… classification and recent legislature, history of wetlands degradation, conservation efforts, or blue carbon credits in developing markets, you will not want to miss this event! Lunch is provided as always. We are committed to reducing waste at our event. Therefore, we ask that when you register, you commit to doing your best to attend. About … given by a peer/ close contact. To broaden our exposure and deepen our knowledge. ~20 min for small group discussion about the topic. To share additional knowledge, spark new ideas, …
… the world’s most tech-savvy, high-impact organizations to show how we can make real gains for the environment. The principles of his approach, dubbed “quantified conservation,” will … States. The stories in his recently published book “Quantified: Redefining Conservation for the Next Economy” highlight the most precious of resources – water -- but they apply to … Impact Investing Thu, October 1st, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT — 9:00 AM EDT Nature's Returns Webinar Series … Whitworth draws lessons from the world’s most tech-savvy, high-impact …
… 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 … any questions. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Circularity Future Directions in Business and the Environment Pitch Competition & …
… How can a global company build innovative business models that create shared value for both the business and the community? Ask Vijay Sharma. Over the course of his career he has successfully created large scale Base of Pyramid (BOP) operations for multiple organizations in India; Project Shakti embodies this model. Project Shakti … Pond’s. Since its inception in 2000, this initiative has not only increased market share for HLL, it has given 50,000 women in rural India an increased sense of self-worth as well …
… 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 … a professor of ecological/environmental economics at the University of Minnesota; Bradford Gentry, Professor at Yale F&ES and the Yale School of Management and Director of 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 the agroforestry farms and broader landscapes in which they work. Root … $1.2 billion to improve the lives of six million people in farming communities. Location Webinar Related Programs Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services … Elizabeth …
… fund Grupo Trimex : Developing a farmer-centered regenerative agriculture framework for the largest wheat miller and distributor in Mexico Yolélé Co : Building an operations and business model for climate resiliency and local economic development through an agroforestry farm in Mali starting with the indigenous grain, fonio. *Snacks will be provided. …
… from Professor Paul Anastas and Urvashi Bhatnagar ’17 provides companies with a methodology for creating inherently sustainable products and processes and driving sustainable practices … conversation, they talk with Vincent Stanley of Patagonia and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. Speakers: Paul Anastas, Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment Urvashi Bhatnagar ’17 Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy, Patagonia …
… 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 …
… Trimex’s Sustainability and Social Responsibility Manager, Mar Gutierrez (MEM ‘16) for a conversation on wheat growing practices in a diversity of lands and business models. … 4th generation family farm in Montana in the1980’s; a journey in organic farming and care for community that has had a big impact in the industry. Mark Bomford Director of the Yale Sustainable Food Program (YSFP) will facilitate this conversation …