… Have you ever felt that cool concepts get mired in complex vocabulary? It’s a problem for many students, staff, and faculty at Yale, particularly those who are branching out from … new multimedia site, Beyond the Buzzwords , which clarifies some of the opaque vocabulary often used in sustainable innovation. Each page includes a set of explanatory resources, … Degirmenci (YC 2021) Check out the site at https://www.beyond-buzzwords.com . 2621 Clean Energy Environmental Innovation Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions CBEY and …
… has measurable benefits to people both emotionally and physically. That’s the driving tenet behind the work being done as part of what is currently called the “New Haven Nature & … deeply invested in making green spaces in New Haven inviting, safe, and equally accessible for city residents. Still in early stages, one of the key goals of this initiative focuses on creating a knowledge platform, where information, ideas, and resources can be shared with interested parties, such as …
… An ethical food system should promote public and environmental health, a thriving workforce, and nutritious products available to everyone. Put simply, it should provide food … Kitchens will be founded as a stand-alone operation (most likely in NYC), but with the intention of spreading nationwide. Its goal is not to become profitable, but to provide a … similar to Community Kitchens Which social benefits are they emphasizing: Pay-what you can? Sustainable sourcing? Worker rights? Which have succeeded, which have failed, and why? How …
… for domestic home compost. Ecopackables plans to launch a second product, 100% compostable, water-activated tape. Agricore (CBEY Innovation Prize) Nat Irwin (Yale College ’21), … decisions. The Environmental Justice Performance Index seeks to fulfill the unmet need fordata and metrics to evaluate corporations on environment justice performance. Judges in this … Venture Prize that will be held this spring as part of Startup Yale . 2380 Clean Energy Environmental Innovation Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Upright and …
… Interest in food and equitable food systems has been bubbling up for a while among graduate students at Yale. Enter Tagan Engel, the newest Resident Fellow … models. And she’s excited to share what she’s learned with Yale students who are looking at pathways where people, food, justice, business, and the environment intersect. “Tagan … young family were ready to come back to her hometown of New Haven, CT in 2006, Engel was intentional about the next phase of her work. She merged her love of food and her dedication …
… start? Sybrosia: We are inspired by seaweed’s potential to uptake CO2, bioremediate ocean water, and produce important secondary metabolites. After coming across research out of … the world of food production quality assurance or from researching packaging design and data-driven sales strategies. CBEY: How did winning the Sabin Prize influence your career or … I think the success that we had was from staying humble and really putting a lot of time, energy, and passion into our project. We never felt like we could know enough about what we …
… Six student teams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further … as traditional dairy but creates very little GHG emissions and uses a fraction of land and water resources to produce, coupled with a low incidence of allergic reaction compared to … stacked capital revenue streams. Floe : Floe is an automated, environmentally-sustainable, energy-efficient, safe, and cost-effective solution to prevent the extensive water damage …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most of winter break … facility. The shrimp were hard to spot—a few grey specks beneath hundreds of gallons of saltwater. It was hard to believe that, in just three months, those specks would become 52 … from cows by up to 99%, and methane is a greenhouse gas that’s 20 to 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide. In fall 2017, Alexia learned about the benefits feeding seaweed to …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or … to disrupt. This bond helps align the incentives of USFS and other beneficiaries, such as water and electric utilities, to share in forest restoration costs just as they share in … independently measured and verified results. “What is a challenge for the USFS could be potentially a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for investors,” said Zach Knight, co-founder …
… bottom line – instead, it has focused on financial and social aspects. But this year, attendees will have the opportunity to explore a broader range of environmental topics. … flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for impact investors and social entrepreneurs in the world. The event has drawn over 10,000 … and emerging market opportunities – from sustainable timber and agricultural investments to water quality and green infrastructure – and what it will take to make these deals scalable, …