… We’ve all read the stats. The average consumer now purchases 60 percent more clothing, compared to 2000, … consumption and production, due to the complexity and expansiveness of their footprint. This past October, representatives from apparel brands around the world convened atthe … greater opportunities for businessesto transform their practices. Responsible consumption—buying used or recycled goods, and wearing items longer—may succeed in diverting more …
… Shortly after concluding their most recent campaign, researchers working on the Yale SEEDS II … communities, were excited to begin a new collaboration, called “ConnectSun.” This project—a partnership between the Connecticut Green Bank, United Illuminating (UI), and … officially launched at Pequot Library Auditorium in Southport on September 25. The event convened the program’sthree collaborators alongside suppliers of related …
… Turkey’s Garanti Bank recently joined the webinar series Carbon Pricing: Gaining a … discuss its experience as one of the country’s first banks with an internal carbon price. This price helps drive the bank’sstrong and growing renewable energy portfolio. Given … from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), with hopesto eventually integrate its use for improved climate risk mitigation. Impacts Garanti’s 2015 …
… The future of food isseriously thinking about plant-rich diets. In early September, a group … a $3.7 billion market, according to the Good Food Institute, the non-profitthat organized this first major conference of the industry. With the replacement of animal products comes … amount of time for its market presence and in addressing the replacement of foods for prevention of more damage from animal agriculture. The hopeful road ahead will also lie in …
… When Sophie Janaskie entered Yale College she had it figured out: she would find work doing research in a biology … fruit on a relatively shorttimeline. She stayed atthe Office through her junior year and eventually switched her major to environmental engineering. She had found a new path. Upon … studies in May 2018, now joins CBEY asthe Environmental/Social Innovation Fellow. In this yearlong postshe will oversee the continued operation and improvement of existing …
… Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment givesteams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the … their ideas in front of a panel of judges and compete for the prize of $25,000. Visit our event website for more details. … their ideas in front of a panel of judges and compete for the prize of $25,000. Visit our event website for more details. …
… What exactly is conservation finance? Why is it increasingly relevantto environmental … asking. Here, we attemptto answer some of these questions and give a brief overview. This overview is not meantto be all-inclusive or in-depth. Rather, itseeksto paint a … tax incentives, loans and investments, ecosystem-services markets, and catalytic grants and donations. What challenges does conservation finance address? There is a need for enormous …
… Our national production of food and fiber comes almost exclusively from agricultural giants, … food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture." USDA can aid in this mission by fixing agriculture subsidies. It can do this by refocusing economic forces … community and lower levels of violence . This led to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviewing greening as a tool for violence prevention . Sustainable Soils …
… Katrina Barlow (SOM ’17) came to Yale interested in starting a company. “There’s no better … when the grid is powered by renewables, they can both save money and help the planet. In thissituation, Katrina saw the opportunity for a viable and environmentally sustainable … Program, which hassince evolved into the CITY Accelerator . “I probably would not have done PowerHouse if I didn’t getthe firstthousand-dollar grantto guide me through the …
… This past February, professionals from the world’s most influential companies gathered in … environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into overall risk management. The event wasstanding room only, with almost every inch of space occupied. The tremendous …