… The Yale Center for Business and Environment (CBEY) today announced the release of two new reports examining … report, Bridging the Regenerative Agriculture Financing Gap, proposes a new foundation for financing regenerative farms that takes into account the three factors that make … outsized expectations, both investors and farmers have struggled to find the right partner for their goals. Through this research, the report seeks to inspire this thoughtful …
… 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 supports students in building sustainable businesses that are … of our planet’s biggest problems. A huge part of this has been via the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures. Since 2011, David Sobotka and his family have supported …
… environmentally-focused ventures. The grant provides independent feedback and seed funding for these early-stage innovative solutions. From here, ventures will continue to receive support from CBEY to bring their ideas to fruition. Ventures with a for-profit idea have the opportunity to receive further grant support through the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures . About the recipients: Carbon Loop Perry Bakas (Yale School of …
… worn by leaders and up-and-comers in the sustainable fashion space. The Sustainable Fashion Forum Conference 2023: Nuanced Layers was a fashion and environmental lover’s dream. The Sustainable Fashion Forum (SFF), founded by Brittany Sierra in 2017, aims to challenge the fashion industry’s … the amount of water needed to produce one cotton t-shirt is equal to one human’s drinking supplyfor 900 days. Facts like this are daunting, combined with atrocious working …
… , people around the world produce 300 million tons of plastic annually, and half that is for single-use items. That’s equal to the weight of the entire human population, which means … person uses their weight in plastic every single year Dharia and Heller’s Green Gear Supply Company has a vision for “a world free of single-use plastics, where petroleum is no … co-founders Dharia and Heller with CBEY's Stuart DeCew and prize sponsor Andy Sabin at the 2019 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize, part of Startup Yale. The reason ponchos are a great …
… Last week, Floe won the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize sponsored by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). This makes it the first startup to win each of the … and support since they first applied to and won a Climate Innovation Grant in the fall of 2019. This grant was followed by a Sobotka Seed Stage Grant and then Floe hit the trifecta … and support since they first applied to and won a Climate Innovation Grant in the fall of 2019. This grant was followed by a Sobotka Seed Stage Grant and then Floe hit the trifecta …