… Now in its 10 th year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures has awarded $10,000 grants to environmentally-focused startups … (Sobotka Prize) Betty Tang (MBA ’21) and Thu Ra (MBA ’20) co-founded Upright in February 2019. Upright has won several Yale grants and prizes, including CBEY’s 2019 Climate Change Innovation Grant. Upright produces high-protein oatmilk in liquid 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 … particularly critical at this time due to the rising student interest and immediate need for more support at the Center,” says Stuart DeCew, Executive Director of CBEY. DeCew …
… 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 … of Green Gear Supply Company (Russell Heller YC ‘19 & Monika Dharia, Duke ‘19, Sabin 2019), Symbrosia (Alexia Akbay, YSPH ‘19, Sabin 2018), Renewal Mill (Claire Schlemme F&ES … the two of us and our networks that we didn’t realize that until it was too late. Practically, I learned so much about finance, venture capital, networking, public speaking, …
… 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 … Innovation Fellow at Yale Center for Business and the Environment and Tsai CITY The 2019 recipients include: Upright Oats : Upright Oats will produce oat milk and oat … through blended capital, and investors are then paid back through novel stacked capital revenue streams. Floe : Floe is an automated, environmentally-sustainable, energy-efficient, …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most of winter break … climate change, particularly the seaweed. When added to cattle feed, a type of seaweed called Asparagopsis taxiformis can reduce methane emissions from cows by up to 99%, and …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or … on social outcomes like improving education and reducing juvenile recidivism. Now, a group called Blue Forest Conservation is exploring one of the nation’s first … Sustainable Finance and ESG Environmental Impact Bonds Pay for Performance … Jan 24, 2019 Environmental Impact Bonds Pay for Performance Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation …
… flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for impact investors and social entrepreneurs in the world. The event has drawn over 10,000 … and vice versa. It is difficult to think about societal change when we don’t think strategically and consciously about what we drink, what we walk on, what we eat… this is part of … Environmental Values Front and Center to the Social Capital Markets Conference … Jan 24, 2019 Bringing Environmental Values Front and Center to the Social Capital Markets Conference …
… a hand-pulled cart or open truck—litter on their way to the dumping site. And these dumping sites are far less sophisticated than engineered landfills, which means waste often leaks … lacks waste recovery infrastructure. Unless governments invest in its construction, “technically recyclable” packaging promoted by so many companies will still land in the … Based Solutions Equity and Justice Further Steps to Solve the Plastics Problem … Jan 24, 2019 Further Steps to Solve the Plastics Problem Eight million tons of plastic waste enters …
… oceans every year. The Plastic Problem details how we got to this point. Here we discuss efforts underway to address the problem. Plastic enters the environment through several paths … launched a full-fledged campaign, Sky Ocean Rescue ; Sky News also published an article calling out five of the biggest soft drink companies for using only 7 percent recycled … and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Reining in the Plastics Problem … Jan 24, 2019 Reining in the Plastics Problem Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans …
… apparel industry. These $10,000 venture grants are disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and mentorship to new eco-ventures. Hand … Jatin Batra (SOM ‘19), Cyndi Chen (SOM ‘19) and Melissa Mazzeo (SOM/F&ES ’20), is scaling informal exchange networks, like parent groups, to build a children’s secondhand marketplace. … change perceptions and encourage clothing reuse by creating a positive shopping experience for busy parents. In turn, this will reduce the environmental impact of the notoriously …