… In anticipation of this year’s upcoming Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize pitch competition, CBEY's Entrepreneurship and Innovation team checked in with past winners of the Sabin Prize … stage, how they approached scaling up and using lessons learned to pivot into new fields. CBEY: Tell us about your venture. Symbrosia: Symbrosia is a startup located in Kona, … Mill is building a new circular economy of food that is better for people and the planet. I was first inspired to begin the company after coming face-to-face with food waste at …
… 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 ideas to address climate change and its environmental and social impacts. CBEY has awarded these grants for the past three years in an effort to support projects and … and to build an understanding of the public health implications from heat stress. CBEY is incredibly thankful to the judges who helped select the recipients. They include …
… and two other classmates applied for a Climate Change Innovation Seed Grant through CBEY, under their original name Moo-ve over Methane. They were awarded $3,000 , which … Sabin Prize . They come a long way, but they remained modest. After getting selected as a finalist and even after being granted the $1000 audience choice award, Alexia still didn’t … from economic viability. Their businesses create inherent benefits for people and the planet, particularly as they reach larger scale. Like the tiny shrimp in Symbrosia’s facility, …
… at an environmental-impact bond (called a Forest Resilience Bond ) aims to measure and monetize the benefits of forest restoration in the western United States to provide a return … for forest restoration. Investor return comes from a combination of increasing and monetizing greater water yield, increasing the provision of hydroelectricity due to greater … between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the Conservation Finance Network. The new website for this publication is slated to launch in January 2016. Equity …
… determined to prove that doing good has two bottom lines: social and financial.” The network consists of “heart-centered investors, entrepreneurs, and social impact leaders who … over a week. This effort was spearheaded by Leigh Whelpton at the Conservation Finance Network (a multi-institutional effort based at Island Press). It also included a team of … more scalable mechanisms. If we are to tackle the issues we care about on a broader planetary scale, our solutions will have to use larger levers. We have to move away from …
… 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 … used for cooking. As with incineration, most advocates of pyrolysis put it forward not as a final solution to the widespread problem of plastic pollution, but as a stopgap measure. … 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 …
… such as straws, cutlery, and stirrers. This ban is to take effect across the EU starting in 2021. The measure passed with 571 votes to 53, with 34 abstentions. Movement toward this … such as straws, cutlery, and stirrers. This ban is to take effect across the EU starting in 2021. The measure passed with 571 votes to 53, with 34 abstentions. Movement toward this … such as straws, cutlery, and stirrers. This ban is to take effect across the EU starting in 2021. The measure passed with 571 votes to 53, with 34 abstentions. Movement toward this …
… ‘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. With only 15% of … will be proud of.” According to Sophie Janaskie, Environmental Innovation Fellow at CBEY and Tsai CITY, “The judges were very impressed by the quality of the business ideas … will be proud of.” According to Sophie Janaskie, Environmental Innovation Fellow at CBEY and Tsai CITY, “The judges were very impressed by the quality of the business ideas …
… company. Mapping specific CSR projects to an SDG extends the boundary of impact to the planetary level. VF Corp., owner of The North Face, JanSport, and others, really understand … company. Mapping specific CSR projects to an SDG extends the boundary of impact to the planetary level. VF Corp., owner of The North Face, JanSport, and others, really understand … company. Mapping specific CSR projects to an SDG extends the boundary of impact to the planetary level. VF Corp., owner of The North Face, JanSport, and others, really understand …
… of Yale,” says Sophie Janaskie, the Environmental Innovation Fellow at Tsai CITY and CBEY. “We made concerted efforts to reach out to all corners of campus and were thrilled to … Javier Choc. AIRPower uses sustainable resources to power clean technology and achieves a Net-Zero Carbon Footprint for medium and heavy-duty trucks. AIRPower builds electric powertrain …