… thing she needed was the right idea, and she found it when she learned about the potential for households to benefit from a sort of “energy arbitrage.” Due to the low marginal cost of … the planet. In this situation, Katrina saw the opportunity for a viable and environmentally sustainablebusiness model. Over the next year and a half, she developed this idea into Powerhouse, …
… with five swimming pools and a lazy river in the middle of the desert may seem an odd place for path-breaking conversations on sustainability, the three-day conference yielded a wealth … priorities and often lead the charge in realizing them. For instance, the United Nations SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) were a frequent topic of discussion and the subject of … communicating their activities to a global audience. By connecting to a global framework, businesses can integrate sustainability issues into their strategies that they otherwise …
… firm, recently noted that long-term corporate prosperity requires not just financial performance, but “a positive contribution to society.” He does not stand alone with this … – nearly every major Silicon Valley venture capital firm backs companies that pursue sustainable practices. In short, there is a profound shift underway in how capital markets … know? In partnership with Patagonia and wealth advisory firm Caprock , the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment has released a new publication to answer this question. …
… in the northeastern US. Residential and commercial buildings are currently responsible for roughly one-third of regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, representing a … markets and new financing products to fuel the RTT market, entrepreneurs to build new business models, and governments to release efficiency policies. We started by canvassing … GHG emissions. While this is an opportunity to sustain electricity sales and develop new business models in the non-regulated part of the sector, it also has implications for the …
… science and engineering at England’s Plymouth University. Marine plastics act as a sink for other toxic chemicals in the ocean. (This very property of microplastics can also be … assume that ingestion of marine plastic debris, whether by people or other animals, therefore means taking a concentrated dose of toxic chemicals in addition to the plastic itself. … the continuous loss of plastics to the oceans, a material that can be recovered, implies an annual loss of $80-$120 billion worth of material. That said, there are two reasons this …
… fall of 2017, CBEY, along with Yale University Office of Sustainability, and Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, organized a grant program for students who have entrepreneurial or … reduce methane emissions, but the aquaponics system itself is notably one of the most sustainable agricultural methods to date. An ecosystem is essentially formed between fish or … will involve selling shrimp to local restaurants and maintaining solid relationships forbusiness continuity. After establishing a solid base in this area, we will use these profits …
… Word Daniel C. Esty & Todd Cort, Rethinking Environmental/Social/Governance Metrics for the Mainstream Investor Daniel C. Esty & Todd Cort, Corporate Sustainability Metrics: … Trends Erik Allen, Kevin Lyons & Rodrigo Tavares, The Application of Machine Learning to Sustainable Finance Mark Kriss & Jessica Hellmann, A Geofinancial Engineering Initiative: … this preference too often are hard to come by. Other investors wish to put their money into businesses that are helping to address societal challenges. Thus, some impact investors with …
… this year’s $10,000 Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant, disbursed annually by the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment to provide funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures, include … cloud computing, and mobile access to better manage forests. A 2010 recipient of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize, the company now employs seven full-time employees and works with …
… he once received from a Canadian mother of three. Sohi was a member of the Edmonton City Council at the time, and the woman called to explain that mental health and addiction issues … if she hadn’t had that housing,” he said in a recent conversation at Yale. “What a loss for her, a loss for her children, a loss for society.” Now positioned as Canada’s Minister … then infrastructure is the foundation for that.” Watch the video: Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Canada’s Big, Optimistic Infrastructure Bet … Dec …
… Brazil. Since 2013, there has been rapid growth in Brazilian corporate adoption and support for carbon pricing as a mechanism to prepare for a climate-constrained future. Three companies from Brazil’s business community sat down to share their experience with carbon pricing as part of the … instruments. The webinar featured Luiz Osorio, Vice President at CPFL; Fabio Luiz Guido, SustainableBusiness Specialist at Itaú Unibanco; and Vivian Mac Knight, Climate Change …