… 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 … Practitioners are usually eager to talk with students – give them a call! Confirm that your proposed project will truly supplement the skills and knowledge that you can gain …
… projects. In short, Conservation Matrix acts as the intermediary between projects and smaller investors. Similar to Fundrise for real estate, Conservation Matrix aggregates key … 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 you have a few million 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 …
… 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. … The cost of diesel varies substantially, causing unexpected economic challenges for these small communities. Native villages in Alaska receive diesel via barge or airplane. Airplane …
… 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 … cautious and slow to embrace change. They overcame these initial hurdles by starting with small pilot projects and gradually working up to large-scale multi-year subscriptions with some of the largest timber companies in the US. As a …
… talent. TechnoServe’s 1,500 employees work in 30 countries around the world linking smallholder farms to larger, often global, markets. The nonprofit is organized around three … up the value chain. “It’s quite interesting in today’s world,” noted Warshauer, “that a small farmer in rural Ethiopia can actually end up doing a fair amount of business with a … Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions More Business, Less Poverty: The shared value revolution … Sep 24, 2015 More Business, Less Poverty: The shared value revolution Dylan …
… 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, … areas. But the changing dynamics of wine production merit more attention. Of course, growing and producing wine requires water. The Water Footprint Network has estimated … sector struggles to overcome today’s drought. Wine growing and making tend toward large-scale drip irrigation, dry farming, integrated pest management, innovative cover crop …
… “ 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 … at safety practices and invest heavily in best-practice safety procedures. Bhopal drove revolutionary regulations on chemical disclosure that not only protects lives, but also …
… 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 … 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 … performance and engineers’ comfort in using these new kinds of solutions. Collaborating to Scale Up Solutions There are examples of well-tested nature-based solutions, like bioswales …
… 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 … 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 of the larger framework in which we are operating. To keep up on one aspect of …
… 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 … a little bit more background on how those credits would work? SW : It’s actually a pretty small piece of the proposal, but one of the reasons a lot of projects like these don’t get … 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 …