… for Business and the Environment aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around sustainability and is proud of its alumni. Meet Michael Holkesvik (YC’ 13), winner of a 2012 … great guide, more people would experience the outdoors and society would place more overall value on wilderness and healthy river systems. The Sobotka Seed Stage grant provided the … they continued to move their venture forward. Michael and his team allocated the funds from the grant to web hosting and marketing of the platform and to travel expenses so they …
… is proud of its alumni and aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around sustainability ideas. Over the coming years, Zoë Lloyd (F&ES/SOM ‘17) and Nilofer Ahmed (SOM … is that by the time some fresh produce reaches your refrigerator, 40-50% of its nutrients value may be lost. However, a frozen meal from Zoni Foods addresses this shortcoming and should have almost all of its nutritious …
… carbon pricing in the third webinar of the “Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private Sector” series. The webinar was opened by Emily Farnworth of the World … innovate, and accelerate improvements in renewable energy. One project, for instance, is researching underwater data centers that are cooled by ocean water and powered by ocean … are not only aware of Microsoft’s own environmental footprint, but they also see the valuefrom reinvestments of the carbon fee. “A positive virtuous cycle is created—our staff …
… Two promising start-ups each received $10,000 from this year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , disbursed annually by the Yale Center … progress, Kitchen Table is expected to produce its first run of 500 meals by early January. From an environmental perspective, the benefits of plant-based meals are tremendous: … interest in bike commuting. “As cities invest in their bike infrastructure and set higher sustainability targets for companies, we want to foster the momentum around bikes as …
… is proud of its alumni and aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around sustainability ideas. We recently caught up with Michael Warady (F&ES/SOM ‘17), who together … Solutions Sobotka Stories: Maike Water … Nov 28, 2016 Sobotka Stories: Maike Water Insights from Sobotka Seed Stage Grant Recipients The Sobotka Seed Stage Success Stories will … is proud of its alumni and aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around sustainability ideas. We recently caught up with Michael Warady (F&ES/SOM ‘17), who together …
… in environmental engineering and a job right out of college in environmental remediation. From this, she shifted into the nonprofit conservation sector “to be more proactive,” said … and building nature into their business practices, they often do not have the tools and research to turn ideas into implementation,” said Molnar. “We are working with companies to … the collaboration with Dow, researching and examining how the company can incorporate the value of ecosystem services into its core business. This effort has progressed from small …
… for Business and the Environment aspires to build a robust entrepreneurial community around sustainability ideas and is proud of its alumni. We recently had the opportunity to catch … miners will be able to accelerate ecological and economic restoration of the area with high-value markets and innovative growing techniques. “People in Appalachia are hungry for new … grow on mined lands with low-cost organic inputs, and subsequently received a $12,000 grant from Patagonia to support the purchase of agriculture equipment. Since then, Appalachian …
… most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global,” according to a report [pdf] by the UN Food and Agriculture … A recent article in Meat and Poultry highlighted how, “a coalition of 40 institutional investors with a valuation of $1.25 trillion is making a business case to several … adoption of alternative proteins instead of traditional meat and poultry production.” Lux research predicts that plant-based meat, currently 0.25 percent of the nearly $200 billion …
… to consider much beyond profit. Today, as a Master in Environmental Management graduate from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, I feel truly empowered. My once … stakeholders from the private and public sectors, academic institutions, financiers and investors all in one room can provide a true roadmap to how responsible business can be … move toward a low-carbon intensive economy. Aligning the understanding of risk, return and value creation is a crucial step to bring in private capital to support innovative …
… with environmental risks. Retailers face potential sustainability challenges across the value chain, from sourcing of product ingredients and components, to packaging materials, … of the supply chain and applying pressure both from suppliers and consumers. Through my research on 13 business sectors in retail industry, I see that the opportunities for NGOs to … in more CSR activity. At the same time, it is exciting to see that international investors are increasingly embedding ESG practices across their portfolios through green …