… palm oil has been documented since ancient times, it is only in the past few decades that this tropical product has taken off in the international market. An invisible component of … the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Mas … hectares of plantation lands to running extraction and refining mills and marketing its own brand of cooking oil. While GAR is headquartered in Singapore, the company’s palm …
… (CBEY) for the 2015-2016 season of Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services. In this webinar, Honorable Didier Dogley of the Republic of Seychelles and Robert Weary of … of Seychelles, a nation of 115 islands in the Western Indian Ocean, reached a major debt buyback agreement worth approximately $30 million with its Paris Club creditors and South … up to receive future invitations on this topic. For more information on the debt swap: Building Island Resilience Through Innovative Financing Innovative Debt Swap to Finance …
… Join us as we welcome Bob Langert (Editor at Large, Green Biz Group; retired McDonald’s VP of Sustainability) and Jenny McColloch , SOM '12 (Director, Restaurant Sustainability, McDonald’s Corporation). This guided discussion will center around intrapreneurship and approaches to affecting …
… in our energy system, power and influence have been centralized in our political system. This frequently leaves behind or leaves out the insight and needs of people of color, poor … energy system that is less pollutant and more equitable, and how they believe this can be done. Watch the recording: This event is hosted in partnership with: and Yale … energy system that is less pollutant and more equitable, and how they believe this can be done. Watch the recording: This event is hosted in partnership with: and Yale …
… their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (as the agreement was named) represented a dramatic advance in … land rights. Indonesian land-use laws were ambiguous and land ownership unmapped. This indeterminate state of affairs had led to widespread corruption, as companies … (they own about 15% of the oil palm land in Indonesia and three own their own consumer brands of palm oil), they had vast influence on growers. If they could be convinced to …
… of Environmental Voter Project, from idea to launch to growth, as well as the role of this type of organization in today’s political climate. This event is part of the Start-up … Voter Project . The environmental movement has a huge problem right now - voters don't prioritize environmental issues, so it's really hard to convince policy-makers to … about the environment, we (1) use data analytics to identify existing environmentalists who don't vote, and then (2) apply cutting-edge behavioral science to nudge them into being more …
… Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the products we buy. However, it is not something that consumers can easily spot or screen for. When, in … in the global economy. And, as fires set to clear land for palm oil plantations blazed in Indonesia throughout the fall of 2015, covering the region in haze, the ubiquitous commodity … in 2013 according to Bloomberg ) industry that supplies 39% of the world’s vegetable oil. This growth has occurred largely in the last 20 years (see graph below) – which has …
… to internal carbon pricing. During the 2015 to 2016 academic year, a pilot project in 20 buildings tested the design and implementation of four information and incentive schemes. This coming year Yale is expanding its experiment to 60 buildings, representing over 100,000 … on its carbon charge and sharing its lessons with business and government leaders. This webinar will share the experiences and insights gathered to date, and in particular …
… In partnership with Patagonia and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, we are launching An … and Benefit Corporations help consumers identify trustworthy companies. Signaling this commitment is a trend that has been catching … social responsibility, and use the power of business for higher purposes of social good. This guide will advise on best practices while helping entrepreneurs minimize legal costs, …
… Event Description: Note: Lunch will be provided, but space is limited! Please register via this RSVP link . This will be a webinar-style conversation. In this era of climate change, climate data is an increasingly important decision-making tool …