… model and promotes the elimination of waste through the continual use of natural resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmental impact of their products from natural resource extraction to end-of-life product disposal. Adopting this framework can help companies …
… residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to recreation on private forestland. A survey … create economic incentives for private forest owners by drawing upon previously untapped sources of publicly derived funding. Project Outcomes Based on these findings, the … at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Projects conducted through the courses Management Plans for Protected Areas, Strategies for Land Conservation, and through …
… Matthew Howard (Director of Alliance for Water Stewardship – North America, The Water Council), will discuss corporate certiTication processes and water policy & regulation impacts on the US & global market place. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature … Council), will discuss corporate certiTication processes and water policy & regulation impacts on the US & global market place. Location Evans Hall, 2220 … Matthew Howard …
… was placed under increased scrutiny. In addition to being used as a cooking oil, it is in our cookies, our shampoos, and is used as a biofuel. As a versatile plant with efficient, … other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and social impacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those impacts stem from … land rights , brought new economic forces to bear, and driven new soil , air , and water pollution and health concerns, all within the context of varying degrees of …
… leaders of organizations at the intersection of business and the environment. Work with our GreenLight team to help NCX work through a mind-bending challenge at the intersection of … environment! NCX connects corporations to the landowners, habitats, and communities they impact through our carbon marketplace. By drawing on our years of precision forest management, we enable …
… The Importance of Natural Infrastructure: Building and Financing our Urban Future Alumni - we welcome your participation in a Master Class in New York regarding natural infrastructure. Brad … both quantifiable and unquantifiable value to humans. Carbon sequestration, filtered water, stress relief and sense of community are just a few ways people benefit from this …
… The Business Case for Protecting US Wetlands Featured speaker George Kelly , Founder of the Environmental Banc and Exchange (EBX), will discuss the business case for restoring our nation’s critical ecosystems through mitigation banking. Using his professional … human populations gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild …
… Now in its fourth year, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment is coming together with the … Hands on work sessions to build scale in projects on the circular economy, collaborative water strategies, energy efficiency in buildings, coastal resiliency and climate smart … sessions to identify emerging tools and approaches to address the barriers to scaling up impact, including finance, communications, policy and technology Click HERE to see the …
… Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing … Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing … holds great potential where philanthropy falls short—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact … 2019 talk at Yale School of Management,3 this report explores specific mechanisms and case studies to articulate and elevate potential roles for philanthropy to activate impact …
… Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon … staff. Each state has its own policy and agricultural context, so the reader is encouraged to utilize the recommendations that fit their own circumstances. Case examples through the guidebook highlight the best practices identified by soil health …