… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has awarded six grants to Yale students and faculty to … 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 Burnett (FAS), Berhe Beyene (USI-Africa)]; A field experiment designed to understand the most effective methods for protecting the Chilean Hake …
… “Sustainability professionals have to be polyglots, to shift gears and speak multiple languages across the … 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 …
… by Riddhima Yadav, YC '18 Consider: women perform 66 percent of the world’s work but earn 10 percent of the world’s … In mid-November I had the opportunity to attend the 2015 Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) event at United Nations headquarters. (The event wassimultaneously celebrated in 145 … celebrate the work of women. The global event is held at the UN in New York with several regionalevents being held all over the world. The movement also has a fellowship and …
… How do investment funds build social and environmental priorities into agricultural financing? Several … and environmental reputations of their brands. These trends are increasingly heightened by climate change impactssuch assevere weather events and rising temperatures. Investments in the Triple Bottom Line In response, new …
… The TowardsScience Communications with Impact course taught by Paul Lussier at the School of Forestry … Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). As part of the course, students were paired with a client to work on … 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. …
… I walked into Paul’s class, not really sure what to expect, but intrigued by the title of his class, “Towards … Changing World.” The posted syllabus included works from Mike Hulme’s Why We Disagree about Climate Change , George Marshall’s Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to … and equip with lessons learned from SOM and FES, I know this is just my beginning. Related EventsSustainability, Transparency, and Metrics in Business Wed, April 22nd, 2015, 7:45 AM …
… Partners” collaboration at the WBCSD’s Council Meeting in Paris, during the COP21 climate change negotiations. “We often talk about a transformational change of our society … that change the status quo. The Council also benefits from a network of 60 national and regional business councils and partner organizations, a majority of which are based in … Rising Leaders on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change WBCSD Internships Related EventsScale Up: USBCSD/WBCSD/Yale Conference Wed, June 25th, 2014, 5:00 AM EDT — Thu, June …
… A new global study of more than 3,700 students at 29 top businessschools found that corporations … jobs. “We often talk about a transformational change of our society, when we speak about climate action. And that transformation will affect both business as well as the … upon us to prepare our students for the world not of last generation, but the next.” As the climate change negotiations at COP21 in Paris build steam, these results highlight the …
… Yesenia Gallardo co-founded Poda Foods during her time as a student at F&ES. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Poda Foods raises … whether the venturessucceeds or not. Related ProgramsSustainable Venture Prize Related Events 2015 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Fri, April 17th, 2015, 5:00 AM EDT — 10:00 AM …
… Connecticut has a climate goal: reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 2001 levels by 2050. This … Water levels in the Long Island Sound are rising while stronger and more frequent weather events are threatening $570 billion worth of insured properties on Connecticut’sshoreline. … for more information and intermittent updates on their work. Related Events [Private Event] Regional Renewable Thermal Technology Effort Thu, June 23rd, 2016, 4:30 AM EDT — 1:00 PM EDT …