… How might one go about preparing students for the immediate and future realities of climate change? At an institution like this, it … dynamic discoveries and host coveted conversations. This past year at Yale’s Center for Business and Environment (CBEY), we flipped conventional wisdom on its head and turned … students across Yale’s campus. These meetings encouraged students to imagine and prepare for the resilient societies and responsible economies required of us to maintain a healthy, …
… Going from idea to execution takes a lot of motivation. I struggled with this for Banofi Leather (my start-up that makes plant-based leather from banana crop waste). … to find someone that can put me in touch with the Gucci’s procurement team: Step 1: I would searchfor current Gucci employees Step 2: Once I have this list pulled up on LinkedIn, I … for a grant of about $25,000 pretty early on in our journey, and the 20 questions on the googleform, forced us to think about our business more holistically. Questions like key …
… I first had the idea for a plant-based leather start-up over 2 years ago but I didn’t have the confidence to … a new material, access to free subscriptions to many crucial SAS services, a library of research papers worth, and access to datasets, all worth thousands of dollars. For instance, a … of intellectual property (IP) built on the backbone of the wealth of innovations and research that takes place in the institution. This IP can be licensed by interested parties …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 … action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, agriculture and land use Energy use, efficiency and access Materials and waste After a competitive and selective … kit. Their goal is to introduce a low-cost, all-in-one solar power kit, offering better, cleaner, and cheaper renewable energy systems that will improve social, economic, and public …
… investment and asset management firms and funds, private operating companies, and mission-forward institutions who want to build, realign and scale institutional-quality sustainable … sits on several Boards including Impax Asset Management Group, Pax World Funds, Onward Energy and the Seven Islands Land Company. Lindsey is the Co-Chair of the Advisory Board for the Yale Center for Business and Environment and is the US Ambassador for the 2041 …
… new products and business models. Since her time at Yale, Meaghan has worked for companies advancing innovative business models to scale more sustainable food production … group and on Sonen Capital’s real assets investment team. She also pursued her own research related to sustainable food and agriculture. Meaghan is a graduate of the 2022 … group and on Sonen Capital’s real assets investment team. She also pursued her own research related to sustainable food and agriculture. Meaghan is a graduate of the 2022 …
… teaches to help all stakeholders act on climate challenges. He's written journalism and researchfor the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg CityLab, the Urban Land Institute, the … He was recently CBEY's News Editor, where he coached students writing stories for the CleanEnergy Finance Forum and Conservation Finance Network websites. He lives in Lower …
… Uganda. Prior to that he worked in One Acre Fund's strategy team, developing joint ventures for seed production in Rwanda and identifying opportunities for smallholder farmers to access global crop markets, among other projects. Colin came to … Uganda. Prior to that he worked in One Acre Fund's strategy team, developing joint ventures for seed production in Rwanda and identifying opportunities for smallholder farmers to …
… Brooks Lamb is the author of Love for the Land : Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place (Yale Univ. Press, 2023), a book … earned his master’s degree at Yale School of the Environment — where his award-winning research focused on understanding small and mid-sized farmers’ stewardship in the face of … earned his master’s degree at Yale School of the Environment — where his award-winning research focused on understanding small and mid-sized farmers’ stewardship in the face of …
… the Environment studying collaborative solutions to protecting wildlife on working lands. Before coming to YSE, she worked for an environmental nonprofit, focusing on water and nutrient management on the Central Coast of California and stopping the sale of invasive horticultural plants. She also studied visitor use …