… This weekend amongst the crowds and high profile names at the Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit, you’ll find Conservation Matrix – an innovative crowdfunding platform … and close a deal. “We started Conservation Matrix after feeling powerless about our ability to invest in local environmentally beneficial projects,” says Selby. “Unless if you have a few million dollars sitting aside, it’s nearly impossible to put your money into saving a specific ecosystem. We want to change that.” Selby and Kadakia will …
… Applications are due by Dec. 10. For facility-scale installations, the amount of the source energy that must be displaced is 20 percent – and for renewable energy and/or combined … at DOE’s Office of Indian Energy. For community-scale installations, there is no minimum source-energy percentage, but the renewable energy and combined heat and power system must … for local energy reliability. Native communities “spend a lot of time trying to obtain resources,” said William Smith, an anthropology professor from the University of Nevada, Las …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they … satellites to determine the size and species of trees in forests. Faced with limited resources for a forest management project in Armenia, the young entrepreneur came up with an … though was a leap forward for the team. “ I'm not sure we would have followed through with our venture idea without the initial funding and the vote of confidence we got from the …
… different organizations and were able to observe varying aspects of the growing role that sustainability plays in corporate enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full story … and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy Summer Lessons in Sustainability … Sep 24, 2015 Summer Lessons in Sustainability At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale …
… ever since,” Warshauer said on September 17 , presenting as part of CBEY’s GE Colloquium in Sustainability Leadership series. Talent is universal, but opportunity is not, New York … ever since,” Warshauer said on September 17 , presenting as part of CBEY’s GE Colloquium in Sustainability Leadership series. Talent is universal, but opportunity is not, New York … ever since,” Warshauer said on September 17 , presenting as part of CBEY’s GE Colloquium in Sustainability Leadership series. Talent is universal, but opportunity is not, New York …
… (SRI) factors in funds. Read more on the Yale School of Management website . Related Events Sustainability Metrics Monthly Seminar: Robert Jenkins Tue, September 1st, 2015, 7:45 AM EDT — 9:00 AM EDT Evans Hall, Classroom 4400 Sustainability Metrics Monthly Seminar: Anadi Jauhari (MBA '90) and Jacob Galardi Tue, …
… published on Environmental Leader. The most recent California drought is in its fourth year. Although some point to the potential savior of El Niño in the fall and winter, … of wine grapes, though, has gotten much less press of late — with the exception of stories like “ California Drought Produces Tastier Wine Grapes .” And that’s too bad. A … 2015 Water to Wine: The Case for Wine amidst the California Drought Todd Cort, Lecturer in Sustainability and CBEY Advisor writes for Environmental Leader Todd Cort This piece was …
… events, by definition, provide a useful lens for the analysis of environmental and social sustainability impacts. The Black Swans of Sustainability The last 50 years, since the … A quick scan of sustainability events over this period reveals a series of news stories, beginning with Silent Spring, that have become household names — the crash of the … below-living wage salaries, human rights infringements, consumption of constrained resources) all represent costs to society that are not factored into the price of an operation …
… interrupt fish runs. Seawalls hold back sediment that starve beaches of sand. This, of course, has not gone unnoticed by the conservation community. But perhaps these thoughts are … projects, after all. And engineers have often developed solutions that have improved resource management. Think fish ladders. Now, many engineers are going beyond that. They do not … absorbing floodwaters. Mangroves and reefs protecting coastal communities. Trees cleaning our air. They are increasingly seeing that these new nature-based solutions – whether on …
… engage two ends of a spectrum: existing multinational companies interested in sustainability issues alongside emerging, transformative companies that are just getting … conversations to mature in coming decades. With all the communication tools available at our fingertips, it is sometimes important to sit in a room with peers and remind ourselves of the larger framework in which we are operating. To keep up on one aspect of …