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… in corporate sustainability, as part of the annual GreenBiz conference . While a hotel with five swimming pools and a lazy river in the middle of the desert may seem an odd place for path-breaking conversations on sustainability, the three-day conference yielded a wealth of ideas and … environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into overall risk management. The event wasstanding room only, with almost every inch of space occupied. The tremendous …
… Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of the world’s largest investment firm, recently noted that long-term corporate prosperity requires not … financial performance, but “a positive contribution to society.” He does not stand alone with this opinion – nearly every major Silicon Valley venture capital firm backs companies … Good Business: An Investor’s Guide to B Corps An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going "B" Related Events Investing in B Corps Launch Party Tue, March 20th, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT — 5:00 PM EDT …
… Renewable thermal energy is increasingly seen as critical to a low-carbon future in the northeastern US. Residential … a considerable market opportunity for low-carbon solutions. This blog post is to start a conversation around which metric, when openly accessible and consistently defined and … and build new business models. These interests are particularly acute in a nascent market with low awareness. Public support, through incentives and policies, is an industry concern, …
… About 8 million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. That’s roughly 500 pounds per second. The … However, if the wastewater treatment plant is unable to capture microplastics they are eventually washed out to the ocean. How we got to thisstage—the WEF describes plastics as … wear, wash microplastics into the drains because they are essentially synthetic rubber made with plastics. In short, because adoption has been pervasive, the problem is now pervasive. …
… In the fall of 2017, CBEY, along with Yale University Office of Sustainability, and Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, organized a grant … Akbay, Joseph Clingerman (all from Yale School of Public Health) Q – How did you come up with this idea? Tell us more While we all come from different academic and research …
… Current issue articles include: Cary Krosinsky, The Editor’s Word Daniel C. Esty & Todd Cort, … exclusion of disfavored industries – such as alcohol, tobacco, or gun making – or companieswith bad track records on critical issues – such as pollution control or respect for labor … a growing number of investors have asked their account managers to divest from companieswithsignificant greenhouse gas emissions, but exactly how thisshould be done is often not …
… The two winners of this year’s $10,000 Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant, disbursed annually by the Yale … Sustainable Venture Prize, the company now employsseven full-time employees and workswith many of the largest timber companies in the United States. “I’ve spent several years in … better understand the impact that their investment options can have." Now in itsseventh year, the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant hassupported over 20 startups to help …
… Wherever he is, whomever he’swith, AmarjeetSohi likes to tell the story of a phone call he once received from a Canadian … she’s holding down a job. “But imagine if she hadn’t had that housing,” he said in a recent conversation at Yale. “What a loss for her, a loss for her children, a loss for society.” … to succeed, then infrastructure is the foundation for that.” Watch the video: Related Events A ConversationwithAmarjeetSohi, Canada’sMinister of Infrastructure and …
… future. Three companies from Brazil’s business community sat down to share their experience with carbon pricing as part of the Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the … carbon pricing realities, such as in the UK, Australia, and, most recently, in Ontario, Canada. In fact, we were able to apply our learning from the Brazil simulation to the … accordingly. “We already consider carbon pricing in our business plan in anticipation of an eventual regulated carbon market in Brazil,” Osorio said. “The use of carbon pricing in …
… Industry accounts for 10 percent of total energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions … in a recent market potential report . These results are instead summarized below, along with challenges facing industrial customers and potential solutions. Promising Sectors The … the marketplace; immature installer business models; and limited access to expertise. Along with these challenges, the industrial sector faces a few specific challenges: The sector’s …