… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students (2-3) to participate in an independent … 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 …
… Resident Fellow at CBEY, one of Patagonia’s very first employees, talks to Vogue about its environmental activism, its obsession with quality, and its unlikely role as a … Resident Fellow at CBEY, one of Patagonia’s very first employees, talks to Vogue about its environmental activism, its obsession with quality, and its unlikely role as a … Resident Fellow at CBEY, one of Patagonia’s very first employees, talks to Vogue about its environmental activism, its obsession with quality, and its unlikely role as a …
… 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 … from landfills. Marian Chertow, a professor of Industrial Ecology at the Yale School of the Environment, points out that elsewhere, people are “willing to sort their waste...and …
… 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 … Punhani (SOM ‘21), Neil Pineda (SOM ‘22) Many traditional agricultural practices are not environmentally sustainable due to their high use of water resources and contribution to … 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 …
… bio-based polymer. The company’s pitch at Startup Yale 2021 earned it the Yale Center for Business and Environment’s (CBEY) Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize, as well as the first-ever Yale … bio-based polymer. The company’s pitch at Startup Yale 2021 earned it the Yale Center for Business and Environment’s (CBEY) Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize, as well as the first-ever …
… also sequesters carbon, took the $25,000 prize. The Impact According to the United Nations Environment Programme , people around the world produce 300 million tons of plastic … 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 …
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… Stage Venture Grants have something in common – a desire to reduce waste and improve the environmental footprint of the apparel 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 …
… but keeps garments for half as long. Fabric production and consumer use account for 60% of environmental impacts associated with apparel. Not to mention, the fashion industry is also … 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 …