… to stay closer to home, we also have some exciting opportunities linked to leading-edge research programs: Supporting a three-year, Department of Energy-funded research project on … the Solarize CT (www.SolarizeCT.com) program. Data-Driven Measurement of Corporate Sustainability : Under the guidance of Professor Dan Esty and David Lubin, research … Measurement of Corporate Sustainability – YCELP Research Assistants, 10 weeks Photo from Larr W. Lo/flickr 2170 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy …
… their ideas for new sustainable ventures, hoping to walk away with 2014's $25,000 Sabin Sustainability Venture Prize. After careful deliberation, the panel, made up of authorities from real estate ( Dan Emmett ), green banks ( Bryan Garcia ), venture capital ( Rosemary … in water and blood. Right now, it takes multiple days for water samples to come back from a lab. Armed with patented chip technology developed at Yale, the Alpha-Screen team …
… all the backpacking and cycling I’ll get to do in the nearby Adirondacks . I am far from the exception at Yale. The summer experiences of my fellow “Jointies,” are just as … Several of my classmates will put their MBA finance skills to work at firms dedicated to investors seeking financial returns with lasting social and environmental impact. Meaghan … skills learned at Yale will be fundamental to running Sage. Just as important, both share values about how a business should be run. “For instance, we’re planning to incorporate as a …
… , sometimes, it also includes a trip to Switzerland. Beating out dozens of other teams from other business schools around the world, four joint degree students from SOM and FES … ideas at Nespresso headquarters in Lausanne in June for the second annual Nespresso Sustainability MBA Challenge . The team, made up of Sarah Wilson (Smith) (MBA/MEM '15), … how to improve Nespresso's sustainability strategies through the lens of "Creating Shared Value." In Lausanne, sustainability experts and Nespresso executives will judge the …
… Sustainable Development will address the successes, disappointments, and lessons learned from decades of experience with precisely this challenge. Conference discussions will range from the top-level keynote by Christine Bader (Yale SOM ’00), “Why Scaling Up Is So Damn … change. In every case, panelists will offer insights for embedding social and environmental sustainability into the daily operations of an organization—be it a Fortune 500 company or a …
… students Brendan Edgerton , Susannah Harris , Sarah Wilson (Smith), and Heather West went from writing final papers to participating in real world sustainability planning with Nespresso. CBEY is proud to announce that, as runners-up in the Nespresso MBA Sustainability Challenge , the team went from submitting their carbon reduction proposal this spring, to being selected as …
… Asia, people are caught off guard. I understand why: my work at Yale has mostly centered on sustainability issues in Latin America and, at first glance, working for a conservation … accounts for about 50 percent of all international trade flows; the majority of its imports from developing regions, like Latin America, are commodities with large environmental … This pattern is linked not only to direct consumption, but also to how companies source and value inputs. Working for WWF gave me experience in the types of corporate partnerships we …
… standardization and a top down approach less feasible. Instead, each facility, with support from the company, engages locally in the most appropriate manner to achieve the system … Susannah Harris (MEM 2015), Willis writes for the Yale Environment Review and works as a Research Assistant for the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. Prior to coming to … Susannah Harris (MEM 2015), Willis writes for the Yale Environment Review and works as a Research Assistant for the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. Prior to coming to …