… program manager seeking new partners to retrofit homes? Are you a utility looking for ways to increase customer participation in efficiency and conservation programs? Do you want a better understanding of how water and energy systems … energy saves water. But how do we bring these synergies into practice? Tune into Blueprint for Efficiency’s water-energy miniseries to learn about cross-sector collaboration and …
… March in New Haven, Connecticut. Ceres, GRI, Yale University and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development are hosting a series of Roundtables for investors and companies to discuss common challenges related to the identification and … be convened in a series of online and in-person meetings, one track for investors, and anotherfor corporations in the food and agricultural sectors. This final meeting brings the …
… producers, rural communities and our rivers and bays are less water secure than ever before. Avoiding these potential water shortages will require investments that transcend … that will work in Texas' pro-property rights culture. On March 9th, Dr. Quinn McColly, Conservation Finance Director at Texas Water Trade, will join us for a conversation about how Texas Water Trade leverages market mechanisms to protect water for rural communities and nature. His talk will cover …
… national multi-sector, multi-racial coalition of 60 organizations working to radically transform our current food system where profits are valued over people and the planet. The HEAL … community organizers, and activists. Together, these groups are building a movement to transform our food and farm systems from the current extractive economic model towards community control, care for the land, local economies, meaningful labor, and healthful communities nationwide, while …
… How do you build a brand that people know and love? Branding is a powerful tool that marketers leverage to deliver the values of the company or the product to the end customers. Whether you are building a for-profit social business or a non-profit, this workshop aims to demonstrate the importance … This session will be facilitated by Nathalie Laidler-Kylander , a lead expert in nonprofit marketing and branding strategies with 30 years of experience. In addition to delivering key …
… Join the Yale Center for Business and the Environment for the 2015-2016 season of "Nature’s Returns: Investing in … Investments in Water Resources. The mini series explores the development of water finance markets in the United States and is organized in partnership with the Conservation Finance Network (CFN) at Island Press. To conclude the mini-series, Todd …
… that they ultimately pursued. This talk will feature: Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic farmland investments at New Island Capital--an … based in San Francisco Patrick Hook (MF/MBA '13) decision support manager at ConservationForestry, a timberland investment management organization based in Exeter, NH While at Yale, … grant from the Sobotka Research Fund to write a paper titled "Navigating Wetland Mitigation Markets: A study of risks facing entrepreneurs and regulators." Spenser and Patrick …
… Leave your mark! We invite students across Yale to share new ideas for shaping our future research, programs, and events at our: 8th Annual Future Directions … Pitch Competition) This pitch competition gives students the chance to share their ideas for shaping our future research, programs, and events. Previous winning pitches that have … Sights speaker series featuring unconventional entrepreneurs Student writing arm of the Conservation Finance Network Corporate Water Risk and Strategy Workshop Series GreenLight …
… How should a nonprofit timber and forest company use its land in the 21st century? Join Yale GreenLight as we welcome Great Mountain Forest Corporation to campus to think about redesigning their mission and activities. Great Mountain was started to restore New England forest land in the 20th century, and now that the mission has largely been achieved, there …
… this emerging community investment fund striving to create a more equitable food system for black farmers and food business owners. Olivia will join CBEY Resident Fellow Tagan Engel to discuss the Fund’s first year of community-designed investments, supports for regenerative practices, and the innovative ways they are working to address historical … building power and support for Black farmers through collaborations and partnerships with other aligned organizations, individuals, and policymakers. Miss the event? Watch the …