… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. The Plastic Problem details how we got to this point. Here we discuss … has come since, was immediate and expansive. Media worldwide jumped on the article. Sky News, in partnership with WWF, launched a full-fledged campaign, Sky Ocean Rescue ; Sky News … control over nor responsibility for ensuring proper waste management infrastructure in the markets where they sell their products. Governments tighten regulations Governments around …
… cooling is that households tend to wait until their old system breaks before they install a new one. This typically happens on a cold winter day. There is an urgent call to the … pump installations in Connecticut supported by a grant from United Illuminating and Eversource in the period 2012 through 2017. Top: Heat pump installations per 1000 residents. … of opportunity for promoting renewable alternatives. People moving to a new home present another important phase: Respondent households with a heat pump as a primary heating system …
… by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures. Hand Me Up , co-founded by Jatin Batra (SOM ‘19), Cyndi Chen (SOM ‘19) and … 15% of all clothing donated or reused, Hand Me Up (HMU) hopes to change perceptions and encourage clothing reuse by creating a positive shopping experience for busy parents. In turn, this will reduce the environmental impact of the notoriously dirty fashion industry. Hand Me Up's cofounders from left to …
… endowment. If it changes its investment practices, it spurs a tangible and immediate impact, which isn’t the case for most individual investors. But individual investments add … box verification scheme, so they’re making the standards entirely transparent and open-sourced, similar to what B Lab has done for its process of certifying responsible companies … experience,” said Rissman, “And we found that part of being entrepreneurial is learning new skills to advance the venture.” Reed and Rissman have continued to work full-time on …
… recipients of this year’s RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $20,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support novel approaches to supporting low-carbon heating and … which remains hobbled by unfavorable economics, low public awareness, lack of affordable financing, and an immature industry. Recipients of the RTA Seed Innovation Grant include: A … readily provide residential and business owners the cost savings and reduced greenhouse gas impacts associated with the installation of a renewable heating and cooling systems. Primary …
… for half as long. Fabric production and consumer use account for 60% of environmental impacts associated with apparel. Not to mention, the fashion industry is also notoriously … the SDGs last year, making commitments that span safe working conditions and responsible resource management. Some breakout discussions around this topic stressed that companies should … boundary of impact to the planetary level. VF Corp., owner of The North Face, JanSport, and others, really understand this. They restructured their CSR framework to include core …
… Forestry & Environmental Studies, School of Management and Yale College. The projects have impact across the globe, from New Haven to Southeast Asia and around the world and tackle a … including energy, materials, transportation, food, women and girls, and land use. “One of our main goals throughout this process was to support climate change innovators and … according to the EPA. Green Mow will enable the commercial landscaping industry to adopt electric mowers by developing a battery lease program, which will reduce costs and the …
… studying solar diffusion in low- and moderate-income communities, were excited to begin a new collaboration, called “ConnectSun.” This project—a partnership between the Connecticut … solar growth in areas where targeted outreach could significantly relieve strain on the electric grid. ConnectSun officially launched at Pequot Library Auditorium in Southport on … please visit: EnergizeCT.com/ConnectSun or call 203-345-0200. Related Initiatives Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate Program Related Programs Solar Energy …
… Change Action Plan guides Garanti’s climate strategy and action. The Plan comprises four pillars: prioritizing low carbon investments reducing deforestation establishing green … (TCFD), with hopes to eventually integrate its use for improved climate risk mitigation. Impacts Garanti’s 2015 Climate Change Action Plan established a 2020 pledge for a minimum of … drive positive societal change and improved market position. Related Initiatives Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate Program Related News Internal Carbon …
… corporate, academia, non-profit, and public spaces came together to discuss a growing newimpact field—plant-based foods and clean meat. As the Good Food Conference website said, … criteria. Both are important considerations the field will have to think about for global markets. Clean meat is not currently in the market in any form as costs are being brought … overfishing. Sharing her hope for the future of plant-based and clean seafoods replacing our current status quo around seafood that does not consider what we take out of the system, …