… In 2007, Peter Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues … something that we should be getting hold of as an entrepreneurial community, and as a business opportunity,” said Boyd, who at the time was CEO of Virgin Mobile South Africa. So … at Yale, contact Cass Walker . Related Programs Planetary Solutions Generator Related Events 2016 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Fri, April 15th, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT — 7:30 AM EDT …
… The Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & EnvironmentalStudies, … cross-country ski races, the Birkebeinerrennet, which traverses more than 25 miles west to eventually finish in Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Gronli has completed the …
… Frederick Hutson’s is an unusual career path: in 2005 he was arrested for trafficking marijuana. He was … those who will.” The gap between his personal experience—the imprisonment that inspired hisbusiness—and those on the other side of the table only compounded the challenge; he had to … who could directly add value as the company grew in specific markets. Pigeonly’s expansion eventually forced internal conversation about what market, precisely, the company served. …
… Presidential election season has once again taken America by storm, and with it comes the … of the markets or attributing these outcomes to the acts of agentssuch as governments, businesses, or even specific politicians, an astute observer might ask the following … their offerings to provide these other services in order to diversify their businessmodel, and to meet the ebbs and flows of consumer demand. While the answer to our second …
… Businessstudents today are developing a new vision of what capital markets and our … should, look like. This was apparent at Yale School of Management’s Low Carbon Portfolio Case Competition and Responsible Investing Conference held this November. The competition, … across the three pillars, ES and G, are too great and too pervasive to ignore. Related Events Yale Responsible Investing Conference & Low-Carbon Portfolio Case Competition Fri, …
… When the financial crisis hit and the floor dropped out of the economy, finally, Yael Aflalo thought, she had a reason to close her clothing business. She had started it when she was 20 years old. The first five years were an education. “The second five years I really hated,” she said, speaking at the kickoff event of the Bright Lights, Green Sightsspeaker series, which focuses on urban …
… In May of 1993, Lisa Price founded the hairand skincare brand, Carol’s Daughter, in the kitchen of her … they were opting to wear their hair natural. But, with this decision, they faced a dearth of hair-care products. In 1993, stores offered, “‘the ethnic aisle,’ and it wasn’t an … I’ve ever had,” she said. “Knowing that the glass is half-full.” Watch the video: Related Events Bright Lights, Green Sights: Lisa Price, Carol’s Daughter Wed, December 9th, 2015, …
… A business plan that aims to turn food waste into new products, and profits, won the 2016 … Sustainable Venture Prize. Renewal Mill, created by two members of the Yale School of Forestry & EnvironmentalStudies (F&ES) community — Sumit Kadakia ’16 M.E.M./M.B.A. and … for being much higher-value products,” she said. Other contests during the two-day Yale event included the Thorne Prize forSocial Innovation in Health or Education, sponsored by …
… Two promising new companies received $10,000 each from this year’sSobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , which is disbursed annually by the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment to provide funding and professional mentorship to young … ProgramsSustainable Venture Prize Sobotka Seed Prize forSustainable Ventures Related Events 2015 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Fri, April 17th, 2015, 5:00 AM EDT — 10:00 AM …
… Yale’s Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technology initiative (FORTT), which is developing financial models and strategies to advance renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut, recently … analysis by the end of May. Learn more about the project at cbey.yale.edu . Related Events [Private Event] Regional Renewable Thermal Technology Effort Thu, June 23rd, 2016, …