at the Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit, you’ll find Conservation Matrix – an innovative crowdfunding platform started by two current joint degree students, Thomas Selby (MEM/MBA ’16) and Sumit … dollars sitting aside, it’s nearly impossible to put your money into saving a specific ecosystem. We want to change that.” Selby and Kadakia will be at the YESS conference this …
… funding is estimated to total around $4-6 million. Applications are due by Dec. 10. For facility-scale installations, the amount of the source energy that must be displaced is … at least 10 kW, said Lizana Pierce, project manager at DOE’s Office of Indian Energy. Forcommunity-scale installations, there is no minimum source-energy percentage, but the … expenses can be lowered substantially. This is a key consideration for communities facing economic hardship and high electricity or fuel costs. Clean energy can also help to shield …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they share experiences and reflect … built around a patent-pending technology Zack developed at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies that uses satellites to determine the size and species of trees in … new technology faced a high burden of proof in an industry that was cautious and slow to embrace change. They overcame these initial hurdles by starting with small pilot projects and …
… At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students shared some of the lessons they gleaned … At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students shared some of the lessons they …
… The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick to learn, though never formally schooled. William Warshauer (‘86 BA) met and befriended him while a Peace Corps … “Helping people with information is the first thing we tend to do,” said Warshauer. Second, once a viable business plan has been drawn up, TechnoServe connects farmers with the … 24, 2015 More Business, Less Poverty: The shared value revolution Dylan Walsh (Master of Environmental Management '11) The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick …
… The problem, Jenkins says, is that fund managers and fund selectors have no single standard for analyzing or ranking Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors or Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) … The problem, Jenkins says, is that fund managers and fund selectors have no single standard for analyzing or ranking Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors or Socially …
… This piece was originally published on Environmental Leader. The most recent California drought is in its fourth year. Although … some companies are using water in California to grow almonds, which represent a classic economic case of environmental externalities: the almonds have a high profit margin because …
… This piece was originally published on Environmental Leader. The terrorist attacks of 2001, the economic crisis of 2008 — these sudden shocks neatly represent the three hallmarks of a “ … of regular expectations; Carried an extreme impact; and Made us concoct explanations for their occurrence after the fact, making them explainable and predictable. When we …
… coastlines. Even when these projects help communities, there are often consequences for natural systems. The dams interrupt fish runs. Seawalls hold back sediment that starve … into account as they design a project. No. They see opportunity: They see that nature and ecosystems can be part of the solution. Marshes absorbing floodwaters. Mangroves and reefs … a conservation scientist for over a dozen years at the Conservancy, I began my career as an environmental engineer cleaning up pollution. A foot in each camp, so to speak. I have seen …