… energy finance markets in the United States by providing high-quality industry news, building professional dialogue and fostering innovation. Alongside its signature biweekly … called the Clean Energy Finance Source newsletter. At the end of 2013, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment took the project over and renamed it the Clean Energy Finance … energy finance markets in the United States by providing high-quality industry news, building professional dialogue and fostering innovation. Alongside its signature biweekly …
… Program Overview Developed in collaboration between The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) and the Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ), … Program connects and supports communities of leaders (like you!) to generate and improve social and economic participation in energy systems, all while accelerating a clean and … Program connects and supports communities of leaders (like you!) to generate and improve social and economic participation in energy systems, all while accelerating a clean and …
… racial, economic, and environmental justice? We do too! That’s why the Yale Center for Business and the Environment is thrilled to offer Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy. This program offers summer research and internship … the like. Or, it could be an academic poster, a talk with slides, art project, video blog, social media campaign, op-ed article, news article, peer-reviewed article draft, or any …
… hidden role it plays 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, … to other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and socialimpacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those impacts stem from …
… A global leader in the insurance and asset management business, AXA had risen to the top ranks in terms of corporate responsibility (CR) as well. In 2014, the French-based insurer led the industry on a number of corporate social responsibility and sustainability indexes. Not content to rest on these laurels, AXA … new metrics was a tall order, but would be another step to establishing CR inside AXA. Eventually, the company aspired to produce an “integrated report” that would define the …
… in 2015 (EIA AEO 2017), is predominantly based on fossil fuels and is hence a high-impact area. Based on the notion that the thermal market is regional rather than state bound, that viable business models can add value, that standardization and harmonization will drive volume and … for renewable heating and cooling through the provision of an independent non-profit market-building platform for financing solutions. The RTA engages stakeholders along the whole …
… in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Mas business group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including … entire palm oil value chain, from growing seedlings and managing over 450,000 hectares of plantation lands to running extraction and refining mills and marketing its own brand of … targeted a GAR customer, Nestlé, with a report and a provocative video that went viral on social media sites. Nestlé quickly bowed to the demands of Greenpeace and dropped GAR as a …
… hosts a series of ideation workshops with leaders of organizations at the intersection of business and the environment. Ideation workshops are highly interactive, fast-paced sessions … hosts a series of ideation workshops with leaders of organizations at the intersection of business and the environment. Ideation workshops are highly interactive, fast-paced sessions … How can we motivate our employees to design products for maximum sustainable impact? How might we transition from a platform of voiced commitment to one of action? …
… Like many countries, Australia has a large existing building stock that is responsible for a substantial percentage of its greenhouse-gas … Financial institutions are reluctant to lend when any claim that they might make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental … cost for energy-efficiency upgrades and the subsequent cost savings. Source Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy …
… functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and pharmaceutical uses of plants are just a few examples of services humans usually receive for free. A recent wave of … functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and pharmaceutical uses of plants are just …