… Pope’s Encyclical to the SDGs – join us as we discuss the major drivers that are compelling businesses to act on climatechange and sustainability now. Just two years ago, when a … new global sustainable development agenda is giving businesses an architecture with they can shape their sustainability strategies. And, with COP 21 just two months away, companies … to mitigate climatechange and contribute to the global sustainable development priorities. Our panel features: Peter Bakker (President & CEO, WBCSD) Frances Beinecke (Former …
… will teach signals-based forecasting (a particular foresight methodology) and show how it can be applied to your work, your studies, and your approach to navigating uncertainty. Signals-based … approach to explore the broadest range of possibilities or innovations that might impact their industry. (For an introduction to IFTF’s use of signals as a building block for …
… to IFTF’s work around futures thinking, and ways to think about how food specifically can be a highly-impactful medium for taking action on climatechange Max Elder is a Research Director for … California. Max conducts research and consults with companies on the urgent issues facing our food system. He has led work around the world with global food companies like Barilla …
… Leave your mark! We invite students across Yale to share new ideas for shaping our future research, programs and events at our: 5th Annual Future Directions in Business and the Environment Pitch Competition This pitch competition gives students the …
… 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 in Business and the Environment Pitch Competition (aka, The CBEY Pitch Competition) This pitch …
… CBEY supports students interested in exploring ideas and pathways at the intersection of business and the environment. From creating new nonprofit and commercial organizations, … Alumni Visiting Mentor series. The series seeks to sponsor alumni back to campus as a resource for students. Each academic year, a cohort of professionals across different … Master of Environmental Management 2019 Rita Effah Senior Climate Finance Officer at African Development Bank M.Sc. in Forest Science 2012 Zoe Lloyd Geller Co-Founder at Fire Ox …
… projects while tackling some key environmental problems. We are looking for solutions in four key areas where science tells us there is an urgent need for action 1 : Protecting and … the prize. We allow solutions at all stages of development that tackle these four areas of impact, as long as there is potential for impact and the idea is viable. 1 We looked at … Submission The application for the 2023 Sobotka Prize is currently closed. Selection Applicants will be notified by the end of the semester whether or not they have been awarded a …
… How can a global company build innovative business models that create shared value for both the business and the community? Ask Vijay Sharma. Over the course of his career he has successfully created large scale Base of Pyramid (BOP) operations … in a very short time, proving that a Global Fortune 500 company can have a strong positive impact on the community while making a profit. Currently at GSK Consumer Healthcare, Vijay …
… Join us for a conversation with Helen Crowley, Head of Sustainable Sourcing Innovation at Kering. Dr. Crowley will discuss sustainable sourcing in luxury … forestry, agriculture and mining, is the point in the supply chain where the businessimpacts and dependencies on nature are most significant. This means that sustainable sourcing of these materials are a priority to underpin a …
… problems of the next decade, we will need to think differently about how we produce our food. Agriculture sits at the crossroads of many of the world’s major issues, whether it is climatechange, water use, energy use, health, biodiversity loss, or even major social issues. If we … need to rethink agriculture. In other words, agriculture may be part of the problem, but it can also —it must also— be part of the solution. Recently there has been a major social …