… against those in Georgia and California, two states with leading rates of EV adoption, the researchers helped bring clarity to this debate. “It’s not at all clear that states funding … the government hasn’t done so,” said Eitan Hochster, a researcher at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and one of the report’s authors. “What is clear is that high usage rates—having …
… On April 15 th , students, professors from Duke and Yale Universities, and executives from non-profit … in the Solar Energy Education and Diffusion Study (SEEDS) , a Department of Energy funded research program. Since 2010, 58 Connecticut towns have participated in five rounds of this … the one hand this could be interpreted as SolarCity free-riding on Solarize CT and taking business away from the local installers involved in Solarize. On the other hand, it speaks …
… these vehicles – is still in its infancy. This report outlines the technologies and business models necessary to ramp up growth in the electric vehicle (EV) market in the … and are a vital element of sustainable transportation. Because of the many societal and environmental benefits of increased EV ownership, governments have instituted policies to … participants who can benefit from a more robust EV charging ecosystem. To read the full research report, please download the PDF . The article above is the executive summary of a …
… in channeling assets under management into investments that advance important social and environmental issues,” said Lisa Woll, CEO of US SIF and the US SIF Foundation. Since 2011, … To keep up on one aspect of sustainable investing, stay tuned for the Yale Center for Business and the Environment’s Conservation Finance Forum, a website and newsletter that … To keep up on one aspect of sustainable investing, stay tuned for the Yale Center for Business and the Environment’s Conservation Finance Forum, a website and newsletter that …
… Paul Lussier introduced the panel for CBEY's "Sustainability, Transparency, and Metrics in Business" event on April 22nd, he reminded the audience that it's that kind of trust that … ( Patagonia 's Vincent Stanley), science ( IPCC 's Jonathan Lynn), and assessment ( Yale Environmental Perfomance Index' s Jason Schwartz). Trust Trends: Edelman Trust Barometer … Partnerships, presented the results of Edelman's most recent Trust Barometer survey. The research, which takes an annual look at how people across the globe place trust in …
… pursuit of a snow leopard. “That’s Andy’s idea of a fun vacation,” said Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) Program Director Stuart DeCew, referring to Andrew Sabin. The chase of … specter of failure. Now in its seventh year, the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize annually awards $25,000 to support innovative for-profit business ideas that advance a sustainable …
… Emergency Management Agency subsidizes flood insurance. In today’s fiscally constrained environment, the outlook on coastlines is not optimistic. Through the 2015 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge , a team of four Yale F&ES and SOM students— Julie Andress , Meaghan McGrath , Heather West and Sarah Wilson —devised a Flood … flood mitigation idea? MM : We met before winter break, to talk about some initial areas to research. Heather and I had worked in the conservation finance world before, so we came …
… to a career in corporate sustainability. Understanding the economic benefits that corporate environmental programs had, I was excited to contribute to a company’s bottom line by … Dexter Dunphy, and Andrew Griffiths, this third wave represents the “transformation” that businesses make to become a “sustaining corporation”. Here, business adopts and operates based on the ideology of sustainable development. In other …
… Our team, comprised of the Connecticut Green Bank, SmartPower, Duke, and Yale, conducts research focused specifically on how social and behavioral factors—things like the influence … shared a unique solar PV story. For a pair of teachers, the opportunity to show their students that generating clean electricity was possible in Connecticut was their primary … Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect Street Related News Solar Research Wins “Project of Distinction Award” at PV America Former Obama Strategist Shifts Focus To a New Movement: Solar Adoption …
… as the Center’s first Program Manager. In this position, Fitzgerald will work closely with students on the development of new initiatives and internship opportunities around the … the Yale Center for Customer Insights (YCCI) after 15 years of experience providing market research for various multinational companies. As a Connecticut native, she was always aware … describing the impassioned discussions that took place among business leaders, students and faculty. “I began to think that maybe I could use these skills that I have not just in an …