… In other words, companies do well by doing good. The Third Wave Imagine a meeting with key company strategists and decision makers in which the only topic of conversation is … or poor marine health. The occurrences of these conversations in some of today’s biggest corporations are signs of the third wave of corporate sustainability. There are two … to this pattern, including environmental remediation, sustainability consulting, clean energy, and green banking. The second way in which companies are evolving into the next …
… watching seven individuals manage the flow of electricity across New England. A screen big enough for a blockbuster premier loomed in front of them. Neon orange lines connected boxes labeled with New England towns—Lexington, Salem, Conway, Mystic. Tiny colored circles with numbers … and transmission across Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Maintaining seamless operation of the region’s electric grid requires constant …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, welcomes Heather Fitzgerald as the … 15 years of experience providing market research for various multinational companies. As a Connecticut native, she was always aware of Yale, and fatigue with the private sector led … I have not just in an academic setting, but to make a real difference.” The commitment, energy and engagement of the CBEY students were especially inspiring. “I wanted to work with …
… Interbrand brought to Yale GreenLight on February 13th . Interbrand is partnering with CBEY on a sustainability conference in the fall of 2015 and engaged with the CBEY … fast-paced sessions designed to generate new and innovative solutions to complex challenges. They are used by some of the world’s most celebrated design and innovation … Fri, March 27th, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT — 12:00 PM EDT Evans Hall 4220 GreenLight Workshop: NRG Energy Mon, March 30th, 2015, 9:30 AM EDT — 1:30 PM EDT Evans Hall, 2220 GreenLight …
… hasn’t let up here in New Haven, but before we know it, exams will be wrapping up. With the constant hubbub of the academic calendar, sometimes we forget to take stock of everything that happens here through CBEY. We … Andrew Winston spoke to a packed audience for a lunch talk covering ideas from his book The Big Pivot: Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer, and More Open World …
… Finance, based in Palo Alto, Calif., uses a model that engages community organizations, small businesses and investors to streamline the development and financing of solar and … efficiency projects. Michel Puckett from the Clean Energy Finance Forum recently spoke with Ty Jagerson, founder and CEO of Village Power Finance, to learn more about the … the ones that made sense, had plenty of capital. The large commercial deals on the big-box retailers and other high-credit entities actually were also reasonably …
… As the energy efficiency finance market grows and matures, are robust secondary markets inevitable, … entities to bundle and resell energy efficiency finance creates a conduit for investors with large amounts of capital, such as pension funds and insurance companies. Increased … which involve the direct sale of loans from one investor to another. These tend to be smaller and faster to turn around than revenue bonds or asset-backed securities, but don’t …
… 17 th . But, the March 25 th application deadline is fast approaching! Mark your calendars. Every year, the Sabin Prize awards $25,000 to the most promising Yale venture at … offerings expanded, we built a new CBEY Entrepreneurship Team and doubled down with our prospective finalists to ensure they put their best pitch forward. Through expert … resources, and funding. 2271 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Circularity Equity and Justice Entrepreneurship Deadlines & Opportunities: Gearing up …
… an aesthetic update, but gives our audiences—internal and external—more ways to engage with the work that we do and the people involved. Since our founding in 2006, we have grown … opportunities, most recently in partnership with WWF and Alcoa , established the Clean Energy Finance Forum as a leading industry news source, and embarked on a large-scale solar … The Yale Center for Business and the Environment tackles one of the central management challenges of the twenty-first century: our transition to a sustainable economy. We provide …
… as a business imperative. Through the CBEY Student Pitch Competition, open to any student with a good idea and a willingness to sell it, we convinced a jury of our peers that a … Taken together, the potential financial impacts are often large enough to spur investments, changes in operations, and modifications to supply chains. Interested in learning more? Take … Taken together, the potential financial impacts are often large enough to spur investments, changes in operations, and modifications to supply chains. Interested in learning more? Take …