… Join us for the first of this year's Environmental and Social Entrepreneurship Professional Skills Workshops. This first workshop will be led by Michel Gelobter, author of "Lean Startups for Social Change." At the heart of the radical change we are experiencing in the world today is … that it’s possible faster than ever before to know whether what we are doing is having an impact. The astonishing growth of companies like Google and Facebook, our ability to …
… How does ‘being B’ help a company succeed? What does it mean to solve social and environmental problems with the power of business? Please join our friends in the … Business and the Environment, recently co-published An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations by Abigail Barnes. Patagonia and the Yale Center for … to meet the growing needs of entrepreneurs who seek to create companies with a positive impact on society. This guide will help entrepreneurs implement best practices, minimize …
… Services. Susannah Harris (MEM/MBA, '16 and Senior Consultant for Deloitte Consulting's SocialImpact Practice) and Allison Khoe (MEM '17) will present key findings from their recent 2016 … opportunities exist to invest in water trading programs, product research and development, social enterprises, socialimpact bonds, and note programs. Jon M. Jensen , Executive …
… the potential to both improve the quality of and significantly reduce the environmental impacts associated with current beef and seafood production. DroneFlow DroneFlow is a … their search. Real Impact Tracker We make everyone an impact investor. We rate the social and environmental impact of investment funds. We certify the most impactful … will be awarded! The Prizes: Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize (25k) Thorne Prize for Social Innovation in Health or Education (25k) Aetna Foundation Prize for Health Equity …
… of energy, equity, housing and health. A sociologist by training, her work focuses on the social and environmental determinants of health and examines the impacts of policy and place-based interventions on the health and well-being of … meet household energy needs. Her pathbreaking work on energy insecurity has explored the multiple dimensions of this phenomenon identifying sociodemographic disparities, adverse …
… still be good corporate citizens. Examples of ways that companies can implement corporate social responsibility into operations is through (legal) benefit corporation structures and … response to shareholder primacy, including what they do and don't accomplish; How benefit corporations and B Corps are related and how they differ; Attitudes of millennials and … Toolkit series. 7543 Environmental Innovation Innovator’s Toolkit: Legal Basics for ScalingSocial Enterprise … Innovator’s Toolkit: Legal Basics for ScalingSocial Enterprise …
… include: Business students believe corporate leaders should be solving environmental and social issues—but they perceive the most serious issues to be elsewhere, no matter where … they live in the world Business students expect sustainability to be threaded throughout corporations’ highest priorities—not treated as a stand-alone top priority. Business schools … work with a sustainability-forward employer. Our students will soon be at the helms of such impactful organizations, and it is incumbent on us to equip them with the knowledge, the …
… , devastating hurricanes , and deadly heatwaves — among a litany of other environmental, social, and economic disasters — have changed this. Following the US’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on November 4, it is up to corporations to take direct responsibility for their impact on climate change. While many … the Business Roundtable, B Corps, and benefit corporations. Greenwashing — a form of marketing that creates a false perception of a company’s environmental sustainability — …
… in San Francisco ! Alumni, partners and leaders will convene to advance the conversation on Social Entrepreneurship and Urban Resilience . Participate in highly interactive panel … of growth and development, it also poses profound challenges for residents, communities, corporations, cities, regions, and countries. Through courses, conferences and events, Yale … of growth and development, it also poses profound challenges for residents, communities, corporations, cities, regions, and countries. Through courses, conferences and events, Yale …
… Please join us for the next Bright Lights, Green Sights talk by Chi Nnadi. Chi is a social entrepreneur dedicated to leveraging cutting edge technology to clean up the … in his homeland, the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Chi is the CEO/Founder of Sustainability International and Sela. Sustainability International is working to catalyze the largest cleanup of oil pollution in world history using …