… 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 …
… adoption, agriculture, fashion, transportation, materials, among others. After careful revision by external judges, CBEY awarded over $15,000 in grants to five … 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 …
… 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 unsustainable status quo. With podcasts, forums, articles, and conferences like the one this past April, Brittany has cultivated a …
… almost decided not to submit their winning application. “That afternoon, we had a phone call and we were not going to turn it in because we had seen past winners and felt that … , 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 … 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 … snow and ice. Using Internet of Things (IoT) technology, these devices dispense only when called upon (typically only a few times a day), and the amount and frequency can be adjusted … 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 …