… and were able to observe varying aspects of the growing role that sustainability plays in corporate enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full story on the Yale SOM website. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Summer Lessons in Sustainability … Sep 24, 2015 Summer Lessons … and were able to observe varying aspects of the growing role that sustainability plays in corporate enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full story on the Yale SOM …
… leads the nonprofit TechnoServe , strives to align the tremendous engine of business with social need in a way that universalizes opportunity alongside talent. TechnoServe’s 1,500 … a man to fish’ adage—we take that seriously,” he said. If all goes well on TechnoServe projects, they disappear from the equation after a few years. Founded nearly 50 years ago, … video: Related Events Business Solutions to Poverty: How shared value is revolutionizing corporate thinking Thu, September 17th, 2015, 1:30 PM EDT — 2:30 PM EDT Kroon Hall, Burke …
… water consumption between six and 16 gallons of water per glass, with research and pilot projects under way that are driving that ratio nearer 1:1. This successful trajectory of … created the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), a San Francisco-based non-profit, in 2003. According to the website, the association represents about 1,000 … that wine growing has solved all of its environmental issues, nor that we should accept corporate claims without hesitation, nor that wine growers should be exempt from water …
… such events increasingly bleed into concerns over issues of environmental protection and social benefits; in fact, Black Swan events, by definition, provide a useful lens for the … Spring, have seen the rise of environmentalism and the subsequent evolution of corporatesocialresponsibility. A quick scan of sustainability events over this period … Severe weather events are instigating city planning and financial infrastructure projects to better prevent and mitigate damage. The Exxon Valdez resulted in requirements on …
… of potentially securitizable solar assets were installed in 2012 alone. One of the primary projects of SAPC has been talking to rating agencies about what concerns its stakeholders … 15 market leaders, developed credit-screening standards for commercial and industrial solar projects. Complementary to the standardization efforts is SEFA’s consumer protection … state governments, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, and hospitals). Other future projects could include best practices for energy storage, O&M, or solar thermal technology. …
… Many proposals highlighted the need for more responsive, flexible, market-driven, and value-based pricing models. For example, in their proposal, Wellinghoff, Tong and Hu envisioned … costs that utilities can avoid because of distributed generation – such as infrastructure projects and power-plant retrofits. What Actions Can States Take? Real-time energy pricing, comprehensive assessments of the social and private costs of electricity, market transformation from regulated monopoly to …
… to mind: Big dams. Levees that strait-jacket rivers. Hardened coastlines. Even when these projects help communities, there are often consequences for natural systems. The dams … communities. Trees cleaning our air. They are increasingly seeing that these new nature-based solutions – whether on their own or in combination with others – can meet community … Solutions “Engineers are too risk averse.” I’ve heard that from our scientists working to incorporate nature in engineers’ designs. But it is natural for engineers to need to know how …
… Solarize, which has unrolled across the state over the last three years, is a community-based program that leverages the power of social interaction to motivate rooftop solar installation. Specifically, the program relies … of solar expanding ever outward. Or so I’d been told. As a research assistant for SEEDS , a project that is tracking the Solarize program, I had read a great deal about the …
… firm SmartPower and the Connecticut Green Bank gathered around a very large table in the basement of Kroon Hall. This was the final meeting of a five-year campaign. Everybody there … and the installer through word of mouth, local publications, signs around the community and social media. SmartPower helped coordinate a series of intimate educational events including … intended to test whether an online tool could help with the decision-making process. Our project partners noted that many community members had trouble using the site, and that …
… interest in channeling assets under management into investments that advance important social and environmental issues,” said Lisa Woll, CEO of US SIF and the US SIF Foundation. … represent approximately 51 percent of the total value of the global AUM. These figures are based on 2013 numbers. To continue to grow however, the sustainable investing framework must apply across asset classes, integrate social and environmental issues and be geographically scalable. Moreover, the sector must …