… The Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize supports student and faculty efforts to start a sustainable for-profit business through annual cash prizes of $25,000. The competition provides feedback from professional judges, extensive mentoring from faculty, and opportunities for participants to meet and pitch their ideas to venture capitalists and industry leaders. …
… About the program Private corporations have increasingly stepped forward as leaders in the realm of social and environmental sustainability. By re-thinking … movement, as they seek to launch careers in the private sector that focus on doing good for communities, ecosystems, and the planet. The Pathways in Business and the Environment … in their careers. By sharing their stories, speakers provide a set of possible roadmaps for students to follow (or avoid). From the outside, roles at the intersection of business …
… Join us for a conversation with Cameron Plese, Deputy US Representative for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. Cameron will talk about his role at RSPO, the … on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Cameron has worked in international environmental conservation and policy in Latin America, East Africa, the United States, and Asia while …
… March in New Haven, Connecticut. Ceres, GRI, Yale University and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development are hosting a series of Roundtables for investors and companies to discuss common challenges related to the identification and integration of material ESG information into corporate reporting. The Roundtables are designed to foster international …
… As part of this plan, the Canada Infrastructure Bank is being created to help amplify federal support by bringing private sector and institutional investors to the table to help fund additional transformational infrastructure projects. From green energy transmission to trade and … As part of this plan, the Canada Infrastructure Bank is being created to help amplify federal support by bringing private sector and institutional investors to the table to help …
… Join us for a conversation with Jim Matheson, President and CEO of Oasys Water . Jim is a highly … became the President and CEO of Oasys Water in 2013. Since then, Jim helped pave the way for Oasys’ global expansion and pioneering technology platform. Previously, as a General Partner at Flagship Ventures, Jim spearheaded the venture …
… Mike Higuera , the Director of Resource Investments, will discuss the company’s strategy for investing in farms and ranches and advancing creative ways to meet increasing demands for water while protecting productive agricultural lands. Water is extremely scarce in the … is the fact that western water law was designed to promote consumption; it does not incent conservation or other creative ways to meet current-day needs. The law is slowly changing …
… also— be part of the solution. Recently there has been a major social movement towards a form of agriculture that some call “regenerative”, a form of agriculture that not only doesn’t contribute to the problem, but is also building … and processors to distributors and end-users. Mr. Bayon draws on a wealth of experience in conservation finance working on issues of climate, carbon, water, solar energy and more. …
… Can you talk about nature in terms of jobs, income and health? A growing number of conservationists say that not only is the answer “yes”, but that quantifying the benefits of … service science “will remain unrealized” until there are standardized operating procedures for making it happen. Next week, the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES) will host a panel discussion on the state of …
… Leave your mark! We invite students across Yale to share new ideas for shaping our future research, programs and events at our: 5th Annual Future Directions in … Pitch Competition This pitch competition gives students the chance to share their ideas for shaping our future research, programs, and events. Previous winning pitches that have … Green Sights speaker series on urban environmental leadership Student writing arm of the Conservation Finance Network Corporate Water Risk and Strategy Workshop Series GreenLight …