… The most innovative startup ideas from across campus are coming together April 14-15 at Evans Hall for Entrepreneurship Across Yale , an event featuring Yale’s biggest entrepreneurship prizes with live pitching competitions, … & Environmental Studies students won the Sabin Prize last year for their business, Poda Foods , which sells food-grade cricket protein for use in more sustainable food products. …
… and provides grid security by keeping essential appliances running. The idea pivoted from a microgrid development company to a more commercial product such as a residential … risk of a lithium-ion battery. “It is hard to be developing a hardware energy startup. Your friends and classmates are not your customers, the product is complicated to explain … – to be in a dynamic, fast passed environment where she “gets to run the show." Related Events 2016 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Fri, April 15th, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT — 7:30 AM EDT …
… as competent stayed on. He recognized politics at play and, as a first-generation immigrant from Vietnam who had risen into the ranks of a white-collar profession, felt his first pangs … its bestness? He left his job and started working in small tofu shops around San Francisco, eventually setting off to start a company of his own, Hodo Soy. “To be honest with you, it … 10th as part of the Bright Lights, Green Sights speaker series. He had never worked in food, only finance, but he grew up eating really good tofu and wanted to recreate the food …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has awarded six grants to Yale students … working on: Methods to increase the adoption of toilet usage in Kenya, critical to the prevention of disease [Judith Chevalier (Yale SOM), A. Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale SOM), Johann Caro … for more information about these funding opportunities. Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean …
… across functions and throughout an organization. The key, McColloch said, is “focusing on your audience and understanding what their priorities are and understanding how the work … This article first appeared on Yale School of Management. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions How McDonald’s Promotes Sustainability by Making … and move it all forward.” This article first appeared on Yale School of Management. Related Events GE Colloquium on Sustainability Leadership: McDonald's Corporation Thu, February …
… In mid-November I had the opportunity to attend the 2015 Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) event at United Nations headquarters. (The event was simultaneously celebrated in 145 countries.) My participation was made possible by a grant from The Yale Center for Business and the Environment and InnovateHealth Yale for young … world we come from, women entrepreneurs face many of the same challenges: discouragement, household duties, financial dependence and maternal responsibilities. At UN headquarters …
… First, smallholder farmers—450 million and counting globally—produce the majority of food that is from developing countries. Yet they often struggle with limited income from inefficient, … These trends are increasingly heightened by climate change impacts such as severe weather events and rising temperatures. Investments in the Triple Bottom Line In response, new …
… students were paired with a client to work on a specific project. Three other students from across the university (Yale College, Yale FES and Yale SOM) and myself were excited to … WBCSD member companies, which included Walmart, Monsanto, Chevron, Dow Chemical, Tyson Foods and other large global companies. We also interviewed IPCC scientists to understand … COP21. There was a lot of excitement about the potential impact of the platform during the event and Paul Lussier and the student team are continuing to work with IPCC to develop S2B. …
… Impact: Environmental Engagement for a Changing World.” The posted syllabus included works from Mike Hulme’s Why We Disagree about Climate Change , George Marshall’s Don’t Even Think … environmental communications, with a focus on building science-based communications pathways among a variety of stakeholders to achieve a consensus of ethics regarding … and equip with lessons learned from SOM and FES, I know this is just my beginning. Related Events Sustainability, Transparency, and Metrics in Business Wed, April 22nd, 2015, 7:45 AM …
… about by climate change,” he said. This announcement comes on the heels of the results from the first global survey on the attitudes of future business leaders on climate change, … marketing, operations, and strategy on issues involving energy, water, carbon, food, natural areas and society. www.yale.edu About the WBCSD: The World Business Council … Rising Leaders on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change WBCSD Internships Related Events Scale Up: USBCSD/WBCSD/Yale Conference Wed, June 25th, 2014, 5:00 AM EDT — Thu, June …