… the world of SPACs, a group of twelve Yale graduate students participated in an independent study with Climate Real Impact Solutions (“ CRIS ”), a serial-issuer of SPACs founded in 2020. CRIS has … sustainable due to their high use of water resources and contribution to climatechange. Agriculture consumes 70% of global water supply and produces 12% of global …
… the atmosphere in material production than it releases during manufacturing and shipping.” ClimateChange & COVID-19 These days, Dharia and Heller have been working diligently to … good at a rooftop bar during an internship with Bain & Company. Dharia at the time was studying at Duke University, where she had been playing around with the idea of developing a … that from a consumer perspective, purchasing eco-friendly ponchos is a low-risk way to showcase your dedication to sustainability. For some, another selling point is that the ponchos …
… (SOM ‘19), Cyndi Chen (SOM ‘19) and Melissa Mazzeo (SOM/F&ES ’20), is scaling informal exchange networks, like parent groups, to build a children’s secondhand marketplace. With only 15% of all clothing donated or reused, Hand Me Up (HMU) hopes to change perceptions and encourage clothing reuse by creating a positive shopping experience … experience of shopping for secondhand children’s clothing,” says Mazzeo. “By helping to change people’s perception of resale and reducing demand for environmentally harmful “fast …
… around the world convened at the annual Sustainable Textiles conference hosted by Textile Exchange. Integrating SDGs into corporate social responsibility strategy was a core focus … 2030 approaches. Here’s how apparel brands can “A.D.A.P.T” to shifting consumer demands and climate threats by advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. A - Adopt a declaration in … 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 SDG four, …
… as well as other companies. Companies are at the forefront of many SDGs, such as combating climatechange, which is Goal 13. In 2017, global progress towards this goal encountered a setback … businesses were among the first actors to step forward and reaffirm their dedication to climate action. Companies like Microsoft, Walmart, and L’Oreal have joined a network called …
… to customers. The capital market wants metrics for measuring risk. Lenders, investors, and insurance underwriters see promising prospects in RTTs, a perspective informed by successful … can help map gaps in data availability and metric quality. In June 2017, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TFCD) [1] published a report categorizing … disclosures the capital market needs to effectively evaluate financial impacts of climatechange. As such, it presents a context within which renewable thermal metrics can be …
… plastics act as a sink for other toxic chemicals in the ocean. (This very property of microplastics can also be used to benefit the environment: removing microplastics that have … be the answer to that age-old philosophical question, “Why are we here?” If that’s the case, then this mundane raison d’etre inherently gives rise to a second, less mundane one: … be the answer to that age-old philosophical question, “Why are we here?” If that’s the case, then this mundane raison d’etre inherently gives rise to a second, less mundane one: …
… thermals occupy a small niche in Connecticut—and in the U.S. at large. A new Yale-led study analyzes the market potential of this technology across the state and provides key … rents reflect efficient thermal technologies. "In order for us to achieve our long-term climatechange strategies in Connecticut, we are going to need to scale-up the deployment of …