… Katrina Barlow (SOM ’17) came to Yale interested in starting a company. “There’s no better time to start a company than while … 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 … Sabin Prize. She had already taken advantage of several other entrepreneurial resources at Yale, and she led the Entrepreneurship Club at the School of Management. She saw …
… 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 … environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into overall risk management. The event was standing room only, with almost every inch of space occupied. The tremendous … a powerful incentive to prioritize sustainability, and it is a relatively new trend. Yale has been at the cutting edge of research and innovation on this topic through the newly …
… 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 … do you need to know? In partnership with Patagonia and wealth advisory firm Caprock , the Yale Center for Business and the Environment has released a new publication to answer this … Good Business: An Investor’s Guide to B Corps An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going "B" Related Events Investing in B Corps Launch Party Tue, March 20th, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT — 5:00 PM EDT …
… in the northeastern US. Residential and commercial buildings are currently responsible for roughly one-third of regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, representing a … Technologies in Connecticut " was supported financially by the Connecticut Green Bank, Yale University, United Illuminating, and Eversource, through the CT Energize initiative. … Picotte, Ellen Abramowitz, and Nathan Grady. [1] See https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FINAL-TCFD-Report-062817.pdf 2485 Clean Energy Circularity Renewable Thermal …
… 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 … However, if the wastewater treatment plant is unable to capture microplastics they are eventually washed out to the ocean. How we got to this stage—the WEF describes plastics as … However, if the wastewater treatment plant is unable to capture microplastics they are eventually washed out to the ocean. How we got to this stage—the WEF describes plastics as …
… In the 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 …
… Word Daniel C. Esty & Todd Cort, Rethinking Environmental/Social/Governance Metrics for the Mainstream Investor Daniel C. Esty & Todd Cort, Corporate Sustainability Metrics: … to put their capital to work in corporations that are bringing renewable power or energy efficiency to the marketplace. How far these impact investors are willing to go in terms of … follow. Read the complete 2017 Journal of Environmental Investing . Related Initiatives Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF) … Dan Esty … Todd Cort … Current issue …
… winners of 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, … better understand the impact that their investment options can have." Now in its seventh year, the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant has supported over 20 startups to help …
… a job. “But imagine 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 … to succeed, then infrastructure is the foundation for that.” Watch the video: Related Events A Conversation with Amarjeet Sohi, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and …
… 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 … accordingly. “We already consider carbon pricing in our business plan in anticipation of an eventual regulated carbon market in Brazil,” Osorio said. “The use of carbon pricing in …