… deeply invested in making green spaces in New Haven inviting, safe, and equally accessible for city residents. Still in early stages, one of the key goals of this initiative focuses on creating a knowledge platform, where information, ideas, and resources can be shared with interested parties, such as residents, …
… An ethical food system should promote public and environmental health, a thriving workforce, and nutritious products available to everyone. Put simply, it should provide food that’s fair, green, nutritious, and affordable. Food that meets these standards could be called “good” food. There is barely an aspect of the current food system producing good food. Affordability is a challenge for at least a third of the population, making nutrition …
… Now in its 10 th year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures has awarded $10,000 grants to environmentally-focused startups … Sustainable Venture Prize that will be held this spring as part of Startup Yale . 2380 CleanEnergy Environmental Innovation Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Upright and …
… Interest in food and equitable food systems has been bubbling up for a while among graduate students at Yale. Enter Tagan Engel, the newest Resident Fellow at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Engel has over 25 years of experience in reshaping … students will dig into real-world challenges and examples of liberatory practices in businesses, organizations, and communities. “I am excited for the opportunity this …
… team checked in with past winners of the Sabin Prize to see how their ventures have transformed since graduating from Yale, and how it influenced their trajectory. We spoke with … to a new factory and fulfilling our first large orders this spring. We have attended conferences and built a network of potential customers that we can work with once our … I think the success that we had was from staying humble and really putting a lot of time, energy, and passion into our project. We never felt like we could know enough about what we …
… Six student teams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Over $13,000 was awarded this year to help further … stacked capital revenue streams. Floe : Floe is an automated, environmentally-sustainable, energy-efficient, safe, and cost-effective solution to prevent the extensive water damage … stacked capital revenue streams. Floe : Floe is an automated, environmentally-sustainable, energy-efficient, safe, and cost-effective solution to prevent the extensive water damage …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most of winter break … seaweed to cattle while engaging in one of her favorite pastimes: research. “I like to read emerging scientific papers—a lot,” she said. When she came across the potential for reduced … Alexia and her peers, environmental impact is inextricable from economic viability. Their businesses create inherent benefits for people and the planet, particularly as they reach …
… The Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference has traditionally emphasized the social side of impact investing since its … responsible economy [that can] address the world’s toughest challenges.” The upcoming annual flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest … bottom line. The conservation finance space is also evolving beyond traditional grant financing into generating replicable and scalable deal types and structures that can accept …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or … impact bonds. A panelist described this bond last week at the Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP15). Here’s how PFP deals work. At their core, these instruments allow … addition to filling a funding gap for budget-constrained government entities, is that these financings shift the social spending paradigm, allowing governments to pay for results …
… packaging promoted by so many companies will still land in the environment. Beach clean-ups and corporate commitments alone are not enough to solve the problem. Finance the … the ocean represents a multibillion-dollar investment opportunity for those interested in financing the development of alternative packaging solutions. The entire fast-moving … and often governments, are in favor of waste incineration, which they say produces energy and helps countries that face an over-abundance of waste and a dearth of energy. …