… is the Co-Founder and President of Green Coast Enterprises (GCE), a sustainable real estate company focusing on community renewal projects in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Mr. Bradshaw will be speaking about his experiences starting a “triple bottom line” company in the highly uncertain environment post-Katrina, while highlighting some of his …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and … to have reversed. Leading figures in the government of Indonesia were calling upon the companies to withdraw their pledge. And the 2015 fire season was the worst in nearly two … had created social tensions as many rural inhabitants claimed that large plantation companies had violated traditional land rights. Indonesian land-use laws were ambiguous and …
… mile problem? She was specifically looking at this question in the realm of the two commuter rails operated by the MTA, Metro-North and Long Island Railroad. Harris started … and others. Harris' work involved coordinating e-waste and recycling policies across member companies and conducting research on e-waste to inform company strategies. Alli worked on coordinating data collection for sustainability …
… Pepsi has a new challenge. In 2007, PepsiCo became the first consumer company to use the Carbon Reduction Label (CRL) on packets of its Walkers Crisps potato … chips in the United Kingdom. Developed by the U.K.-based Carbon Trust, the CRL is meant to communicate to consumers not only the individual product's carbon footprint but also the company's overall pledge to reduce that footprint over a period of time. While not solely …
… The Yale community is invited to join the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) for a … Holsinger. Austin is Founder and CEO of Great Lakes Proud , a sustainability branding company using stickers to promote conservation of the Great Lakes region. He will be discussing his experiences starting Great Lakes Proud and other sustainability focused companies. Between its 15% “give back” campaign and 1% For The Planet membership, Great …
… sit in conversation with Vincent about his new book, The Future of the Responsible Company . Written with Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia. This … of cultural and climate chaos. The authors describe the current impact of manufacturing, commerce, and traditional capitalism on the planet’s natural systems and human communities, and how that impact is forcing business to change its ways. The Future of the …
… and events at our: 8th Annual Future Directions in Business and the Environment Pitch Competition (aka, The CBEY Pitch Competition) This pitch competition gives students the chance to share their ideas for shaping our future research, …
… Now in its fourth year, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment is coming together with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the US … Development to host our summer conference. Our two-day event will bring together companies from a range of industry sectors, Yale faculty, NGO and government representatives in a series of interactive workshops to discuss how finance, policy, communication and technology can be leveraged to scale up collaborative approaches to …
… in Indonesia throughout the fall of 2015, covering the region in haze, the ubiquitous commodity was placed under increased scrutiny. In addition to being used as a cooking oil, … a versatile plant with efficient, high yields, oil palm, and the oil derived from it has become a multibillion-dollar ($44 billion in 2013 according to Bloomberg ) industry that … greenhouse gas emissions. Much of the deforestation related to palm oil has occurred with companies and individuals setting fire to the landscape. In 2015, fires raged for months in …