… Dozens of Fortune 500 and other consumer goods companies have publicly committed to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. But how are these commitments being implemented, and … 2020 fast approaches. Key questions that will guide this conversation include: "Is "zero" deforestation a useful framework to guide sustainability efforts? How are companies working …
… The Sabin Prize supports student and faculty efforts to start a sustainable for-profit business through cash prizes totaling $25,000. The competition provides feedback from professional judges, extensive mentoring from faculty, and opportunities for participants to meet and pitch their ideas to venture capitalists and industry leaders. …
… Leave your mark! We invite students across Yale to share new ideas for shaping our future research, programs, 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, programs, and events. Previous winning pitches that have …
… Carbon markets are a promising mechanism to help finance sustainable forest management practices and conservation projects, yet transaction costs and market structure have limited improved forest management carbon offset projects to large scales. In this webinar, Brian Kittler , Director of the Western Regional Office at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, will review lessons and insights from a recent project in the Pacific …
… Join us for a special Earth Week discussion with Elizabeth L. Cline, author of The Conscious Closet, … here Non-SOMers - register here Hosted by the Business and Environment Club and Yale Center for Business and the Environment About The Conscious Closet From journalist, fashionista, … and why they matter. Clothing is one of the leading drivers of climate change, responsible for 8% of all carbon emissions, more than all international flights combined. Clothing is …
… Join us for a conversation with Matt Kopac, Sustainable Business & Innovation Manager for Burt’s Bees. Matt will talk about his role at Burt's Bees, his career journey and advice for students as they consider a career in business and the environment. About Matt Kopac …
… About the program Private corporations have increasingly stepped forward as leaders in the realm of social and environmental sustainability. By re-thinking … movement, as they seek to launch careers in the private sector that focus on doing good for communities, ecosystems, and the planet. The Pathways in Business and the Environment … key industries, such as corporate sustainability and clean energy. Pathways is supported by CBEY as well as the Career Development Offices at both the School of Management and the …
… Join The Forests Dialogue , Business and the Environment Club, and the Center for Business and the Environment on Oct. 29 from 12-1 pm for an intimate and informal lunchtime gathering to discuss key environmental business …
… After a day of WornWear repairs, join us for an evening talk with Rick Ridgeway, Adam Werbach and Scott Briscoe. They’ll be discussing how we move forward in a world facing the environmental crisis – including why we need personal activism, the new paradigm for responsible business and how we make these movements inclusive of all people. They’ll …
… How should a nonprofit timber and forest company use its land in the 21st century? Join Yale GreenLight as we welcome Great Mountain Forest Corporation to campus to think about redesigning their mission and activities. Great Mountain was started to restore New England forest land in the 20th century, and now that the mission has largely been achieved, there …