… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 … The Sustainable Venture Prize , created in 2008, awards $25,000 to a promising student business venture that advances environmental sustainability. As part of Startup Yale , the … Venture Prize was held on Friday, March 31st, 2023 and the four teams pitched their businesses that advance sustainability. Finalists : Carbon Loop : Creates a circular economy …
… in this process. Some of the judges included: Tory Grieves (MBA/MEM '18): is the VP of Business Development at The Climate Service (TCS), a climate analytics startup that … in the Americas for Designit and the Director of Circular Economy at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. 8247 Circularity Clean Energy Environmental … in this process. Some of the judges included: Tory Grieves (MBA/MEM '18): is the VP of Business Development at The Climate Service (TCS), a climate analytics startup that …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students (2-3) to participate … a related blog post/article/report. Issue Summary Lo & Sons is a minority-owned family business that’s on a mission to inspire and empower people to go places, while leaving a … with Lo & Sons, makers of quality sustainable travel products The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students (2-3) to participate …
… inspired to eliminate food waste by scaling up this method. Soon, TerraCycle was winning business prizes and scaling operations to where Szaky decided to leave Princeton to pursue … with the end goal of making products cradle-to-cradle instead of cradle-to-grave. For small businesses, TerraCycle offers Zero Waste Boxes—low-cost, recycling platforms for hundreds of … themselves and their partner companies. To eliminate waste in the context of a profitable business, TerraCycle’s in-house R&D team first develops a recycling solution to process the …
… and, in some circumstances, a quicker route to becoming a public company. This makes business combination by way of a “De-SPAC” transaction an attractive option for companies … Bowery and 80 Acres Farms. Both grow vegetables in the US using greenhouses, but Bowery is planning to expand to Asia. Bowery has so far raised US $210 million (investors include GGV … energy technologies to articulate multi-year and even decade-long visions for their young businesses. SPACs are part of a wave of financial innovations that create a pathway for new …
… market for her EcoPonchos was much bigger than she thought. When she shared her belief in business solutions and climate action with Heller, he eagerly jumped on board. “The vision, … tricky without the support of environmental innovation grants through Yale’s Center for Business and the Environment. Placing a large order for packaging? They have the money … market for her EcoPonchos was much bigger than she thought. When she shared her belief in business solutions and climate action with Heller, he eagerly jumped on board. “The vision, …
… industry. These $10,000 venture grants are disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures. Hand Me … that the Sobotka grant network will provide us as we think about how to best expand our business.” The Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant, sponsored by David Sobotka (YC ’78), has supported nearly 25 startups over the past eight years. The Yale Center for Business and the Environment has administered the grant over this tenure and has seen …
… the SDGs, though they may address them behind the scenes. However, integrating SDGs into business strategy should dispel this belief. Instead, publically aligning with the SDGs can … as “the principle of defining the social and environmental topics that matter most to your business and your stakeholders.” With 17 goals to consider, there is a risk of … concerns to raise. Assessing materiality as it relates to the SDGs will also uncover the business case for addressing them. Patagonia, for instance, admittedly doesn’t engage with …
… communicating their activities to a global audience. By connecting to a global framework, businesses can integrate sustainability issues into their strategies that they otherwise … government announced that it would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Yet soon after, businesses were among the first actors to step forward and reaffirm their dedication to … for demonstrably meaningful results, not just lip service. Given the wide range of actions businesses are taking to achieve sustainability, it is easy to frame small steps as large …
… markets and new financing products to fuel the RTT market, entrepreneurs to build new business models, and governments to release efficiency policies. We started by canvassing … GHG emissions. While this is an opportunity to sustain electricity sales and develop new business models in the non-regulated part of the sector, it also has implications for the … wants metrics to analyze opportunities, evaluate risks, segment markets, and build new business models. These interests are particularly acute in a nascent market with low …