… Conservation Finance Network: Where Conservation Meets Capital More and more, the conservation … and financing strategies hold great promise in narrowing the gap between the financial resources that are available and the scale of the conservation need. About Conservation Finance Network The Conservation Finance Network (CFN) advances land and resource conservation by expanding the use of innovative and effective funding and financing …
… The CBEY 2050 Fellows are a multidisciplinary group of Yale graduate and professional students who come together … build community—and have the kind of meaningful and generative conversations that transform our work, our lives, and our world. Convened by Patagonia Director of Philosophy and CBEY … also enhance the dialogue, debate, and collaboration that shape our monthly discussions. Building trust and common understanding involvesspending time together. During the …
… The Clean Energy Finance Forum advances the understanding and growth of energy efficiency finance and renewable energy finance markets in the United States by providing high-quality industry news, building professional dialogue and fostering innovation. Alongside itssignature biweekly … Energy Finance Center (CEFC), the Forum was originally called the Clean Energy Finance Source newsletter. At the end of 2013, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment took …
… About the program Private corporations have increasingly stepped forward as leaders in the realm of social and environmental … series invitessustainability-oriented professionals to discuss the work they do and the journeys they have taken in their careers. By sharing their stories, speakers provide a set of possible roadmaps for students to follow (or avoid). From …
… At the end of 2010, Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s founder and chairman, wondered how his company could expand its presence in the … near Phoenix, Arizona. At the end of 2010, Japanese company Kyocera announced that it wasbuilding a solar module plant near San Diego, California. Sharp and Solarworld, … developing B2C channels to tap into the growing market of local contractors and do-it-yourselfers looking to add solar panels to their roofs. Trina had already partnered with …
… In partnership with Patagonia and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, we have … areas of focus include: Is B Certification or Benefit Incorporation the Right Decision for Your Company? To B or Not to B: The Pros and Cons of Becoming a Certified B Corporation or … Process Works The Unchartered Legal Landscape of the Benefit Corporation Additional resources Corporate Sustainability Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG An …
… In 2014, the Connecticut Green Bank released the second edition of its CT Solar Lease program in an attempt to create an accessible financing solution for independent … structure of the program and presents the lessons learned from implementation challenges. Source The Yale Center for Business and the Environment Areas of FocusSustainable Finance …
… Harish Hande and the company he founded, SELCO, provide solar electricity for lighting and power to India's poor. For the work of his company, Hande … how the company might expand. The company decided to institutionalize its design process by building an innovation center. SELCO also added products that provided energy solutions …
… The Yale Environmental EconomicsSeminar is a seminar series organized by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, … the environmental economics community at Yale. Seminar in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (ENV 805) The seminar meets in Kroon 321 from 3:00 - 4:30 unless otherwise … Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based SolutionsSeminar in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics … Program Seminar in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics The Yale …
… There is a profound shift underway in how capital markets value companies. So if you’re an … companies can fold social and environmental impacts into their bottom line. The B Corp movement is, to me, a product of a general improvement in our understanding of economic behavior. Through greater appreciation of the real …