… How can a massive company make sustainable thinking go viral internally? The GreenLight team is hosting … of business and the environment. We’re seeking creative thinkers from around the Yale community to reimagine how GE engages with employees to strengthen the awareness and … lunch. Who will participate?: A multidisciplinary team of students from around the Yale community. How can I participate?: Interested participants must: Be excited about attending …
… question they are facing: How might We Are Still In transition from a platform of voiced commitment to one of action? Who will participate?: A multidisciplinary team of students from around the Yale community. How can I participate?: Interested participants must: Be excited about attending and actively participating for the entire event Commit to carefully reviewing a set of preparation materials distributed in advance Register …
… begin work with city officials in two Indian cities, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, to build 120 community toilets in city slums by February 2013. Furthermore, the project team hoped to develop research from the effort to create a model that could be used by other communities, completing the research in 2014. However by the late fall of 2013, not a single community …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and … to have reversed. Leading figures in the government of Indonesia were calling upon the companies to withdraw their pledge. And the 2015 fire season was the worst in nearly two … had created social tensions as many rural inhabitants claimed that large plantation companies had violated traditional land rights. Indonesian land-use laws were ambiguous and …
… Microsoft was one of the first companies to set a voluntary internal carbon fee. The innovative carbon pricing model has … part of their sustainability and climate goals, we believe this is an exciting and tangible learning opportunity. We hope that you will be able to join us and we encourage participants … part of their sustainability and climate goals, we believe this is an exciting and tangible learning opportunity. We hope that you will be able to join us and we encourage participants …
… mile problem? She was specifically looking at this question in the realm of the two commuter rails operated by the MTA, Metro-North and Long Island Railroad. Harris started … and others. Harris' work involved coordinating e-waste and recycling policies across member companies and conducting research on e-waste to inform company strategies. Alli worked on coordinating data collection for sustainability …
… Standards The world’s governments have agreed to open the door to meaningful action to combat climate change. Now, post-COP21, one of our major tasks will be to redirect capital … green or climate-sensitive investments across all asset classes including equity, fixed income and alternatives. Second, the current set of metrics is predominantly … for sustainability impact. Our work is broken down into three stages. First, using a comprehensive literature review as well as an extensive set of interviews with practitioners …
… market subsegment that co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space creates an efficient and sustainable land-use system that benefits farmers, solar developers, rural communities, and the earth itself. This emerging form of renewable energy blends complementary land uses and eliminates the false “food or energy” dichotomy that has …
… strategy and associated initiatives to build climate change resilience in South Africa. The company claimed over 22% of all insurance business in South Africa and provided over half of … other risks. Around 40% of grain farmers in South Africa purchased hail insurance, the most common policy in agriculture. In years when crops were damaged before they could be … models. Nonetheless, Santam was preparing for the effect of climate change on crops. The company was proud of being in the forefront of social responsibility and sustainability …
… Throughout the world, Cummins Inc. meant diesels. The company designed, manufactured, distributed, and serviced diesel and natural gas engines, … construction, and power generation. In addition to the engines, it manufactured components, including filters, turbochargers, and aftertreatment, used with its own engines and with the systems of other manufacturers. The components and engines were all designed to increase power, improve efficiency, and reduce …