… School of Public Health, and the School of Forestry have been hard at work developing an investment thesis, sourcing companies, selecting one, doing due diligence and preparing a pitch about the investment opportunity. On February 20 th , these students will pitch the companies to a … to move forward to the national competition at Wharton – and the chance to win a $50,000 investment for the company they pitch... An honor that we are very happy to say Yale won …
… Black farm ownership declined from 15 million acres in 1920 to 1 million acres in 2017. In New York State’s $42 billion agriculture and food industry, the disparities between … while for white farmers it was $42,875. The Black Farmer Fund is an emerging community investment fund focused on creating a thriving, resilient, and equitable food system by … Black farm ownership declined from 15 million acres in 1920 to 1 million acres in 2017. In New York State’s $42 billion agriculture and food industry, the disparities between …
… Finance 9:00 – 10:00 Opening plenary: Fireside Chat on Sustainable Investment Hanneke Smits , CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law & Policy at Yale … using life-cycle assessment to measure comprehensive financial and environmental return on investment Alexander Vasa, Interamerican Development Bank – A novel database for green bonds …
… on the challenges to integrating sustainability concerns into financial markets and investment decisions. YISF functions as a knowledge hub and provides space for intellectual … on the challenges to integrating sustainability concerns into financial markets and investment decisions. YISF functions as a knowledge hub and provides space for intellectual … on the challenges to integrating sustainability concerns into financial markets and investment decisions. YISF functions as a knowledge hub and provides space for intellectual …
… Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic farmland investments at New Island Capital--an impact investment firm based in San Francisco Patrick Hook (MF/MBA '13) decision support manager at Conservation Forestry, a timberland investment management organization based in Exeter, NH While at Yale, Spenser Shadle and …
… African ministers issued an ambitious challenge: We need to mobilize $2 billion in direct investment through 2022 for Africa's land restoration movement, AFR100. Funders are responding, announcing that they are committing to scale up their investment. To begin this new chapter of AFR100 with action, 100 nonprofit projects and small businesses will receive direct investment of $50,000 to $500,000 through the new TerraFund for AFR100 . The application …
… largest private bank. Committed to integrating carbon pricing into long-term strategies and investment decisions, the bank applies a shadow price to analyses for fossil fuel and renewable energy production investments. This internal price on carbon helps drive the bank’s strong and growing … and Turkey overall. Notably, Garanti Bank is at the forefront of financing renewable energy investments in Turkey, and its largest shareholder, BBVA (a multinational Spanish banking …
… the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the first webinar of the 2016-2017 season of Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services. Susannah Harris (MEM/MBA, … in the water sector and how foundations can address water issues through program-related investments (PRIs) - a practice that is in its nascent stages. In incorporating PRIs into a … the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the first webinar of the 2016-2017 season of Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services. Susannah Harris (MEM/MBA, …
… the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the next webinar of the 2016-2017 season of Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services. Lucyann Murray … will present key findings from the report she recently co-authored on sustainable farmland investment strategies. She will discuss methods for generating market-level returns as well … the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for the next webinar of the 2016-2017 season of Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services. Lucyann Murray …
… Do sustainable farmland investments deliver financial, environmental and social returns? With the rise of impact investing, there has been a jump in investment strategies promoting sustainable agriculture. This research attempts to … Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG Sustainable Farmland Investment Strategies … Sustainable Farmland Investment Strategies Meaghan McGrath (MBA '16, …