… When Sophie Janaskie entered Yale College she had it figured out: she would find work doing research in a biology lab; … along the path she first started walking in high school. But then she got a job at Yale’s Office of Sustainability . It was her sophomore year and she and a small team were … can find Sophie in the G-31 suite at Kroon Hall or drop her a note at sophie.janaskie@yale.edu . Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG CBEY Welcomes Sophie Janaskie as …
… Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment gives teams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the opportunity to be matched with a mentor from our network of partners and experts. Sabin Mentors commit a minimum of two hours to advising their teams, and many continue the mentorship relationship beyond the Sabin … Casey Pickett Director of Innovation, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development …
… across a range of companies to campus to discuss their work and professional journeys. The conference reinforced many of the themes that have arisen in that series, while … like Kellogg’s, Mars, and Caesars Entertainment are setting science-based targets for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, under an initiative led by World Resources Institute … a powerful incentive to prioritize sustainability, and it is a relatively new trend. Yale has been at the cutting edge of research and innovation on this topic through the newly …
… do you need to know? In partnership with Patagonia and wealth advisory firm Caprock , the Yale Center for Business and the Environment has released a new publication to answer this … Matthew Weatherley-White. “As the economy continues to shift from manufacturing and resource extraction to technology and services, intangible assets are acquiring an increasingly … gap between the value B Corps offer and the awareness of their benefits among the investor community,” says Cass Walker, Program Director, Social Entrepreneurship at the Yale Center …
… Review: Doughnut Economics The following is the Guest Editors Introduction to the 2017 Journal of Environmental Investing : Interest in sustainable investing has broadened and … into ESG performance even through the recent consolidation in analytic firms. And yet, in our work in the sustainable investment arena, we hear time and time again a frustration with … follow. Read the complete 2017 Journal of Environmental Investing . Related Initiatives Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF) … Dan Esty … Todd Cort … Current issue …
… a job. “But imagine if she hadn’t had that housing,” he said in a recent conversation at Yale. “What a loss for her, a loss for her children, a loss for society.” Now positioned as … me understand why public infrastructure is so critical for individual success and also community success.” The federal funding will target five distinct areas of investment: … you’re trying to replace public with private, people start to feel you’re not fulfilling your social responsibility.” In part, this responsibility includes repairing and maintaining …
… vulnerable when disaster strikes. Unlike large businesses, they often do not have the resources to complete effective contingency plans; nor are they eligible for relief that … of small enterprises in the U.S. shutter in the wake of shock. A new report out of the Yale Center for Business and the Environment explores how the private sector, with its … Studies (F&ES). “We wanted to explore new ways that private entities can engage in community disaster recovery to catalyze prolonged local resilience.” While standard relief …
… that private capital flows will play in moving society toward a more sustainable future, Yale University has launched the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF). This new … will be co-led by Todd Cort, a faculty member with joint appointments at SOM and F&ES. “Our aim is to move swiftly toward meaningful conclusions that are relevant and timely for … “We’re delighted to be partnering with Yale University as a renowned seat of learning. Our work with YISF is aimed at strengthening the quality and relevance of ESG information so …
… their vows to mitigate the impacts of climate change by upholding the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets outlined in the Paris Agreement. Among the dozen states that have joined … the U.S. Climate Alliance are Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, four northeastern states that have set goals of reducing GHG emissions 80 percent below 1990 … technical and economic potential. Massachusetts, through the Department of Energy Resources (DOER), first published its guiding strategy document on RTTs in 2014, three years …
… If you’ve ever considered installing solar panels on your roof, you’ve probably asked two basic questions: How much does it cost? And how long … of Columbia have some type of NEM policy. While NEM has enabled the solar industry to flourish by providing a straightforward way for customers to earn money from their panels, … of the value that solar provides to the grid, including several components such as reduced fuel use at power plants. Despite this change, Austin Energy’s VOS program has …