… '13) currently manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic farmland investments at New Island Capital--an impact investment firm based in San Francisco. Patrick Hook (MF/MBA '13) is a decision … risks inherent in wetland mitigation banking during an Forest and Ecosystem Finance course; while completing a required assignment, they discovered that it was difficult to …
… key details about projects and enables investors and project developers to discover one another, 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. “Unless if … information about this venture and promoting their pilot project - raising $5,000 for the New Haven Land Trust (coincidentally, the New Haven Land Trust is run by a SOM/FES joint …
… In the Navajo Nation, electricity may be a fragile commodity as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the … Applications are due by Dec. 10. For facility-scale installations, the amount of the source energy that must be displaced is 20 percent – and for renewable energy and/or combined … risks varies based on geography. The report details a region-by-region breakdown of climate impacts on tribal lands, providing concrete examples of risks that communities already face. …
… satellites to determine the size and species of trees in forests. Faced with limited resources for a forest management project in Armenia, the young entrepreneur came up with an … kept innovating and listening to their customers. Max and Zack found that their new technology faced a high burden of proof in an industry that was cautious and slow to … have been key factors for growing the company with very little outside investment. Another piece of advice that Max gives to aspiring entrepreneurs is: “ Get your first dollars …
… in Sustainability Leadership series. Talent is universal, but opportunity is not, NewYork Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has written. Warshauer, who currently leads the … work in 30 countries around the world linking smallholder farms to larger, often global, markets. The nonprofit is organized around three basic principles. First, they help farmers …
… published on Environmental Leader. The most recent California drought is in its fourth year. Although some point to the potential savior of El Niño in the fall and winter, … on the high side for California vintners, who tend to have larger yields per acre than other countries, but the actual water footprint of a California bottle is unclear and highly … Cheers to that. Related Programs Corporate Water Risk and Strategy Workshop Series Related News Todd Cort on How Yale SOM is Becoming an Epicenter of Sustainability ExxonMobil has its …
… “ Black Swan event .” They: Took place outside of regular expectations; Carried an extreme impact; and Made us concoct explanations for their occurrence after the fact, making them … below-living wage salaries, human rights infringements, consumption of constrained resources) all represent costs to society that are not factored into the price of an operation … loops characteristic of many sustainability challenges baffle classical economic thinking. Markets don’t deal with feedback loops very well, particularly when the agents of feedback …
… interrupt fish runs. Seawalls hold back sediment that starve beaches of sand. This, of course, has not gone unnoticed by the conservation community. But perhaps these thoughts are … coastal communities. Trees cleaning our air. They are increasingly seeing that these new nature-based solutions – whether on their own or in combination with others – can meet … conservation community is wisely working directly with engineers – not just to reduce their impacts, but to jointly find solutions for both people and nature. The Conservancy is …
… policy organizations to discuss current and future trends in sustainable, responsible and impact investing. “We are delighted with the tremendous growth in attendance we have … tall order. But with all the environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics, investment vehicles and thematic issues being discussed at venues like the US SIF conference, it is … conversations to mature in coming decades. With all the communication tools available at our fingertips, it is sometimes important to sit in a room with peers and remind ourselves …
… optimistic. Through the 2015 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge , a team of four Yale F&ES and SOM students— Julie Andress , Meaghan McGrath , Heather West and Sarah … private investors. You mentioned high-value communities. Your project is focused on the NewYork Tri-State area [NewYork, New Jersey, Connecticut]. Why is that? HW : For a number of reasons. We were looking for an area where impact might be highest, both environmentally and socially. The vast majority of the …