… $10,000 from this year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and mentorship to new … to arriving at work sweaty prevent people who express interest in biking from following through. Bike City hopes to address these barriers by providing “an ecosystem of support,” … consultants to start-ups run by their peers. Kitchen Table and Bike City will also enter Yale’s Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize for a chance to win a further $25,000 this spring. …
… Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” featured a conversation on Yale University’s carbon charge . Yale was the first university in the world to voluntarily … Yale Carbon Charge Project Manager. She stressed the importance of starting from one’s company or organization and seeking ways to weave a carbon charge into it. Avoiding the … Yale Carbon Charge Project Manager. She stressed the importance of starting from one’s company or organization and seeking ways to weave a carbon charge into it. Avoiding the …
… of the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture grants who share their experience and perspective. The Yale Center for Business and the Environment aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial … the $10,000 in grant funding, Nathan has been able to accelerate the production of hemp through his co-venture, Appalachian Roots – Hemp 2.0. By reintroducing a historically … (a Patagonia partner) to develop carbon-negative growing techniques. Ultimately the company hopes to develop a local processing network to transform the raw crop into more …
… investigating market mechanisms that can streamline investments. (FORTT is based at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and is part of a larger coalition that includes … of Energy and Environmental Protection, Eversource Energy, the United Illuminating Company and the Connecticut Green Bank.) RTTs harness renewable energy sources to provide … the transition to a clean energy future. While climate change and modified weather patterns through 2050 are expected to decrease overall thermal demand, cooling is a service that will …
… by the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition in partnership with the World Economic Forum and Yale University. The series aims to spotlight leading examples of internal carbon pricing by … Matchett, and executives Frank van den Boomen and Maaike Lambrichts, who shared the company’s experience with internal carbon pricing as a means to supporting internal … ambitious climate and energy agenda within and beyond the company. Its internal targets for 2025 include a 45% reduction in GHG emissions per unit of product; an intermediate goal of …
… much beyond profit. Today, as a Master in Environmental Management graduate from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, I feel truly empowered. My once … combating climate change and operationalizing sustainable practices. However, creating company-wide awareness and engaging employees is challenging, and so is implementing a … more clearly and work together to achieve material progress. --Companies are truly global and many are successfully achieving transparency in the supply chain. But bringing …
… Boyd found himself with Richard Branson and a group of CEOs at Virgin informally discussing global issues that entrepreneurs ought to tackle. Climate change arose repeatedly. “We all … different perspectives,” he said. Fortunately, he finds this conviction heartily reinforced through his work at Yale. “What I love about coming here is the energy, passion, intelligence and lack of …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, along with the School of Forestry & … levels by 2050. Before starting at Yale this September, Gronli worked at Enova, a Norwegian company that provides investment support to energy efficiency and renewable projects across … levels by 2050. Before starting at Yale this September, Gronli worked at Enova, a Norwegian company that provides investment support to energy efficiency and renewable projects across …
… on providing services that keep communication open between inmates and their families. The company started with a very specific market opportunity: providing photographs to people in prison. Families and loved ones uploaded pictures to Pigeonly; the company processed, printed, and then mailed each photograph to inmates. Frederick Hutson, … Hutson had the business running he sought investors who could directly add value as the company grew in specific markets. Pigeonly’s expansion eventually forced internal …
… capital markets and our financial system could, and should, look like. This was apparent at Yale School of Management’s Low Carbon Portfolio Case Competition and Responsible Investing … piece of the puzzle. He suggested that the real motivating challenge at hand is to “connect global capital markets to the business of moving society forward.” According to Streur, we are witnessing a powerful shift in societal expectations through demand for an end to externalities; people no longer accept the costless imposition …