… “Starting and running the business taught me so many lessons that couldn’t have been learned … with an invaluable resource as we navigate challenges and search for opportunities. Related ProgramsSustainable Venture Prize Related News Women Sweep $100,000 in Startup Prizes at Yale University Startup Yale showcases a more inclusive vision of entrepreneurship Startup Yale celebratesstudent innovation …
… Six student teams were recently awarded Climate Change Innovation Grants by the Yale Center … Floe’ssolution offers customerssignificant cost savings and emits 1% of the emissions. Solar.20 : Long-life battery systems for off-grid solar home power systems in low-income … and innovation grant and prize pipeline . Photo by Amit Kothiyal on Unsplash Related Programs Climate Innovation Grants … Heather Fitzgerald … Six student teams were recently …
… It was a big day for the Symbrosia team. It was early February 2019, and they had spent most of winter break setting … a gap on what to do next,” said Alexia. She had just started her Master’s in Public Health program, and she was passionate about solving the climate crisis, so she began to tell some …
… The Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference has traditionally emphasized the social side of impact investing since … first shades of green began to emerge in the SOCAP curricula. Lindsay Smalling, director of programming at SOCAP, spearheaded an Oceans Track . Leading startups and investors … will be the biggest SOCAP event yet. Adding more natural resource-oriented curricula to the program is helping this influential community recognize the importance of the interplay …
… Photo credit: Blue Forest Conservation Pay for Performance (PFP) Bonds, also known as Pay for Success Bonds or … Bond was launched by Social Finance UK in September 2010 to fund a prisoner-rehabilitation program. In August 2012, the first social impact bond in the United States was created to … formerly incarcerated individualsstay out of prison at predetermined rates. (In thiscase, the social outcomes were not met.) In February 2011 , President Obama’s proposed 2012 …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. Previous posts in thisseries detail how we got to … and explored. The debate over biodegradable Plastics The United Nations Environment Program has clarified several misconceptions and concerns regarding biodegradable plastics …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. The Plastic Problem details how we got to … among the top 10, eight are from Asia. China is the biggest polluter. The fallout from thisstudy, and work that has come since, was immediate and expansive. Media worldwide jumped on … among the top 10, eight are from Asia. China is the biggest polluter. The fallout from thisstudy, and work that has come since, was immediate and expansive. Media worldwide jumped on …
… This year’s winners of the Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grants have something in common – a desire to … a chance to win a further $25,000 thisspring. Related Initiatives YSE SOM Joint Degree Program Related ProgramsSobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures … Heather Fitzgerald … This year’s …
… We’ve all read the stats. The average consumer now purchases 60 percent more clothing, compared to 2000, but … to raise. Assessing materiality as it relates to the SDGs will also uncover the businesscase for addressing them. Patagonia, for instance, admittedly doesn’t engage with SDG four, … philanthropic efforts can easily sync with the sustainable development goals, and in some casesshould be reframed as holistic ‘shared value’ initiatives as opposed to one-off …
… Five student teams were recently awarded grants as part of the Climate Change Innovation Seed Funding program , now in itssecond year. This grant program providessupport for innovative ideas to address critical catalysts and solutions …