… organic wine. Xavier and Nicole Rolet at their vineyard in the south of France. Image from The Times. “Yale innovations like the joint graduate degree program between the School …
… Gonzalez A few weeks ago, 11 Yale University students attended GreenBiz , a corporate sustainability conference held in Phoenix, Arizona. This experience gave students a … Yale graduates. Below you’ll catch a glimpse of their unique takeaways and perspectives from the conference. Reporting, Accounting, Auditing. Thank You, Next? The most used … Niehoff (SOM ‘24), speakers highlighted three ways to drive progress in the agriculture value chain: Technical assistance to growers, data collection, and aligned financial …
… facing our food and agricultural systems. They are our most valuable resources and this new research shares what we've heard and learned from those closest to the problem." The first … financial models; difficult financial returns; and cultural differences between farmers and investors. As the report discusses, food companies, investors, multinational institutions … Lab Related News New Guidebook Supports Healthy Soil Policy-making Impact Investors Find Value in Smallholder Agriculture … The Yale Center for Business and Environment (CBEY) today …
… not just react to current ones. This past year, conversations covered everything from the future of food sovereignty and designing new commons to disrupting traditional … if we don’t first trust each other. In order to face the needs of our communities - from New Haven to Hong Kong - we realized that we must first know those we are working with. … world is craving. A place there where they, too, belong. 8177 8176 Circularity Corporate Sustainability Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and …
… was created by Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea) 8347 8288 Circularity Corporate Sustainability The Round up on Circularity 2023 … Aug 31, 2023 The Round up on Circularity … sculpture was created by Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea) In June, 1,400 professionals from industry, government, and NGOs convened in Seattle for Circularity ‘23. The three-day … product passports back companies’ sustainability claims while allowing suppliers along the value chain to safeguard sensitive information. The flow of data enables a circular economy. …
… an extension of us. This session paired well with another on what we can take away from fast fashion strategy. Perhaps the future of sustainable fashion requires help from influencers...perhaps better storytelling can happen in the marketing? Something that stood out to me: “Your clothes are more well-traveled than you”. Made from petrochemicals sourced in the Atlantic to being woven in Bangladeshi factories, to …
… of transparency in supply chains can also make it challenging to trace where materials come from and how they are produced. Furthermore, bulk order quantities make it challenging for … hard to make these trade-offs. Our venture, Banofi Leather, makes plant-based leather from banana crop waste. Currently, our material is more expensive than traditional animal … or service. As consumers become more aware of this issue, they are more distrusting of sustainability claims, making companies hesitant to implement alternatives unless they are …
… in 2008, awards $25,000 to a promising student business venture that advances environmental sustainability. As part of Startup Yale , the Sustainable Venture Prize was held on Friday, … Carbon Loop : Creates a circular economy by cheaply sequestering carbon at low-temperatures from industry and produces high-value byproducts General Biological : Makes mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil …
… judges, CBEY awarded over $19,000 in grants to seven environmentally-focused ventures. From here, ventures will continue to receive support from CBEY to bring ideas to reality. Ventures with a for-profit idea can continue their … environment and climate resilience. Brendan Edgerton (MBA/MEM ´15): has been the Head of Sustainability in the Americas for Designit and the Director of Circular Economy at the …
… Energy - Internship and Fellowship Program (PSiCE) is a new program that offers summer research and internship opportunities to students at Yale who are committed to advancing and … in the initial cohort to learn about their goals. The sight of black smoke billowing from a power plant in Houston one fateful road trip was all it took for Yale rising senior … I'm very grateful to CBEY to have this opportunity to look so much into it to do the policy research.” In addition to his work through the PSiCE internship, Marc is involved in …