… Elizabeth Teague will speak to Root Capital's experience designing loan products for the renovation (replanting) of smallholder coffee farms, with benefits for farmers and the agroforestry farms and broader landscapes in which they work. Root Capital invests in the growth …
… 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 western United States and is the lifeblood of the area for both people and nature. Increased demand for this limited resource comes primarily from …
… Tsechu Dolma is the founder of Mountain Resiliency Project, a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to building climate change resilient communities … climate change policy and inclusive development. Her work has been featured on Reuters, Forbes, NBC News, and Sierra Club. Tsechu was recognized as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in Social Entrepreneurship, Fulbright-Clinton Fellow, Echoing Green Fellow and Brower Youth Award …
… Passionate about helping organizations address sustainability challenges? Want to have fun, get creative, and solve a REAL problem? Join us for the next GreenLight workshop with Orvis ! Come spend a Friday with us as we grapple … participants must: Be excited about attending and actively participating for the entire event Commit to carefully reviewing a set of preparation materials …
… The Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize supports student and faculty efforts to start a sustainable for-profit business through cash prizes totaling $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. …
… and Senior Advisor to the Chair of the Scientific Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) for the Global Environment Facility (after serving as the chair for five years). A Yale College alumnus, he coined the phrase biological diversity, and developed the debt-for-nature swap framework for conservation. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and …
… This is part of the Sustainability Internship Conversations suite of events Join us for an in-person session … summer internships at the intersection of business and the environment! Interesting, informative, and often humorous, these talks give personal accounts of experiences and …
… Join us for our next Nature's Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services webinar! At COP26, African … an ambitious challenge: We need to mobilize $2 billion in direct investment through 2022 for Africa's land restoration movement, AFR100. Funders are responding, announcing that they … businesses will receive direct investment of $50,000 to $500,000 through the new TerraFund for AFR100 . The application process attracted over 3,200 applicants in just under two …
… Products, and Interbrand, one of the world's most renowned branding consultancies, for a fast-paced innovation workshop on a pressing question at the intersection of business … of environmentally-sensitive users. Have an interest in branding, powersport vehicles, sustainability, or design thinking? Join us on October 28th from 10-2 in Gould … participants must: Be excited about attending and actively participating for the entire event Commit to carefully reviewing a set of preparation materials …
… 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 … finance working on issues of climate, carbon, water, solar energy and more. Join us for a discussion on these and other issues related to conservation finance. About Encourage …