… want to be part of the silver buckshot that’s going to hopefully transform this region” and based off the current success to date, Appalachian Roots – Hemp 2.0 is well on its way to … Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant Success Stories. 2596 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Equity and … want to be part of the silver buckshot that’s going to hopefully transform this region” and based off the current success to date, Appalachian Roots – Hemp 2.0 is well on its way to …
… graduate from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, I feel truly empowered. My once improbable hope for businesses to look beyond profit is inspiringly the … on common solutions to the challenges of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, reusing materials and incentivizing investments in natural habitat preservation and … of the effort to move toward a low-carbon intensive economy. Aligning the understanding of risk, return and value creation is a crucial step to bring in private capital to support …
… localized challenge, Nathan Hall (F&ES/SOM ‘17) received a Sobotka grant for his Kentucky-based company, Appalachian Roots – Hemp 2.0. “People in Appalachia are hungry for new … Venture Grant Recipients receive mentorship and guidance. Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG Circularity Equity and … Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant Recipients receive mentorship and guidance. Related Programs Sustainable Venture Prize Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures Related …
… as discordant with the non-profit’s basic principles; they could have created reputational risks. But today, the development of corporate partnerships with non-profits is an important … Corporate Partnership Team of WWF Australia, I explored and came to clearly understand the power of such partnerships—and why they are working so well to help companies realize … the impacts of doing business. How the times are changing, and for the better. Related Programs Pathways in Business and the Environment … Luciana Maia Villalba … Perhaps a decade …
… underdeveloped as a driver of demand. In addition, carbon is a limited proxy for driving performance across a broad, mainstream set of commodities and services. Subsequently, … motivated by sustainable development, ecosystem services, and social benefits. Spreading risk across a broader coalition of investors in a single fund helps to reduce the risk of … investments are really made by the local smallholder farmers who bear the greatest risk. “Making it easier for farmers to earn a living while leaving soil and forests intact is what …
… an extreme impact; and Made us concoct explanations for their occurrence after the fact, making them explainable and predictable. When we consider Black Swan events, we tend to see … these events was difficult, if not impossible to predict at the time, but in hindsight the risks or contributing factors are clear. So, to some degree, all of these events qualify as … reflect the inherent costs in terms of sustainability. Our current capitalist systems, based on incentives determined by markets, cannot properly value sustainability impacts. …
… these disciplines together. Evidence Base for Nature-based Solutions “Engineers are too risk averse.” I’ve heard that from our scientists working to incorporate nature in … that an engineer can use. One challenge in doing this is ecosystems are heterogeneous and performance can depend on local conditions. A marsh is a living ecosystem that isn’t going … engineers to increase both the evidence-base of their performance and engineers’ comfort in using these new kinds of solutions. Collaborating to Scale Up Solutions There are examples …
… the water needs of its jeans), Starbucks (being purpose-driven with new college tuition programs), and Unilever (addressing its operations at every level of its supply chain … if your rope or caribiner fails while rock climbing. So, as a climbing company that was making products for its employees, friends, and friends of friends, Patagonia had to make … ingredient: authenticity. Trust and transparency Rounding out the panel, Environmental Performance Index Program Manager Jason Schwartz (MEM '13), spoke to the opportunities and …
… corporate sustainability. Understanding the economic benefits that corporate environmental programs had, I was excited to contribute to a company’s bottom line by discovering … first wave of opposition and ignorance to the current tail end of its second (and much more powerful) wave. Companies have mobilized to reduce environmental risks, optimize resource … AM EDT Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium Panel Discussion: Sustainability Metrics for Decision-Making Mon, November 10th, 2014, 6:45 AM EST — 7:45 AM EST Evans Hall, Classroom 4200 …
… spoke at SOM about how water, energy, and data form a nexus for sustainable develomplemt risks and opportunities … A panel discussion of the impacts and risks of hydraulic fracturing on water resources brought together FES professor Jim Saiers, … founder Roger Sant, as well as the Yale Data Hack . 2170 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Circularity Equity and Justice Highlights from CBEY's busy fall …