… How do investment funds build social and environmental priorities into agricultural financing? Several … by development and climate change to agricultural yields, which drive their bottom line. “What’s going to become of our palate – the scents and flavors we give to buyers – 50 years …
… Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) currently manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic farmland investments at New Island Capital--an impact investment firm based in San Francisco. Patrick Hook (MF/MBA … tab). 2505 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based SolutionsSustainable Finance and ESG What can winning a Sobotka Collaborative Research Grant do for you? … Nov 09, 2015 What can …
… This weekend amongst the crowds and high profile names at the Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit, you’ll … information about this venture and promoting their pilot project - raising $5,000 for the New Haven Land Trust (coincidentally, the New Haven Land Trust is run by a SOM/FES joint degree graduate, Justin Elicker). “Our hope …
… In the Navajo Nation, electricity may be a fragile commodity as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the United States face similar energy quandaries. The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Sept. 2 that it … consideration for communities facing economic hardship and high electricity or fuel costs. Cleanenergy can also help to shield indigenous communities from the effects of fuel-supply …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they … kept innovating and listening to their customers. Max and Zack found that their new technology faced a high burden of proof in an industry that was cautious and slow to … kept innovating and listening to their customers. Max and Zack found that their new technology faced a high burden of proof in an industry that was cautious and slow to …
… At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & … the Yale SOM website. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based SolutionsCleanEnergySummer Lessons in Sustainability … Sep 24, 2015 Summer Lessons in Sustainability At a …
… The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick to learn, though never formally schooled. … in Sustainability Leadership series. Talent is universal, but opportunity is not, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has written. Warshauer, who currently leads the … fertilizer for free to a farmer for three years. But the potential problem is obvious: what happens after three years? “The old ‘teach a man to fish’ adage—we take that …
… This piece was originally published on Environmental Leader. The most recent California … provides guidelines and voluntary tools for vintners and growers to improve both energy and water conservation. It also offers a voluntary certification program. A scan … Cheers to that. Related Programs Corporate Water Risk and Strategy Workshop Series Related News Todd Cort on How Yale SOM is Becoming an Epicenter of Sustainability ExxonMobil has its …
… them after the fact. The good news is that these sustainability Black Swans might be whatsave us all. As with the example of Silent Spring, some Black Swan events have positive … elements critical to sustainability. 2195 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based SolutionsCleanEnergy Circularity Equity and Justice Black Swans and Sustainability … Aug 03, 2015 Black …
… This blog was originally published on Cool Green Science , the Science Blog of The Nature … Marshes absorbing floodwaters. Mangroves and reefs protecting coastal communities. Treescleaning our air. They are increasingly seeing that these new nature-based solutions – whether on their own or in combination with others – can meet …