… This summer, I was incredibly honored to be the first undergraduate from Yale to work as a Nature-based Solutions Intern at the World Business Council for … to my local communities. With the rise of corporate land grabs in Borneo Malaysia for carbon credits, I was determined to understand the nature-based solutions (NbS) landscape … Nature and humanity are inextricably linked. According to the United Nations , forests support the livelihoods of over 1.6 billion people. From a broader economic …
… solutions to climate change that leave no community or ecosystem behind. It is through decarbonization and renewable energy deployment that we can achieve this at local and global … a just transition would start by being all-inclusive. It would have to consider all people from all backgrounds and locations and will leave no one out of the conversation and plan of … project. This project aims to identify leading communities and generate visibility to showcase where community-led residential electrification occurs across the country. Through …
… Howmight one go about preparing students for the immediate and future realities of climate … not just react to current ones. This past year, conversations covered everything from the future of food sovereignty and designing new commons to disrupting traditional … and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Lessons in Leadership: Finding Belonging at the Dinner Table … Sep 04, 2023 Lessons in …
… sculpture was created by Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea) In June, 1,400 professionals from industry, government, and NGOs convened in Seattle for Circularity ‘23. The three-day … is unclear if and when the adoption of digital product passports will become commonplace. However, wide adoption could be a boon to sustainability professionals. Imagine a world … systems and stakeholder collaboration, there could be many benefits (such as waste and carbon emissions reductions, improved customer experience, and cost savings). For example, …
… '23), and Julian Rubinfien (YC '23). Their research focuses on making mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil. Their goal is to supplant petrochemistry and demonstrate that biology can be scaled as a technology - in other words, to catalyze the shift from industrial chemistry to industrial biology. Watch this conversation with Executive … '23), and Julian Rubinfien (YC '23). Their research focuses on making mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil. Their goal is to supplant petrochemistry and demonstrate that …
… School of Management. Here, people looked beyond their established approaches to explore how the management of ecosystems, businesses and communities are interconnected. In doing so, they set the foundation and soul of a collaborative and compassionate culture for our … for growth. We believe in meeting people where they are. Over the years, we have learned from and supported remarkable people in our community who have been personally and …
… power. We had set up the meeting to exchange ideas and values, and to see if this investor might have ideas on how to fund a new model for clean energy projects on tribal land. Cody Two Bears, who is an … to choose its source. Most rural electric coops run on coal, or oil - resources extracted from sacred ecosystems. The use of these resources doesn’t feel aligned with traditional …
… keeps people coming back according to the panelists. It’s the ability to self-express, and how easy it is; because that’s what fashion is at its core, an extension of our … an extension of us. This session paired well with another on what we can take away from fast fashion strategy. Perhaps the future of sustainable fashion requires help from … to panelists, as brands are forced to be transparent it’s not simply the actual courts they should worry about, but the powerful court of public opinion. Like any conference, the …
… with a class that exposed the science behind natural disasters. Mary wanted to understand how we could attack the problem of man-made natural disasters at the root, instead of … visions, but I can't go into communities and create changes. The solutions have to come from the communities themselves.” Mary recognizes that there is no one right path and we … Maine and all the way to Massachusetts. To build that line you would have to cut through forests and wilderness in Maine. What we found is if you cut down all the trees in those …
… the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting for around 10% of global carbon emissions and 20% of global wastewater . Producing a single cotton t-shirt can … materials and processes that reduce the environmental impact of textile production. However, in my own experience as a start-up founder in the sustainable fashion space that … of transparency in supply chains can also make it challenging to trace where materials come from and howthey are produced. Furthermore, bulk order quantities make it challenging for …