… task, and many think that accomplishing both is wishful thinking. Here at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, we're always seeking to find transformative, effective, and efficient ways to disprove those doubters and make sustainable … The work is already getting started. Already in progress - an online course, Natural Capital: Risks and Opportunities in Global Resource Systems, taught by CBEY co-director Brad …
… CBEY is excited to be offering a number of opportunities this year for summer internships linked to our programs at the intersection of business and the environment. In 2014, we launched two new partnerships to create bespoke opportunities for Yale students. For students interested to gain international experience, we have developed a partnership …
… The four teams waited anxiously. They had spent months preparing for today, beating out 12 other teams for the chance to present. Standing in front of an … careful deliberation, the panel, made up of authorities from real estate ( Dan Emmett ), green banks ( Bryan Garcia ), venture capital ( Rosemary Ripley ), philanthropy (Sabin Prize donor Andrew Sabin ), and …
… naturally turns to summer. Long summer days, BBQ’s, and warm weather are all things I ache for after a tough New Haven winter. This year has been just as rich as my first first – my … finance and investment strategies. Meagan will head to San Francisco to work at Sonen Capital , where she will support the private markets team with an emphasis on environmental … her from her peers and gives her “credibility for being part of a select, frontier thinking group. With this credential and network, I that I have the ability of connecting with really …
… FES won the chance to present their ideas at Nespresso headquarters in Lausanne in June for the second annual Nespresso Sustainability MBA Challenge . The team, made up of Sarah … (the others are University of Michigan and Rollins College) showcasing their suggestions for how to improve Nespresso's sustainability strategies through the lens of "Creating … FES won the chance to present their ideas at Nespresso headquarters in Lausanne in June for the second annual Nespresso Sustainability MBA Challenge . The team, made up of Sarah …
… Today and tomorrow, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development will address the successes, disappointments, and lessons learned … thought-leaders from across the university: Paul Anastas, widely known as “The Father of Green Chemistry” and Professor at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, will …
… by public officials require such careful understanding and continuous engagement. For example: the complexities of electricity and water systems have been delegated to … and plumbers. The rules of the road are taught to us from an early age, with a powerful enforcement arm ensuring compliance. Taxes are performed episodically, and there exists an army of specialists to assist us with this …
… Edgerton , Susannah Harris , Sarah Wilson (Smith), and Heather West went from writing final papers to participating in real world sustainability planning with Nespresso. CBEY is … biomass strategy with built-in climate change risk reduction and revenue incentives for farmers Modeling how to scale the approach across Nespresso's supply chain by using … carbon neutrality goals, thereby aligning the project with both Nespresso and Costa Rica's greenhouse gas reduction desires. Learn more about their process, how the experience fits in …
… Professor of Geography and Urbanization at Yale F&ES, cities are not only laboratories for sustainability, but they are defining the newest frontiers of sustainability. Cities are … Settlements, Infrastructure, and Spatial Planning chapter of the IPCC Mitigation Working Group’s contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Seto was a lead author of this … For example, Seto identifies urban form as an important factor in determining a city’s greenhouse gas emissions. More specifically, co-locating denser centers of residential and …
… of their brands. The depth of the sustainability programs represented varied from the deep green, like Patagonia and Buycott, to 3M, which had Forest Ethics protesting its use of the infamous SFI certification for its post-it notes from boats on the bay just outside the conference center. Yet, …