… The Yale Center for Business and Environment (CBEY) today announced the release of two new reports examining … practices not only has the potential to help decelerate global warming, but also make our food systems more resilient against climate impacts," said Stuart DeCew, Executive … and imagination of the generations of people who are closest to the challenges facing our food and agricultural systems. They are our most valuable resources and this new …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. CBEY supportsstudents in buildingsustainable businesses that are solving some of our planet’s biggest problems. A huge part of this has been via the Sobotka Seed Prize for …
… The 2023 Climate Innovation Grantssaw 19 teams propose innovative solutions to address climate change. The proposed … providing waste management solutions. ReWind Shubh Jain (Yale School of Environment), Courtney Megerian (Yale School of Environment), and Dylan Judd (Yale School of Environment) … providing waste management solutions. ReWind Shubh Jain (Yale School of Environment), Courtney Megerian (Yale School of Environment), and Dylan Judd (Yale School of Environment) …
… The weekend of April 22nd and 23rd there were two conferences going on, in the words of my Uber driver: the coffee one and the fashion one. With one … one I reckon with every day. For me, a sustainable fashion industry is one that tracks the sources of materials and the labor that goes into making our garments. The fashion industry currently is the 2nd leading industry consuming water to …
… The fashion industry is one of the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting … are already emerging and their demand is growing. Major focus areas include: Sustainable sourcing : Such as using organic cotton, recycled polyester, plant-based leather and fur, … efforts across all industries and not just energy, transportation, and carbon capture. Building a sustainable fashion industry is the need of the hour. The growing demand for …
… Recently, 23 teams presented their application to the Climate Innovation Grant , a program that provides … from CBEY to bring ideas to reality. Ventures with a for-profit idea can continue their journey by participating in the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures . About the … Sciences) created BlueGreen Materials, a company seeking to manufacture carbon-negative building materials from the ocean that are stronger, more durable, and self-healing for …
… When the COVID-19 pandemic struck Southwest Montana, the resulting economic downturn caused thousands of Montanans to … this entire process, we have tried to be good stewards of the land and natural resources. Looking for alternative energy sources for the Producer Partnership processing … priority,” said Pierson. Pierson sought to self-generate renewable electricity from wind, solar, and battery storage and defect from NorthWestern’sservice. The Yale team of Ayush …
… On Day 2, as I continued my foray into searching for innovation, strains of the previous day’s theme of … words, “What we have done very well is investing in products that have revolutionized our lives. What we haven’t done very well is ensure that those products don’t cause harm. We … first innovation hub wasstarted in Gothenburg, Sweden, where they converted an old factory building into a space for innovation for 400 of their technical and business experts within …
… TerraCycle is not a typical recycling company—it’s a marketing company that develops recycling solutions … for circularity, demonstrating a pathway to a new type of consumer economy. TerraCycle’s journey as a trailblazer in circularity originated as a one-man operation making fertilizer … with Target to run an advertising campaign in Newsweek magazine, where readers were encouraged to remove the cover and fill it with Target bags. Over 47,000 readers did so, …
… Have you ever felt that cool concepts get mired in complex vocabulary? It’s a problem for many students, staff, and faculty at … vocabulary often used in sustainable innovation. Each page includes a set of explanatory resources, carefully curated by Yale-connected experts. The site is launching with the … Martin Wainstein , Resident Fellow at CBEY) Carbon Removal ( curated by Dr. Anastasia O’Rourke , Managing Director of Yale’s Carbon Containment Lab ) Climate Tech ( curated by Ben …