… trends in sustainable fashion are already emerging and their demand is growing. Major focus areas include: Sustainable sourcing : Such as using organic cotton, recycled polyester, plant-based leather and fur, … if we say “leather from banana crop waste” vs “leather from 60% banana crop waste”, the former is definitely more appealing to consumers and brands. For the industry to change, we …
… revision by external judges, CBEY awarded over $19,000 in grants to seven environmentally-focused ventures. From here, ventures will continue to receive support from CBEY to bring ideas to reality. Ventures with a for-profit idea can continue their journey by participating in the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures . About the … microalgae's natural biomineralizing capabilities using electrochemical cells powered by renewable energy. The Velocity Raptor John Havlik (Yale School of Management), Michael Heyang …
… nonprofit facility. However, Pierson had limited options for supplying energy to the new processing facility. The local utility company, NorthWestern Energy, allowed Pierson … this entire process, we have tried to be good stewards of the land and natural resources. Looking for alternative energy sources for the Producer Partnership processing … priority,” said Pierson. Pierson sought to self-generate renewable electricity from wind, solar, and battery storage and defect from NorthWestern’s service. The Yale team of Ayush …
… words, “What we have done very well is investing in products that have revolutionized our lives. What we haven’t done very well is ensure that those products don’t cause harm. We … example, in the carbon removal space, companies like Stripe and Shopify are investing in new startups to bring down the cost of carbon removal and create a market for it. Of course, not all the solutions they fund might work, but as companies with seemingly little …
… recycling solutions and serves as a model for circularity, demonstrating a pathway to a new type of consumer economy. TerraCycle’s journey as a trailblazer in circularity originated as a one-man operation making fertilizer … plant foods were available nationally, carried by Home Depot and Walmart. TerraCycle’s focus on recycling consumer waste streams began with the Drink Pouch Brigade, a partnership …
… joined forces with the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY) to create a new multimedia site, Beyond the Buzzwords , which clarifies some of the opaque vocabulary often used in sustainable innovation. Each page includes a set of explanatory resources, carefully curated by Yale-connected experts. The site is launching with the … Martin Wainstein , Resident Fellow at CBEY) Carbon Removal ( curated by Dr. Anastasia O’Rourke , Managing Director of Yale’s Carbon Containment Lab ) Climate Tech ( curated by Ben …
… the driving tenet behind the work being done as part of what is currently called the “New Haven Nature & Health Initiative.” This working group represents a collaboration … 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, clinicians, land managers, …
… demonstrate the practicality of this, we must develop functioning alternatives. Overview: Our idea for one such alternative is to launch a nonprofit organization called Community … while stewarding the land. Providing three meals a day, each with two choices, using a four-tiered payment scale ranging from supporter to supported, with privacy assured. … that this Community Kitchen will be located in The Bronx or Washington Heights areas of New York City. Staff and Advisors: Mark Bittman , Special Advisor on Food Policy at Columbia …
… Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures has awarded $10,000 grants to environmentally-focused startups Upright and Ecopackables. Administered by the Yale Center for Business and … their time at Yale.” Moving to virtual events has allowed for a unique reallocation of resources, so CBEY chose to award two $5000 CBEY Innovation Prizes to acknowledge and support … Performance Index. “The entire slate of applicants this year was impressive, and the four ventures who received funding happen to be emblematic of some key trends that defined …