… Sammaan brought together a stellar group of designers, architects, and social science researchers to tackle one of the developing world's leading problems – open defecation in … give the project any more money. Observers wondered if the project was fatally stalled and what had gone wrong? Project Sammaan had started promisingly enough. In 2011 and early 2012, … But despite these best of intentions, the project faced setback after setback. There were unexpected delays and misunderstandings within the group. In late 2013, the project faced …
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… and asset management business, AXA had risen to the top ranks in terms of corporate responsibility (CR) as well. In 2014, the French-based insurer led the industry on a number … new metrics was a tall order, but would be another step to establishing CR inside AXA. Eventually, the company aspired to produce an “integrated report” that would define the … new metrics was a tall order, but would be another step to establishing CR inside AXA. Eventually, the company aspired to produce an “integrated report” that would define the …
… Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) and Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking. The event's grand finale was a showcase highlighting a series of impressive climate tech … overview of early-stage venture and green bank financing for ClimateTech, outlining what it truly takes to scale climate innovation. In addition to the workshops, we hosted … Lastly, Professor Matthew Eisaman, co-founder of Ebb Carbon shared his journey as a researcher and professor, illustrating how he identified market gaps in his role as a Tech …
… and awareness of the growing negative environmental impacts of the fashion industry, I researched environmental problems the fashion industry was facing. The problem that rose to the top of my list was overproduction. Overproduction is when more is produced than can be sold. Of the estimated 100 to 150 billion items of … the SaaS tool into their existing e-commerce channels. These customer personas informed what I needed to learn about my customers. Step 5: Discovery Discovery is a critical stage …
… The Yale Clean Energy Conference, November 9th-10th, is fast approaching! In YCEC’s third year, we are partnering with ClimateHaven , where the conference will host a networking reception. … website . Related Programs Climate Innovation Intensive Climate Innovation Grants Related Events Yale Clean Energy Conference Thu, November 9th, 2023, 3:15 PM EST — Fri, November …
… The Sustainable Venture Prize was created in 2008 and awards $25,000 to a promising student business venture that … Abhinav Godavarthi, David Sozanski (YC '23), and Julian Rubinfien (YC '23). Their research focuses on making mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil. Their goal is to … Abhinav Godavarthi, David Sozanski (YC '23), and Julian Rubinfien (YC '23). Their research focuses on making mass-market chemicals from sugar instead of oil. Their goal is to …
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… the latter part of your life (post-40s) after having built an established career. However, when I came to grad school at Yale I decided to start executing on my dormant idea, and I … on a new material, access to free subscriptions to many crucial SAS services, a library of research papers worth, and access to datasets, all worth thousands of dollars. For instance, … Innovation Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions What’s the Right Time to Start a Venture? … Feb 07, 2023 What’s the Right Time to Start a …
… of the best inventions of 2020 by Time magazine. But as impressive as Air Vodka surely is, what is several orders of magnitude more important is the process behind it, which converts … in 2021, by demonstrating carbon transformation technology that can be used on Mars. When asked about the lessons that he has learned over his career as an inventor and … skill. Which is not to say that this is his first success, by any means. As a prolific researcher and inventor, Staff has had a number of small successes before Air Company, …