… SolarCity has an ambitious mission: to put solar panels on every rooftop in America, Jon … on Sustainability Leadership , a lecture series presented by the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment . Frances Beinecke, YC ’71, FES ’74, former president of the … website . Related ProgramsSolar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) Related Events A Conversation with Jon Carson, Solar City Tue, October 20th, 2015, 1:30 PM EDT — …
… In the Navajo Nation, electricity may be a fragile commodity as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the United States face similar energy quandaries. The United States … funding is estimated to total around $4-6 million. Applications are due by Dec. 10. For facility-scale installations, the amount of the source energy that must be displaced is …
… We call it SILO - Slides Instead of Learning Opportunities, and it’ssomething you may have experienced before. During lunch time break, several dozen audience members gather in a lecture hall. They … check their email on their phones. Meanwhile, in the background, a leader from an exciting business or organization delivers a slide presentation to a distracted audience. When we …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they share experiences and reflect … came up with an innovative tree- counting approach that became the foundation of the business. Today it helps improve forest management and increases ROI (return on investment) …
… Will 2015 prove to be a historic year for climate and sustainability? There is reason to hope, according to Peter Bakker, president and CEO of the World Business Council forSustainable Development. “The spirit of cooperation that has opened up … of religion and the environment at Yale. Read the full story on Yale Insights . Related Events Pope, Paris and the SDGs: What’s driving business to act on climate change now? Wed, …
… It has only been a week since the stunning revelation that the Volkswagen group equipped millions … and cases featuring the US energy company’s massive financial fraud are therefore taught in businessschools around the world. Here are seven reasons why the Volkswagen scandal is … those suffering from respiratory disease. Read the full story on Financial TImes Related Events GNAM Faculty Webinar on Sustainability Leadership Tue, October 21st, 2014, 4:30 AM …
… At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & EnvironmentalStudies (FES) joint-degree studentsshared some of the lessons they … enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full story on the Yale SOM website. Related Events Joint Degree Summer Internship Presentations! Thu, October 12th, 2017, 7:45 AM EDT — …
… The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick to learn, though never formally schooled. … who currently leads the nonprofit TechnoServe , strives to align the tremendous engine of business with social need in a way that universalizes opportunity alongside talent. … “The action is, and will be, around business and investment.” Watch the video: Related EventsBusinessSolutions to Poverty: How shared value is revolutionizing corporate thinking …
… As global head of research at Thomson Reuters Wealth Management/Lipper, Robert Jenkinsspends … The problem, Jenkinssays, is that fund managers and fund selectors have no single standard for analyzing or ranking Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors or Socially … (SRI) factors in funds. Read more on the Yale School of Management website . Related EventsSustainability Metrics Monthly Seminar: Robert Jenkins Tue, September 1st, 2015, 7:45 …
… This piece was originally published on Environmental Leader. The most recent California … companies are using water in California to grow almonds, which represent a classic economic case of environmental externalities: the almonds have a high profit margin because the cost … According to the website, the association represents about 1,000 wineries and affiliated businesses, responsible for over 85 percent of the nation’s wine production. The association …