… that they ultimately pursued. This talk will feature: Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic farmland investments at New Island Capital--an … based in San Francisco Patrick Hook (MF/MBA '13) decision support manager at ConservationForestry, a timberland investment management organization based in Exeter, NH While at Yale, … and Patrick were also part of a student team that received first prize in the National Forest Foundation’s Business Concept Challenge for a proposal focused on financing …
… is an urgent, resounding call to protect 50 percent of the earth’s land by 2050 in a bold effort to save millions of species. Until very recently the idea of conserving some huge … thirty percent of the planet by 2030: 30x30 is the nickname. It's a brand-new undertaking for humanity -- and comes with a countdown clock. In this Author Talk, Tony Hiss will sit in … on Public Lands Sustainable Farmland Investment Strategies Mobilizing Finance for Land Conservation at the Energy-Land-Agriculture Nexus … Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the …
… support students in their pursuit of careers in the private sector that focus on doing good for communities, ecosystems, and the planet. Join us for an in-person session as we hear from students about their summer experiences at the intersection of business and the environment! Interesting, informative, and often humorous, these events give personal accounts of experiences and …
… 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 …
… A series of talks at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies this semester will engage in a critical dialogue about a … gripping the western U.S. A record-breaking drought continues to devastate Western states for the fourth consecutive year; Historically dry conditions in California, in particular, have resulted in dangerously low lake levels, destructive wildfires, …
… curated set of explanatory resources. The site is a collaboration between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) and the Tsai Center forInnovative Thinking at Yale (CITY). Go Beyond the Buzzwords! Circularity Clean Energy … Power & Resources: Equity and Justice Work in Practice The Decarbonization Accelerator Conservation Finance Network Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF) … Beyond the …
… 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 … these businesses with vital resources: access to capital, trade and technical partners, financial training and conservation practices. Root Capital works in hard-to-serve geographies where others don’t. …
… 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. …
… their shoes and are doing the work. Since its launch in the spring of 2018, the Yale Center for Business and Environment has facilitated hundreds of student engagements with Yale … Visiting Mentor series. The series seeks to sponsor alumni back to campus as a resource for students. Each academic year, a cohort of professionals across different industries … Clean Energy Master of Environmental Management 2011 Leigh Whelpton Program Director at Conservation Finance Network Master of Environmental Science 2012 …