… Interest in food and equitable food systems has been bubbling up for a while among graduate … connectionsto our work atthe CBEY. Her areas of work in food are particularly critical atthistime due to the rising student interest and immediate need for more support atthe … . Related ProgramsShifting Power & Resources: Equity and Justice Work in Practice Related EventsThe Black Farmer Fund: Building a Resilient Food System Through Community Investment …
… “Starting and running the businesstaught me so many lessonsthat couldn’t have been learned … plastic pollution. Seeing how surprisingly pervasive poncho use is, from hiking to sporting eventsto admissions office tours, Monika recognized thatthere was an opportunity to affect … goes on… I would pointto starting Poda as my most important educational experience, and I don’t consider closing the business a failure. We achieved a lot and learned so much, and …
… Six studentteams 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 innovative ideasto address climate change and its environmental … environmentally-sustainable, energy-efficient, safe, and cost-effective solution to preventthe extensive water damage caused by ice buildup on roofs and similar infrastructure …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most … To reach thatsize, they would need to double in size every day for the nextseveral weeks. This was day one. Alexia Akbay (YSPH '19) After checking on the shrimp, Alexia Akbay (YSPH … grabbed a handful of reddish orange seaweed. She described how these two organisms would eventually support one another in a continuous loop. Waste from the shrimp would nourish the …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for … one of the nation’s first environmentally-focused impact bonds. A panelist described this bond last week atthe Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP15). Here’s how PFP deals … normally burn up. USFSspending on fire suppression leadsto less money for wildfire prevention, creating a vicious cycle that Blue Forest Conservation is aiming to disrupt. This …
… The Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference hastraditionally emphasized the social side … economy [that can] addressthe world’stoughest challenges.” The upcoming annual flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for … issue – and vice versa. It is difficultto think aboutsocietal change when we don’tthink strategically and consciously about what we drink, what we walk on, what we eat… …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. Previous posts in thisseries … in and providing servicesto the waste managementsector. Beyond waste management, waste prevention is also a potential gold mine. The problem of plastics in the ocean represents a … of the waste managementsystems in priority countries like the Philippines and Indonesia where marine litter is a significant problem. I spent my time managing ProjectSEA …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. The Plastic Problem details how we gotto this point. Here we discuss efforts underway to addressthe problem. Plastic entersthe … Problem Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. What is being done to clean it up? Satwik Mudgal (Master of Environmental Management '19) Eight million …
… This year’s winners of the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grants have something in common – a … parent groups, to build a children’ssecondhand marketplace. With only 15% of all clothing donated or reused, Hand Me Up (HMU) hopesto change perceptions and encourage clothing reuse … to product design that underpin current consumption patterns. The future they are building is one our kids and grandkids will be proud of.” According to Sophie Janaskie, …
… We’ve all read the stats. The average consumer now purchases 60 percent more clothing, compared to 2000, … consumption and production, due to the complexity and expansiveness of their footprint. This past October, representatives from apparel brands around the world convened atthe … greater opportunities for businessesto transform their practices. Responsible consumption—buying used or recycled goods, and wearing items longer—may succeed in diverting more …