… Moderated by Errol 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 procurement. The Yale … This event is part of the GE Colloquium in Sustainability Leadership, a speaker series focused on sustainability careers in the corporate sector, which is sponsored by the GE …
… on the investment mechanisms that can help scale up ecological farming systems in degraded landscapes, simultaneously generating attractive financial returns and positive … Paul will further expand on one of SLM’s current projects – a $100m investment strategy focused on sustainable sheep production in degraded land in Chilean Patagonia – as a case study … 20 million hectares of land in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2020). The free online event will last one hour and is open to the public. Email invitations for following Nature's …
… Join us as two recent alumni discuss how they used grants and case competitions at Yale to gain insights and access into the industries … This talk will feature: Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic farmland investments at New Island Capital--an impact investment firm based … forest products businesses in rural Oregon. Location Evans Hall - 4430 Related Events Employing Market Power for the Environment Wed, April 23rd, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT — 3:00 …
… How should a nonprofit timber and forest company use its land in the 21st century? Join Yale GreenLight as we welcome Great Mountain Forest … participants must: Be excited about attending and actively participating for the entire event Commit to carefully reviewing a set of preparation materials distributed in advance …
… has worked tirelessly to create national parks, conserve biodiversity, restore degraded lands, reintroduce missing species, and encourage environmental activism. These goals are … the Tompkins Conservation team is helping to build a legacy of wild beauty and ecological health. In her talk entitled "Managing the World's Largest Land Donation," Kris Tompkins will address why she believes national parks are so important …
… 2015-2016 he served as the Senior Economist for Energy and the Environment at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He is an energy and environmental economist drawing from … Agency, and several foundations. Prior to joining Yale, was a Fulbright Fellow in New Zealand and a Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the White House Council of Economic … Miss the event? Watch the recording; Energy Justice and Health Outcomes: Ken Gillingham, Yale …
… Analyzing energy consumption across 50+ million US households. Blueprint for Efficiency is proud to kick off our 2012-2013 webinar series with … insights about residential energy use in the United States. You can watch the event here: 2012-11-08 Blueprint for Efficiency - Opower from Ben Butterworth on Vimeo . To … insights about residential energy use in the United States. You can watch the event here: 2012-11-08 Blueprint for Efficiency - Opower from Ben Butterworth on Vimeo . To …
… Join us as we welcome Joel Tickner, Associate Professor of Environmental Health at UMass Lowell as he discusses the role of supply chain networks in shifting the … and source safer chemicals and products. While important, these efforts have not yet caused a fundamental change in chemical production and use in products. The Green Chemistry and Commerce Council …
… Bay Company is a certified B-corp that invests in commercial real estate, agricultural land, and water assets with a mission to produce economic, social, and environmental … resource comes primarily from population growth and greater consumption by plants that use more water as temperatures rise. Complicating this problem is the fact that western … The law is slowly changing but views on how to use water and who is owed what need to change too, particularly in the agricultural community that controls approximately 80% of …
… 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 for individuals, … the effects of climate change and take action to adapt and become resilient). She will also use The Climate Service as a case study to more concretely illustrate how, in this case, …