… to facilitate dynamic discoveries and host coveted conversations. This past year at Yale’s Center for Business and Environment (CBEY), we flipped conventional wisdom on its … decade ago, the center committed itself to supporting meetings of graduate students across Yale’s campus. These meetings encouraged students to imagine and prepare for the resilient … The fall semester of 2022 represented a new season for us all: this was the first semester Yale and many other schools returned to full-time, in-person instruction after the COVID-19 …
… the most environmentally damaging industries globally, accounting for around 10% of global carbon emissions and 20% of global wastewater . Producing a single cotton t-shirt can … a mixed material and, currently, is not 100% biodegradable. Despite this, it has 90% lower carbon emissions when compared to animal leather. It is essential to remember that often … requires concerted efforts across all industries and not just energy, transportation, and carbon capture. Building a sustainable fashion industry is the need of the hour. The growing …
… people and start executing. Jennifer McFadden , who leads the entrepreneurship program at Yale School of Management and interacts closely with dozens of startups every year, … it is incredibly helpful for three major reasons: You hold each other accountable and prevent inertia You provide moral support to each other through all the challenges You have … it is incredibly helpful for three major reasons: You hold each other accountable and prevent inertia You provide moral support to each other through all the challenges You have …
… (post-40s) after having built an established career. However, when I came to grad school at Yale I decided to start executing on my dormant idea, and I realize now the numerous … student and the list goes on. There is no better space for interdisciplinary collaboration. Yale specifically has an interesting class called the Founder’s Practicum, a way to formally … of dollars. For instance, a Bloomberg terminal costs more than $25K per year, however, Yale SOM offers these. Additionally, the entrepreneurship focussed centers facilitate …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of … to provide additional funding to support these three ventures. BOXI Lem-marie Chizungu (Yale School of Management) and Ivy Ocheing seek to create BOXI kit, a portable, customizable … and synthetic-biology-based technologies, they aim to provide a comprehensive microalgal carbon-negative solution for future food production and modern agriculture. The Velocity …
… Prize for Sustainable Ventures . About the recipients: BlueGreen Materials Marcelo Lejeune (Yale College) and Atsu Kludze (Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) created BlueGreen Materials, a company seeking to manufacture carbon-negative building materials from the ocean that are stronger, more durable, and …
… from wind, solar, and battery storage and defect from NorthWestern’s service. The Yale team of Ayush Acharya, Caroline Heilbrun, Helena Lam, Steve Yannacone (Yale School of the Environment) and Joe Boland (Yale College) helped Pierson and TPP plan a renewable energy facility to build on Pierson’s …
… me out. And today, one of the collaborators on stage was...me! I’ve worked in the past with Yale professor Paul Anastas, who won the 2021 Volvo Environment Prize for his work on green … up. One way to provide that support - harnessing the power of business. For example, in the carbonremoval space, companies like Stripe and Shopify are investing in new startups to … from it all kinds of products including vodka, perfume and hand sanitiser, with the eventual goal of scaling up enough to produce jet fuel. These transformative innovations …
… help divert waste from landfills. Marian Chertow, a professor of Industrial Ecology at the Yale School of the Environment, points out that elsewhere, people are “willing to sort their … noting that “In a perfect world, Loop’s sustainable packaging platform would overshadow and eventually render several...current business units, including many of our Sponsored Waste … Payne is hesitant to draw an equivalency between TerraCycle’s waste programs and carbon savings, but he does note that TerraCycle provides regular reporting to partners on …
… get mired in complex vocabulary? It’s a problem for many students, staff, and faculty at Yale, particularly those who are branching out from their background to explore … of sustainability: Blockchain ( curated by Dr. Martin Wainstein , Resident Fellow at CBEY) CarbonRemoval ( curated by Dr. Anastasia O’Rourke , Managing Director of Yale’s Carbon …