… inbox? The answers to these and other questions helped me frame much more than my goals for this certificate program, so definitely useful. Then we began the energy policy coursework. For 8 weeks we covered a multitude of historical and present-day aspects of energy policy, … break to finally begin the much-awaited, much-anticipated, much-doubted, and much-hoped-for 8-week energy project financing coursework. I had heard during orientation that this …
… the North Park Village Nature Center. The Nature Center has been my community and sanctuary for over half my life. I started as a junior camp counselor, eventually working my way up to lead my own beekeeping classes for high schoolers. When my Dad passed away, I sought refuge with the bees and beekeepers there. Nature and my community were there for me when I needed them the most. I know firsthand that when nature and community work in …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students (2-3) to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) on scaling up a circular solution for used and returned bags in partnership with Lo & Sons . Over the course of the semester, …
… Talaty and I work as the Environmental Innovation Fellow at Yale. I’m always on the lookout for new models of innovation within existing organizations or emerging startups that are … towards the Scottish Exhibition Centre where the conference was happening, I was looking forward to learning about new work happening in the innovation space within the larger … out on their innovation journey. However, so much of what we do here at Yale supports entrepreneurs to find partners and opportunities to collaborate with others. We have seen …
… On Day 2, as I continued my foray into searching for innovation, strains of the previous day’s theme of collaboration continued to seek me … in the past with Yale professor Paul Anastas, who won the 2021 Volvo Environment Prize for his work on green chemistry, That put him, me and three Yale students on the stage with …
… and has a moratorium on fossil fuel extraction. Costa Rica has also implemented a Payments for Environmental Services Program , the first of its kind in the region, which has already helped more than 18,000 families by directly paying landowners for the environmental services their lands produce when adopting sustainable land-use and forest-management techniques. A clear case of taking bold, innovative action driven by …
… It’s all good to talk about finding new ways to innovate and new models for putting ideas into action, but existing organizations also need support. And intrapreneurship can also be an effective vehicle for innovation. In a panel event hosted at the Nature Pavilion on creating systemic change for a more regenerative economy, panelist Peta Milan Zoomed in from Portugal to talk about …
… Decarbonization and a net zero future will require transformative leaps in clean energy investment and innovation, according to a recent report by … by 2030 if net zero by 2050 is to be achieved. This mind-boggling number set the backdrop for an event on Day 5 of COP26 at the Business Pavilion. The Business Pavilion was hosted by … group of seven non-profit organizations like BSR, Ceres, CDP and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). With a board comprising leaders drawn from these …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. CBEY supports students in building sustainable, for-profit … Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. Since 2011, the Sobotka Family has supported entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers who want to address the needs of both the market and …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students to participate in an independent study (equivalent to a full-credit … companies as they (a) give companies the opportunity to provide public investors with forward projections on innovative business models that are profitable but have limited …