… Two promising start-ups each received $10,000 from this year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , disbursed annually by the Yale Center … progress, Kitchen Table is expected to produce its first run of 500 meals by early January. From an environmental perspective, the benefits of plant-based meals are tremendous: … interest in bike commuting. “As cities invest in their bike infrastructure and set higher sustainability targets for companies, we want to foster the momentum around bikes as …
… On November 2, 2016, the webinar series “Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” featured a conversation on Yale University’s carbon charge . Yale … charge, Provost Ben Polak emphasized the use of the campus as a living laboratory: “As a research and teaching university, Yale views the carbon charge as an experiment and aims to … Dean who pondered the carbon impact of a programmatic decision.”. He further emphasized the value of the carbon charge in bridging faculty, staff and students in new and productive …
… for Business and the Environment aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around sustainability ideas and is proud of its alumni. We recently had the opportunity to catch … miners will be able to accelerate ecological and economic restoration of the area with high-value markets and innovative growing techniques. “People in Appalachia are hungry for new … grow on mined lands with low-cost organic inputs, and subsequently received a $12,000 grant from Patagonia to support the purchase of agriculture equipment. Since then, Appalachian …
… production, though, is only one part of the energy system where renewable sources bring value and environmental benefits. Buildings’ demand for heating and cooling—a largely … many policy mechanisms, financing products and communication campaigns that can be borrowed from the renewable energy world to raise awareness about RTTs and their potential. … necessary: energy efficiency alone will not bring us to the 80% reduction target. The FORTT research has sparked a broader conversation on renewable thermal across New England and New …
… as carbon pricing” are needed “to advance the agenda for climate action.” Collective action from the private and public sectors on carbon pricing must be one of the world’s levers for … of carbon pricing and co-chair of the CPLC High-Level Assembly, highlighted the role and value of DSM’s internal carbon price. “We want to future-proof our business,” Sijbesma said. … “quantifying the impact of sustainability-related aspects” of investments. The World Bank’s research demonstrates increasing national and subnational adoption, with over 40 national …
… to consider 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 … stakeholders from the private and public sectors, academic institutions, financiers and investors all in one room can provide a true roadmap to how responsible business can be … move toward a low-carbon intensive economy. Aligning the understanding of risk, return and value creation is a crucial step to bring in private capital to support innovative …
… solutions that reduce carbon emissions. “I don’t remember ever seeing a big departure from my current job which looked interesting and exciting, and not taking it,” said Boyd of his work history. This habit, it seems, started after he graduated from Oxford University and set out westward—the U.S., Cook Islands, Australia, Singapore, … and hosts a new “ Net-Zero Think Project ” discussion group, which gathers students from disciplines across the university to talk about achieving a net-zero economy. From his …
… of Forestry & Environmental Studies, welcomes Helle Gronli as a newly hired associate research scientist. In this position, Gronli will lead the Feasibility of Renewable Thermal … and designed support for new projects; her experience also spanned a full range of scales—from the installation of individual residential heat-pumps to the development of large-scale … of Forestry & Environmental Studies, welcomes Helle Gronli as a newly hired associate research scientist. In this position, Gronli will lead the Feasibility of Renewable Thermal …
… solution. As an African-American, he also looked different than everyone in the room and, from this, learned to overcome bias, whether explicit or not, with numbers. “Let your … with anybody willing to write a check, once 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 …
… assets under management. These numbers demonstrate the growth in both the demand among investors and the tools investment firms have developed for integrating ESG considerations … representatives from the UN Principles of Responsible Investing, DBL Partners, MSCI ESG Research, and the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board. Finally, John Streur, President … the role of the corporation in modern society. SRI achieves this by introducing society’s values for a better world into investing. SRI provides new metrics that identify high …