… have increasingly stepped forward as leaders in the realm of social and environmental sustainability. By re-thinking their operations and products, companies are actively driving … impact. Students across Yale are eager to join this movement, as they seek to launch careers in the private sector that focus on doing good for communities, ecosystems, and the … These are meant to provide an informal, small-group environment for students to learn and get advice from business leaders and practitioners about crafting a …
… Goals (SDGs) framework is not well recognized around the world. Business students showed a higher level of awareness than the general public, but still, less than 60% had heard of the goals. Quality education and good health were consistently ranked as top priorities. Climate action was also a top … Respondents are using the voting booth and short-term economic decisions to move on sustainability. This suggests that sustainability considerations are more prevalent in …
… that incorporates the environment’s contribution to economic development, well-being, and sustainability. But we need to sharpen the narrative of natural capital accounting. … addition, the lack of a single indicator, like GDP, makes communication more challenging. However, this is precisely why a natural capital accounting narrative is needed. … user groups and decision makers is key to building robust natural capital accounts and getting the most out of them. A group of international partner organizations led by Yale’s …
… Yale GreenLight Ideation Workshop: Travelers Insurance GreenLight is a series of highly … build their lives back. Throughout its over 165 years of existence, this company has made sustainability a prominent value. Travelers has come to GreenLight for our help in how to make disaster cleanup more sustainable. Currently, wreckage from insurance claim …
… in learning more about what leading companies in the space today are doing to incorporate sustainability into their businesses? Sustainabilitycareers in the tech sector can take many forms, from managing sustainable supply chains and …
… Join us as we welcome Bob Langert (Editor at Large, Green Biz Group; retired McDonald’s VP of Sustainability) and Jenny McColloch , SOM '12 (Director, Restaurant Sustainability, … of achieving sustainability, and to provide them with necessary skills to prepare for careers in this emerging sector. 2551 2552 Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and …
… The objective of this project is to investigate ways that consumers make inferences about green product quality. The investigators found that consumers tend to infer that green … Research Paper Newman, G.E., M. Gorlin, and R. Dhar . 2014. When going “green” backfires: How firm intentions shape the evaluation of environmental product enhancements . Journal of … studies also identify an important boundary condition based on the type of enhancement and show that the basic intended (vs. unintended) effect generalizes to other types of perceived …
… of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, as he discusses his book "How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate." Though the scientific community largely … of public discourse. Watch the event LIVE: This event is part of the GE Colloquium in Sustainability Leadership , a program of the Yale Center for Business and Environment, and … of achieving sustainability, and to provide them with necessary skills to prepare for careers in this emerging sector. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based …
… Environmental sustainability. Social justice. Economic development. Global equality. These priorities … and the way we respond to them will define our shared future. The Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit is a two day event bringing together change makers from diverse spheres to share effective models of sustainability and …
… Development group in the Real Estate Division. She was tasked with answering the question, how might the MTA facilitate and encourage the use of emerging mobility technologies and … electronics industry association, and members of the E-waste Taskforce include sustainability leads at Apple, Dell, Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and others. Harris' work … sustainability goals, and participated in Bigelow’s Green Team to create a monthly theme calendar of activities and social media opportunities. She also learned about how tea is …