… quest to achieve greater energy efficiency cost-effectively, it can be useful to rearrange our mental furniture and reconsider standard practices and business as usual. This … and organizational synergies to achieve low cost of ownership and reduced environmental impacts. Best practice examples demonstrate these principles in action, in both new … Eng Lock of Trane Singapore and Peter Rumsey of Point Energy Innovations. Enjoy a brief tour through cutting edge energy practices, and perhaps a chuckle or two. …
… Whitworth draws lessons from the world’s most tech-savvy, high-impact organizations to show how we can make real gains for the environment. The principles … that is dramatically changing how rivers can get restored across the United States. The stories in his recently published book “Quantified: Redefining Conservation for the Next Economy” highlight the most precious of resources – water -- but they apply to any environmental effort. Whether in the realm of …
… min presentation about a sustainability topic given by a peer/ close contact. To broaden our exposure and deepen our knowledge. ~20 min for small group discussion about the topic. To share additional knowledge, spark new ideas, allow yourself to shape an opinion, and practice voicing it. ~20 min open time for career advice / …
… Schweizer, Senior Global Grocery Coordinator, Whole Foods Market, this event features four esteemed panelists from Yale who will explore everything from food access and security and their impacts on human health, to sustainable food supply chains and institutional food … with the Yale Sustainable Food Program and the Yale Office of Sustainability . Image courtesy of Chavelli/flickr 2302 2303 2305 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions …
… aimed to facilitate these connections and build a plan geared towards social/environmental impact! This event applies to for-profit and non-profit ventures, as well as anything in … through his own unique framework to help entrepreneurs and innovators successfully create impact and value when launching their ideas. You will have a chance to mingle, form groups, and create a framework for an Impact Business Plan. You will leave with clear next steps on how to develop each part of …
… service valuation and investment. Ricardo Bayon, Tom Melton, and Peter Culp will kickstart our mini series on Capital Flows: Catalyzing Investments in Water Resources with a review of findings from the new report, "Liquid Assets: Investing for Impact in the Colorado River Basin." Through the presentation and consequent discussion, the …
… Join our next Blueprint for Clean Energy Webinar with Monica Kachru of Eversource Energy, who will speak with us on electricity transmission buildout, particularly for offshore wind projects. Monica serves as Director of Offshore Wind Execution at Eversource, with a focus on improving project performance and risk management. Monica's career …
… the 2015-2016 season of "Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services" as we continue our three part webinar mini-series, titled Capital Flows: Catalyzing Investments in Water Resources. The mini series explores the development of water finance markets in the United … Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services Related Events Water in the West: How Impact Investing Can Help Tue, September 22nd, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT — 9:00 AM EDT Nature's …
… such as lack of economic opportunity, racial injustice, health disparities, and the impacts of a warming planet. Can investment be strategically and responsibly deployed to … spaces. This discussion will bring together investors and researchers to discuss how impact-investing can help strengthen communities in the face of multiple intersecting … a SustainVC Brian Murray, Co-founder of Shift Capital Anna Blanding, Managing Director of Impact Investing at ConnCat 2828 Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG …
… investments. The first in this mini-series will feature a talk on Bright Spots for Resource Mobilization: Regional Trusts by Willy Kostka of the Micronesia Conservation Trust and … detail how countries within their respective regions have capitalized on their natural resources to generate revenue for the trust funds. Interested in reading more before our webinar? Check out this publication on “ Island Bright Spots in Conservation & …