… Since 2015, the year we published our inaugural report, Rising Leaders on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change , an ongoing global pandemic has laid bare societal strains and inequalities in access to basic healthcare. Extreme weather events have intensified all over the planet. The sixth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … on Climate Change Communication , our key findings include: Businessstudents believe corporate leadersshould be solving environmental and social issues—but they perceive the …
… other environmental, social, and economic disasters — have changed this. Following the US’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on November 4, it is up to corporations to take direct … on climate change. While many corporations, investors, regulators, and consumers agree that corporatesustainability is imperative, identifying best practices and which companies are ‘walking …
… in general and offshore wind in particular is that, acrosssettings, the issues that prevent market emergence are relatively simple and well understood; the stakeholder groups are similar and stable; the overall desire to create a market –for environmental, … consists of several stages. The first entails a series of in-depth, ethnographic interviewswith actors from a diverse set of settings and stakeholder groups. These interviews were …
… 3,700 students at 29 top businessschools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for … report, use: Cort, C.; Franceschini, L.; Wang, J. (2015). Rising Leaders on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change. Yale Center for Business and the Environment. … 2315 2195 CorporateSustainability Equity and Justice Rising Leaders on Environmental Sustainability …
… critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to … regulators, and farmers can all find common ground. Across the country, community groups are calling for the creation of soil health programs in their states. In response to … develop a soil health policy or program, and funding opportunities. The approach presented within the guidebook is drawn from interviewswith over 30 experts, including farmers, …
… This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility of designing and financing a Green Resilience Hub (GRH). GRHs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local … provide essential community services–even during disruptions to the electrical grid. As a group of master’sstudents at the Yale School of the Environment, we have identified …
… in adopting land use best practices for new projects. Pollinator-friendly solar, which incorporates native grasses and wildflowers throughout a solar installation, is one approach … efficiency gains attributed to the cooler microclimate created by perennial plantings. A small added benefit accrues from the lower operations and maintenance (O&M) costs over the … turfgrass. However, we hypothesize that information and behavioral failures are currently preventing developers from adopting the practice. Thus, there may be a role for policy to spur …
… these results provide insights into collaboration models and how businessschools can incorporateSDGs into their discourse and curriculum, creating change and leading toward peace and prosperity for the planet. Produced by Yale University in collaboration with Global Network for Advanced Management and Schlange & Co. 2195 2171 2380 Circularity Clean Energy CorporateSustainability Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Rising …
… Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG From Solutions to Scale: Considerations and Insights for … and carbon removal. This report refers to such solutions as “nascent climate technologies.” Without innovation in these areas, addressing climate change will be far more difficult, if … investors—such as philanthropists, family foundations, high-net-worth individuals, and corporate venture capital—are stepping up to address these funding gaps, but some may lack …
… Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in … a backup gas generator, to optimize cost and reliability. Key Points Large commercial and small industrial operations can utilize 100% renewable hybrid configurations to … clean power while maintaining reliability. Businesses can benefit from consultantswithspecific insights in renewable energy to design and implement personalized renewable …