… 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 … oyster sales or potentially biodiversity credits. Can you provide a little bit more background on how those credits would work? SW : It’s actually a pretty small piece of the … 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 …
… Somehow we’re nearing April, and on campus, students are heading back from spring break adventures while polishing cover letters for the job and internship … at this fall and winter. From launching the new website to supporting student-initiated courses, hosting webinars, diving into the entrepreneurial experience, and bringing leaders … up http://cbey.yale.edu/events/multi-national-corporations-marketing-bop-scaling-social-impact Together with YCELP, CBEY hosted a conversation with Statoil Chief Economist, Eirik …
… Friday, April 17 th . But, the March 25 th application deadline is fast approaching! Mark your calendars. Every year, the Sabin Prize awards $25,000 to the most promising Yale venture … at the Center have spent time with us, offered invaluable advice (important critical feedback) and have opened up their networks for us, and (iii) the award serves as validation … and funding is critical to helping us scale the business so that we can have a greater impact on the way clothing is made." Her partner Jonas Clark noted that "CBEY has been such …
… climate change, competition, or the local social and political environment can materially impact a company. As the beverage companies and clothing manufacturers have largely learned, … or distill vodka if there is no water? Susannah Harris and I come from different water backgrounds, she from water efficiency standards and I from large-scale water resources management, but we both view water stewardship and risk mitigation as a business …
… 200px; height: 200px; float: left; margin: 10px;","width":"480"}}]]Our day began with a visit to the global headquarters of Interbrand , an international brand … Interbrand, and then the strategy team walked us through a case study of their work for Yellow Pages. Once an essential business directory and advertising tool and a brand with … and experiences from throughout their careers. They were eager to hear about the students’ backgrounds and current initiatives at Yale and were happy to answer dozens of questions. …
… Climate Change. These are all subjects that we hear a lot about on the news and in our classes at FES and SOM. And, we know that, in order for business to really move toward … media-element file-media-large"}}]]On the whole, Jones sees resource pressures as significant challenges on their own. With images of the Aral Sea drying … is perhaps of even more concern than each individual problem. We should be thinking of ourcarbon footprint, but we should also be thinking of our water footprint at the same time. …
… It's a question that many of us keep coming back to. It's also how David Bach of the Yale School of Management kicked off Nov 20th's … grow a consumer company based on conscious consumerism. I.e. if you want people to buy your stuff, don't you want more of them to buy more of it? While this is a topic that has … its sustainability efforts, announcing goals of doubling profits and halving environmental impacts by 2020. They now lead with sustainability for their marketing - it's certainly not …
… seafood products to address growing consumer concerns over depleting marine fisheries resources. McDonald’s is only the latest company to capitalize on the growing market trend. At … demand for MSC-certified fish products is raising questions about whether the MSC is lowering its own standards for sustainability, and certifying more fisheries as meeting the … of their original niche market or to expand their accessibility in order to increase their impact. Whether the sustainable seafood industry, and the eco-labeling industry as a whole, …
… it take to convince McDonald's to green its packaging? Or get steelworkers to advocate a carbon tax? On campus for her 25th SOM reunion last week, Jackie Roberts set aside time to … scientists, activists, and lawyers, but it didn't have enough good managers, and she headed back to Yale for the joint degree program. While there were only three people in the joint … network. Every time Roberts needed to understand a business approach or an environmental impact, she had SOM and FES alums to lean on Big thank you to Jackie for sharing her …
… excited to be offering a number of opportunities this year for summer internships linked to our programs at the intersection of business and the environment. In 2014, we launched two … for Industrial Ecology at Yale and the Alcoa Foundation, we have established the “ Alcoa Fellowship – Leadership in Municipal Recycling ”. With up to 4 summer interns placed with the … excited to be offering a number of opportunities this year for summer internships linked to our programs at the intersection of business and the environment. In 2014, we launched two …