… the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting for around 10% of global carbon emissions and 20% of global wastewater . Producing a single cotton t-shirt can … sustainable products in the fashion industry is challenging. Brands face significant price pressure to keep costs low, making it difficult to use sustainable materials and to … Sustainable Venture Prize Planetary Solutions Generator Related News Idea to Execution What’s the Right Time to Start a Venture? … Jinali Mody … The fashion industry is one of the …
… and Applied Sciences) created BlueGreen Materials, a company seeking to manufacture carbon-negative building materials from the ocean that are stronger, more durable, and … for marine infrastructure applications. BlueGreen Materials slashes the embodied carbon and repair costs for seaports, offshore wind, and shoreline protection by … creating a tool to crowdsource information on farmers’ climate impacts and practices using WhatsApp while providing access to sub-seasonal forecasts. Through this tool, they use …
… importance of systems thinking and transformative innovation. In Prof. Anastas’ words, “What we have done very well is investing in products that have revolutionized our lives. … up. One way to provide that support - harnessing the power of business. For example, in the carbon removal space, companies like Stripe and Shopify are investing in new startups to … to access the network and accelerate their solution. Of course, academia plays an important role as the cradle for innovation. Prof. Anastas highlighted that Yale alumni have …
… cover the cost of developing a recycling solution for their waste streams, including the prices of storage, shipping, and processing of waste; which TerraCycle margins; plus any … Waste programs and Zero Waste Box variants, unnecessary.” However, Marian Chertow doesn’t necessarily believe that Loop and TerraCycle can’t exist in harmony. Chertow … Payne is hesitant to draw an equivalency between TerraCycle’s waste programs and carbon savings, but he does note that TerraCycle provides regular reporting to partners on …
… of sustainability: Blockchain ( curated by Dr. Martin Wainstein , Resident Fellow at CBEY) Carbon Removal ( curated by Dr. Anastasia O’Rourke , Managing Director of Yale’s Carbon Containment Lab ) Climate Tech ( curated by Ben Soltoff , Environmental Innovation … an overall sense of consistency across the site. The goal of a given page is similar to what a Yale student might get in the first session of an introductory course or in office …
… emotionally and physically. That’s the driving tenet behind the work being done as part of what is currently called the “New Haven Nature & Health Initiative.” This working group … emotionally and physically. That’s the driving tenet behind the work being done as part of what is currently called the “New Haven Nature & Health Initiative.” This working group … emotionally and physically. That’s the driving tenet behind the work being done as part of what is currently called the “New Haven Nature & Health Initiative.” This working group …
… well-compensated farmers and workers. Yet even “bad” food is expensive to produce. Both low prices and profits result from government subsidies, tax breaks, a failed regulatory system, … costs. But since government already supports the food system, we could reasonably ask, “Why not subsidize good food, and see providing good food to all as a function of a highly … models similar to Community Kitchens Which social benefits are they emphasizing: Pay-what you can? Sustainable sourcing? Worker rights? Which have succeeded, which have failed, …
… foods, long overdue efforts to center environmental justice, and the urgency of reducing carbon in agriculture and other sectors,” Soltoff says. About the recipients: Upright … including CBEY’s 2018 Climate Change Innovation Grant. AgriCORE’s mission is to make soil carbon quantification more accessible. Quantifying increasing levels of soil carbon is crucial in persuading more farmers to transition to sustainable and regenerative …
… engagement and innovating beyond traditional business models. And she’s excited to share what she’s learned with Yale students who are looking at pathways where people, food, … “Tagan is a recognized and respected regional and national leader on food systems but more importantly, someone who has a deep love, profound respect and critical understanding of … to inspire more active listening and a consciousness of their own power and privilege, whatever their background, and how they choose to use it in work and life. For me, as a …
… I saw an opportunity for creating a new class of novel, upcycled ingredients. CBEY: What was your inspiration to start? Sybrosia: We are inspired by seaweed’s potential to uptake CO2, bioremediate ocean water, and produce important secondary metabolites. After coming across research out of Australia demonstrating … a year ago, one of the first things we put up in the space was our Sabin award! CBEY: What advice would you give to aspiring social entrepreneurs at Yale? Symbrosia : Team and …