… 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 … can both save money and help the planet. In this situation, Katrina saw the opportunity for a viable and environmentally sustainable business model. Over the next year and a half, … 2017, Katrina was familiar with the Sabin Prize. She had already taken advantage of several other entrepreneurial resources at Yale, and she led the Entrepreneurship Club at the School …
… 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 … of companies to campus to discuss their work and professional journeys. The conference reinforced many of the themes that have arisen in that series, while also introducing us to new … framework, businesses can integrate sustainability issues into their strategies that they otherwise might not have considered, and they can more easily coordinate with governments as …
… 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 … pursue sustainable practices. In short, there is a profound shift underway in how capital markets value companies. So if you’re an investor, what do you need to know? In partnership … Economics at Yale and 2013 Nobel laureate. “I think they could make more profits than any other types of companies, and this guide helps investors understand why.” Certified B …
… in the northeastern US. Residential and commercial buildings are currently responsible for roughly one-third of regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, representing a considerable market opportunity for low-carbon solutions. This blog post is to start a conversation … solution for the future. An initiative to establish a renewable thermal data clearinghouse—oTherm—has been proposed to address this issue. With a high share of fossil fuels used for …
… science and engineering at England’s Plymouth University. Marine plastics act as a sink forother toxic chemicals in the ocean. (This very property of microplastics can also be used to … 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. …
… 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 … specific macroalgae, Asparagopsis taxiformis, to decreased methane emissions in cattle and other ruminant animals, we were really excited about the possibility of this research … really does create new alternatives and opens up possibilities of expanding into untapped markets. Furthermore, we have found that one of the best parts of this venture is being able …
… Word Daniel C. Esty & Todd Cort, Rethinking Environmental/Social/Governance Metrics for the Mainstream Investor Daniel C. Esty & Todd Cort, Corporate Sustainability Metrics: … Initiative: Using Real-Time Environmental Data from Satellites to Move Financial Markets and Improve Climate Outcomes Gretchen T. Goldman, Kathryn Mulvey & Peter C. … but the data necessary to implement this preference too often are hard to come by. Other investors wish to put their money into businesses that are helping to address societal …
… this year’s $10,000 Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant, disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures, … across vast and complex landscapes.” Goldman Sachs estimates that drones will reach a market size of $100 billion by 2020. While most of this is in military applications ($70B) and consumer markets ($17B), Goldman analysts believe the fastest growth will be in commercial and civil …
… Amarjeet Sohi likes to tell the story of a phone call he once received from a Canadian mother of three. Sohi was a member of the Edmonton City Council at the time, and the woman … 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 of Infrastructure …
… to combat climate change – is gaining momentum all around the world, including in emerging markets such as 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 … in a simulated emissions trading system to explore approaches to a Brazilian carbon market. Through the simulation, businesses learn how to operate in a carbon trading scheme …