… gas emissions, habitat loss, pollution and animal welfare abuses. It also comes with a hope for food security and food safety. The New Meat Half of the conference took place around … 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, … legal considerations around plant-based foods were another major topic at the conference. Yale SOM alum of Honest Tea and the Executive Chairman for Beyond Meat, Seth Goldman, sat on …
… students can apply to receive up to $3000 in funding to help move an idea forward. From a community movement to a communications strategy to a for-profit solution, this support is … its second year, this program has attracted interest from a diverse set of students across Yale’s campus. “Last year we had 23 interdisciplinary teams of students apply from the … year, and hope that even more teams apply this time. We are inspired by the creativity of ourcommunity and know that there are ideas bubbling up that will have real impact, and we …
… The YaleCenterfor Business and the Environment (CBEY) will conduct research into how Small Business … an act of Congress) that dramatically benefit hard-tech entrepreneurs with no other source of patient capital. The goal of this independent study will be to use both qualitative …
… When Sophie Janaskie entered Yale College she had it figured out: she would find work doing research in a biology lab; … along the path she first started walking in high school. But then she got a job at Yale’s Office of Sustainability . It was her sophomore year and she and a small team were working to get students involved with sustainability efforts around campus. “I found I really enjoyed that type of work,” Janaskie says—the fact …
… Each year the YaleCenterfor Business and the Environment gives teams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the opportunity to be matched with a mentor from our network of partners and experts. Sabin Mentors commit a minimum of two hours to advising … Casey Pickett Director of Innovation, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development …
… work? If you are new to conservation finance, these may be some of the questions you find yourself asking. Here, we attempt to answer some of these questions and give a brief … services on which people depend. It encompasses a diverse set of subjects including forestry, agriculture, fresh water, open space, oceans and cities. The practice of … absorb this growing capital. What challenges lie ahead? The conservation finance community is adept at working with the traditional funding vehicles described above, but …
… Solarize is a solar adoption program in which a community pairs with a solar installer to promote local residential solar. The installer, … provides fixed, advantageous contracting rates to customers and simplifies the process, encouraging high rates of adoption. (See the Solarize YourCommunity guidebook for more … Messaging Strategies The Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) II project at Yale is studying how different messaging strategies can affect the diffusion of solar. As …
… The YaleCenterfor Business and the Environment (CBEY) is announcing a very generous and transformative … its work on innovation and entrepreneurship, CBEY has established itself as a leading resource on clean energy finance. The new gift will expand this work in two ways. First, CBEY, …
… Our national production of food and fiber comes almost exclusively from agricultural … the University of Pennsylvania, finds that urban farms are linked to increased feelings of community and lower levels of violence . This led to the Centers for Disease Control and … original publication by GreenBiz in 2017. You may email the author via our office at cbey@yale.edu. 2714 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions USDA Squeezes the Food …
… in part because of the continued statewide presence of Solarize. Solarize campaigns use community-based social networks to promote the adoption of solar through a group pricing … higher solar adoption rates . Figure 1 Bollinger, Gillingham, and Lamp (2017). ”Solarize YourCommunity: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar,” Centerfor Business and the Environment at Yale Connecticut’s most recent Solarize campaign, its eighth round, concluded in the third …