… share information and close a deal. “We started Conservation Matrix after feeling powerless about our ability to invest in local environmentally beneficial projects,” says Selby. … 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 weekend sharing information … goal over this weekend from alums who care about New Haven, says Kadakia. “We’re confident that this community will help us achieve that goal.” You can support this initiative and …
… energy quandaries. The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Sept. 2 that it is requesting applications to co-fund renewable energy, energy efficiency, and … a key consideration for communities facing economic hardship and high electricity or fuel costs. Clean energy can also help to shield indigenous communities from the effects of … storms may become more intense due to climate-related variability. This results in ice buildup on the turbines. Sometimes, the turbines may even send ice flying into the air. Ice …
… Prize as they share experiences and reflect on their time as student entrepreneurs at Yale. Building on the synergies of an undergraduate in computer science and graduate expertise in … technology Zack developed at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies that uses satellites to determine the size and species of trees in forests. Faced with … in Armenia, the young entrepreneur came up with an innovative tree- counting approach that became the foundation of the business. Today it helps improve forest management and …
… School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students shared some of the lessons they gleaned during internships this past summer. Because they’re enrolled in a … very different organizations and were able to observe varying aspects of the growing role that sustainability plays in corporate enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full … very different organizations and were able to observe varying aspects of the growing role that sustainability plays in corporate enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full …
… a village in the north of the country, and one day it hit him “full force between the eyes” that if their situations had been reversed—if Warshauer had instead been born in this remote … three basic principles. First, they help farmers to see their operations as a business with costs and investments and, this way, develop essential business skills. “Helping people with … Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions More Business, Less Poverty: The shared value revolution … Sep 24, 2015 More Business, Less Poverty: The …
… investing public. But the discovery process hasn’t been easy. The problem, Jenkins says, is that fund managers and fund selectors have no single standard for analyzing or ranking … investing public. But the discovery process hasn’t been easy. The problem, Jenkins says, is that fund managers and fund selectors have no single standard for analyzing or ranking … investing public. But the discovery process hasn’t been easy. The problem, Jenkins says, is that fund managers and fund selectors have no single standard for analyzing or ranking …
… out claim to the reduced river flows and diminishing groundwater. I have to admit that as a city dweller and environmentalist, I share the frustration with “Big Ag” and its … case of environmental externalities: the almonds have a high profit margin because the cost of water is not borne by the companies. Almonds, which represent about ten percent of … as California’s agricultural sector struggles to overcome today’s drought. Wine growing and making tend toward large-scale drip irrigation, dry farming, integrated pest management, …
… an extreme impact; and Made us concoct explanations for their occurrence after the fact, making them explainable and predictable. When we consider Black Swan events, we tend to see … events over this period reveals a series of news stories, beginning with Silent Spring, that have become household names — the crash of the Exxon Valdez, chemicals released at … areas: accounting and risk assessment. An externality is defined in economics as the cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur thatcost or benefit. …
… thoughts turn to concrete. And lots of it. Certain images come to mind: Big dams. Levees that strait-jacket rivers. Hardened coastlines. Even when these projects help communities, … consequences for natural systems. The dams interrupt fish runs. Seawalls hold back sediment that starve beaches of sand. This, of course, has not gone unnoticed by the conservation … people and nature. The Conservancy is partnering with engineering firms like CH2M HILL to build nature into post-Sandy coastal resilience plans in New York City. And providing …
… It signals the growing interest in channeling assets under management into investments that advance important social and environmental issues,” said Lisa Woll, CEO of US SIF and … and impact investing has continued to gain traction. The latest US SIF report cites that, at the start of 2014, approximately $6.57 trillion US-domiciled assets were under … shapes how the money ultimately flows. In addition to a framework like Enlightened Finance, building community also matters. The conversations this year at the US SIF conference …