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… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable … and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, agriculture and land use Energy use, efficiency and access Materials and waste After a competitive and selective process, we have …
… and commercial solutions to addressing climate change and restoring and protecting nature for over 20 years. Her career has spanned executive leadership in the asset management … building businesses aligned with the transition to a net zero and nature-positive future. For 17 years, Radha was an integral staff member and executive of New Forests—building the … Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Affiliations CBEY Alumni Visiting Mentors … As a business and investment leader, Radha Kuppalli has been …
… is a graduate of Yale University (MBA and Master of Environmental Management) and Stanford University (BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity). He is also a proud advisory board member at the Yale Center for Business & Environment. Outside work, Donovan enjoys writing, exercising, and being with … and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Affiliations Kerry Fellowship CBEY Alumni Visiting Mentors - 2023-2024 cohort … Donovan Ervin (he/him) is Vice President …
… to help all stakeholders act on climate challenges. He's written journalism and research for the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg CityLab, the Urban Land Institute, the … high schools, Pratt Institute, NYU Stern School of Business, and in enrichment training for teachers in the New York City Department of Education. He was recently CBEY's News Editor, where he coached students writing stories for the Clean Energy Finance …
… Uganda. Prior to that he worked in One Acre Fund's strategy team, developing joint ventures for seed production in Rwanda and identifying opportunities for smallholder farmers to access global crop markets, among other projects. Colin came to … Uganda. Prior to that he worked in One Acre Fund's strategy team, developing joint ventures for seed production in Rwanda and identifying opportunities for smallholder farmers to …
… Brooks Lamb is the author of Love for the Land : Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place (Yale Univ. Press, 2023), a book … Specialist at American Farmland Trust. In this role, he leads local, state, and national efforts to advance farmland protection, enhance access to land for new, beginning, and underserved farmers, and address challenges associated with heirs’ …
… the Environment studying collaborative solutions to protecting wildlife on working lands. Before coming to YSE, she worked for an environmental nonprofit, focusing on water and nutrient management on the Central Coast of California and stopping the sale of invasive horticultural plants. She also studied visitor use …
… Global. During her internship, she helped build innovation ecosystems in emerging markets for the TECA climate venture launcher and built a gallery of climate-smart financial … Global. During her internship, she helped build innovation ecosystems in emerging markets for the TECA climate venture launcher and built a gallery of climate-smart financial … Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Affiliations Forté MBA Fellow … Monica is a joint degree candidate at the Yale School of Management and …
… the Strategy group at KPMG. Her previous work has involved collaborating on an ESG strategy for a chocolate company with a specific focus on the sustainable sourcing of cacao, touching on topics such as deforestation, child labor, and poverty. After the MBA, she aspires to continue helping … challenges of climate change and its far-reaching effects today but also built to endure for the long term. Alice also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and …