… for local energy reliability. Native communities “spend a lot of time trying to obtain resources,” said William Smith, an anthropology professor from the University of Nevada, Las … on tribal lands is vulnerable to climate-induced damage. How fragile are these community resources? More than one might think on casual observation. One example the report outlined … for local energy reliability. Native communities “spend a lot of time trying to obtain resources,” said William Smith, an anthropology professor from the University of Nevada, Las …
… on the synergies of an undergraduate in computer science and graduate expertise in forest management, Max Nova, YC ‘12 and Zack Parisa, FES '09 started SilviaTerra in 2010 and the … uses 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 … uses 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 …
… At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students … 2015 Summer Lessons in Sustainability At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students … AM EDT Evans Hall, Classroom 4200 … At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students …
… Business, Less Poverty: The shared value revolution Dylan Walsh (Master of Environmental Management '11) The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick to learn, …
… As global head of research at Thomson Reuters Wealth Management/Lipper, Robert Jenkins spends a lot of time analyzing potential investment funds. … or Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) factors in funds. Read more on the Yale School of Management website . Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance … Investment (SRI) Fund is Hard to Find As global head of research at Thomson Reuters Wealth Management/Lipper, Robert Jenkins spends a lot of time analyzing potential investment funds. …
… decision-making areas: accounting and risk assessment. An externality is defined in economics as the cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost … 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 … ecosystem collapse could reverberate across the globe, just as exploitation of constrained naturalresources like rare earth metals could profoundly impact the development and …
… coastlines. Even when these projects help communities, there are often consequences for natural systems. The dams interrupt fish runs. Seawalls hold back sediment that starve … projects, after all. And engineers have often developed solutions that have improved resourcemanagement. Think fish ladders. Now, many engineers are going beyond that. They do not see …
… over the past five years. It signals the growing interest in channeling assets under management into investments that advance important social and environmental issues,” said … that, at the start of 2014, approximately $6.57 trillion US-domiciled assets were under management with some form of SRI strategy, up from approximately $3 trillion in 2010. This … figure now accounts for approximately one out of every six dollars under professional management in the United States. Another sign that the sustainable investing “sphere of …
… Floods are the most destructive natural disaster in the U.S., averaging more than $8 billion in annual damages. The … in coming decades. Federal, state and city governments are meanwhile responsible for flood management: the Army Corps of Engineers builds and maintains most infrastructure, while the … is because they’ve historically been expensive, and it’s been difficult to prove that the economics work out. So including additional revenue streams increases returns for private …