… this year for summer internships linked to our programs at the intersection of business and the environment. In 2014, we launched two new partnerships to create bespoke … Measurement of Corporate Sustainability – YCELP Research Assistants, 10 weeks Photo from Larr W. Lo/flickr 2170 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy … Measurement of Corporate Sustainability – YCELP Research Assistants, 10 weeks Photo from Larr W. Lo/flickr … Minna Brown … CBEY is excited to be offering a number of …
… Sustainability Venture Prize. After careful deliberation, the panel, made up of authorities from real estate ( Dan Emmett ), green banks ( Bryan Garcia ), venture capital ( Rosemary … team is developing a portable device designed to radically improve our ability to test for environmental contaminants in water and blood. Right now, it takes multiple days for water … Inspired by Opower and Strava's models of social comparisons-based positive behavior change, Jeff Woodward (MBA/MEM '14) and Sarah Lynn Wilson (MBA/MEM '15) joined forces in the …
… degree, I have two chances to try something new. Last summer I worked at the non-profit Environmental Defense Fund on a project increasing corporate water efficiency . In the … all the backpacking and cycling I’ll get to do in the nearby Adirondacks . I am far from the exception at Yale. The summer experiences of my fellow “Jointies,” are just as … approach at Prelude Ventures , a VC firm that supports technology innovation to reduce global CO2. He will focus on what makes winning cleantech companies. Other classmates will …
… , sometimes, it also includes a trip to Switzerland. Beating out dozens of other teams from other business schools around the world, four joint degree students from SOM and FES won the chance to present their ideas at Nespresso headquarters in …
… Sustainable Development will address the successes, disappointments, and lessons learned from decades of experience with precisely this challenge. Conference discussions will range … urban planning, materials management, and the American public's attitudes on climate change. In every case, panelists will offer insights for embedding social and environmental sustainability into the daily operations of an organization—be it a Fortune …
… include: Filling a new capsule with shade grown coffee and marketing its social and environmental benefits Implementing an on-farm polyculture biomass strategy with built-in climate changerisk reduction and revenue incentives for farmers Modeling how to scale the approach across …
… of its imports from developing regions, like Latin America, are commodities with large environmental impacts. This pattern is linked not only to direct consumption, but also to … WWF has tackled the issue by actively breaking silos using wide communications channels and global, cross-disciplinary strategy and implementation teams. In addition, it has devised … experience in microfinance and green lending operations, urban development, and climate change negotiations. Outside of work, his favorite thing about the summer was getting to …
… According to the 2013 CDP Water Program Global 500 Report, 70% of respondents believe that water is a substantive businessrisk. … Case for Sustainable Water Management " speaker series at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. “Water is here and now; it’s a current businessrisk and a current … and projections of rising global temperatures, and most of us are aware of the impact these changes will have on freshwater. Variability and extremes in precipitation will increase, …