… reducing wood consumption (e.g. paper, bioenergy, furniture) translates into increased forest conservation? Explore the tensions between economic and ecological drivers forforest conservation. Speakers from the paper and biomass industries, NGOs, and academia will …
… The Sabin Prize supports student and faculty efforts to start a sustainable for-profit business through cash prizes totaling $25,000. The competition provides feedback …
… The Sustainable Venture Prize supports Yale's most innovative ideas for businesses that advance a more sustainable way of life. Past winners include an online social platform to expand the adoption of solar power, a software package for improving forest … professionals, academics, entrepreneurs and investors. Does my venture have to be a for-profit? Yes, to win the Sustainable Venture Prize your venture must be a for-profit …
… Watch the full recording on YouTube here! Please join the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the first webinar of the 2016-2017 season of Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem … in the water sector and how foundations can address water issues through program-related investments (PRIs) - a practice that is in its nascent stages. In incorporating PRIs into a …
… Join us for a conversation with John C. Scott , Vice President of Global Quality & Sustainability at Subway. Scott will talk about his role at Subway, his career journey and advice for students as they consider a career in business and the environment. ***Students - John will also be available for a small group discussion from 10:30am-11: 30am . Please sign up here . About John C. …
… Dozens of Fortune 500 and other consumer goods companies have publicly committed to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. But how are these commitments being implemented, and … 2020 fast approaches. Key questions that will guide this conversation include: "Is "zero" deforestation a useful framework to guide sustainability efforts? How are companies working …
… Join us for our next Nature's Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services webinar! At COP26, African ministers issued an ambitious challenge: We need to mobilize $2 billion in direct investment through 2022 for Africa's land restoration movement, AFR100. Funders are … to scale up their investment. To begin this new chapter of AFR100 with action, 100 nonprofit projects and small businesses will receive direct investment of $50,000 to $500,000 …
… Watch the full recording here! To enable funds to flow into landscape scale restoration projects, the impact must be proven and the value of ecosystem restoration must be measured in financial terms, making a solid business case for cleaner air, cleaner water, and environmental resiliency. In this webinar, Taylor … Foundation's EcoMetrics(TM) Model , which uses in-depth analytics to measure the full value for each environmental, social, and economics outcome produced by ecosystem restoration, and …
… Please join us for a conversation with Max Elder from Food Futures Lab, Institute for the Future (IFTF) for a conversation on climate change and the future of food. In 2018, IFTF partnered with the World Bank Climate Investment Fund on a body of research related to the Future of Climate Action. The report …
… Join us for a discussion with social entrepreneurs Jessamyn W. Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Hot … co-founder of People’s Grocery and People’s Community Market. Event moderated by Mark Bomford, Director of the Yale Sustainable Food Program. JESSAMYN W. RODRIGUEZ is the founder … by creating change to the food system. In 2003, he co-founded People’s Grocery, a nonprofit organization that has attracted national attention for its effort to transform inner …