… the Climate Crisis.” Being the Environmental Innovation Fellow and helping students do just that, I knew I had to find out what was going on behind the bold title. Moderated by Lisa … Partners, the venture investment and innovation division of energy company National Grid that invests in seed-stage and mature startups in the energy and IT space. However, they … According to John Pettigrew, CEO of National Grid, the energy industry is unique in that utility companies don’t really compete with each other in their service delivery areas, …
… winners of the 2021 Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. CBEY supports students in building sustainable, for-profit businesses. A huge part of this has been via the Sobotka … and selective process, the two winners of this year's Sobotka Prize include a platform that helps with the transition towards a plant-based diet and a supplier of lotus silk. … to students as they build their ideas into companies. "The entrepreneurial ecosystem that is developing solutions for specific environmental challenges continues to thrive at …
… to provide public investors with forward projections on innovative business models that are profitable but have limited access to capital, and (b) allow said companies to … CRIS team and its partners and advisor to identify areas within these subsector verticals that present attractive investment opportunities for a SPAC such as CRIS. Students will be … of the United States and beyond given the potential to avail themselves of the lowest-cost, long-term capital possible for such long-lived assets. Key suggested areas of focus …
… my interests in empowering women and corporate sustainability, I chose to attend events that focused on these topics. I was fortunate to have attended the conference (as one needs … in the first few days of the summit, India disclosed their commitment to net zero by 2070. Immediately, many from the Western world hit back stating that this was … a decade (vs. over a century for carbon dioxide), methane is still 20 times more potent, making this a significant action nonetheless. This is not to say it is perfect – there is …
… worked with dozens of practitioners and other experts in farming, climate adaptation, policymaking, sustainable investment, coalition-building, and related fields to provide practical … what a coalition should ask for in a piece of legislation and how stakeholders can ensure that a policy does what it should. Readers will find counsel on outreach, drafting, writing, … though, so the guidebook articulates how to change conditions where readers live. The lessons, and the conversational voice that carries them, can buoy readers through multi-hour …
… has awarded these grants for the past five years in an effort to support projects and ideas that can have wide-ranging impacts and tackle diverse systemic issues related to the current … to establish a partnership between the private investment community and tribal nations that will harness renewable energy on native lands, in order to create sustainable economic … counseling services and advocacy workshops. GroundUp: GroundUp is a residential low-cost air conditioning solution that emulates a simple screw, with easy installation and …
… TerraCycle is not a typical recycling company—it’s a marketing company that develops recycling solutions and serves as a model for circularity, demonstrating a … TerraCycle’s journey as a trailblazer in circularity originated as a one-man operation making fertilizer from kitchen scraps and worms behind the Princeton dining halls. Founder … instead of cradle-to-grave. For small businesses, TerraCycle offers Zero Waste Boxes—low-cost, recycling platforms for hundreds of hard-to-recycle waste streams from coffee capsules …
… with alumni who are doing the work helps current students see the possible pathways that exist at the intersection of business and the environment and understand what it took … with alumni who are doing the work helps current students see the possible pathways that exist at the intersection of business and the environment and understand what it took … with alumni who are doing the work helps current students see the possible pathways that exist at the intersection of business and the environment and understand what it took …
… working on sustainable ventures, and engage with alumni entrepreneurs who continue to build the businesses they started at Yale. Developing new programming that includes and highlights missing voices in innovation is a key focus area for Talaty. … time as a student. “I’m excited to continue interacting with this unparalleled spirit of making the world a better place and expanding it through my role.” Trent Cummings has …
… exactly are SPACs? In brief, SPACs are shell companies (i.e. not commercially operational) that investors use to raise capital via an Initial Public Offering (“ IPO ”), in order to … to their energy density and recyclability. With prices having fallen by 87% since 2010 and cost reductions projected to continue through 2030, the lithium-ion battery market is … sources estimate that to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, over 2,000 carbon capture facilities would need to be operational by 2050. At present, there are only 19 carbon …