… Two promising new companies received $10,000 each from this year’sSobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , … With the recent (re)-legalization of hemp in Kentucky, Appalachian Roots hopes to develop carbon-negative hemp growing techniques on mining-impacted lands, which currently host … ProgramsSustainable Venture Prize Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures Related Events 2015 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Fri, April 17th, 2015, 5:00 AM EDT — 10:00 AM …
… How do investment funds build social and environmental priorities into agricultural financing? Several … These trends are increasingly heightened by climate change impactssuch assevere weather events and rising temperatures. Investments in the Triple Bottom Line In response, new … line. Early adopterssuch as Livelihoods Venture, Althelia Ecosphere, the World Bank’s BioCarbon Fund focused investments in forest carbon offset projects. The sole returns to …
… This piece was originally published on Environmental Leader. The terrorist attacks of 2001, … crisis of 2008 — these sudden shocks neatly represent the three hallmarks of a “ Black Swan event .” They: Took place outside of regular expectations; Carried an extreme impact; and … deal with feedback loops very well, particularly when the agents of feedback are disparate. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (and therefore climate change) presents a clear example. …
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… This blog was originally published on Cool Green Science , the Science Blog of The Nature Conservancy … I think this is an exciting advance – working together to bring nature into the engineer’stoolbox . But as with any cross-cultural collaboration, I’ve also seen challenges arise as … Nature Based Solutions Circularity Equity and Justice Bringing Nature into the Engineer’sToolbox … Jun 25, 2015 Bringing Nature into the Engineer’sToolbox Insights form Jen Molnar, …
… There's the kind of trust that we're aware of. The kind of trust that makes us ask, "do I trust … introduced the panel for CBEY's "Sustainability, Transparency, and Metrics in Business" event on April 22nd, he reminded the audience that it's that kind of trust that companies … had to make sure that each and every product was reliable from day one. And, their marketing and communicationsstrategies have followed suit. They write ads as if they are …
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… Somehow we’re nearing April, and on campus, students are heading back from spring break … worked hard to organize recently. As always, there’s more to come. Keep an eye out on the events calendar , social media , blog , and newsletter for details. A new website First and … Case competition SOM and FESstudents collaborated to bring the first annual “Low Carbon” Case Competition to SOM Academics In addition to regularly scheduled courses at the …
… CBEY's own version of "Shark Tank," the 2015 Sabin Prize , returns Friday, April 17 th . But, … develop a website, travel to meet with partners and future customers, and design pitch and marketing materials, (ii) staff members at the Center have spent time with us, offered … ProgramsSustainable Venture Prize Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures Related EventsSabin Sustainable Venture Prize Workshop #1: Market Research Fri, January 23rd, 2015, …
… The Executive MBA program at Yale launched in 2005. Less than a year ago, the program was designed to cater to professionals with full-time careers … momentum to what’s happening across the J&J enterprise. As the #5 company in the world by market cap, this has a huge potential ripple effect. Dulith Wijewardene , Worldwide Business …