… based in San Francisco Patrick Hook (MF/MBA '13) decision support manager at Conservation Forestry, a timberland investment management organization based in Exeter, NH While at Yale, … and Patrick were also part of a student team that received first prize in the National Forest Foundation’s Business Concept Challenge for a proposal focused on financing restoration-based forest products businesses in rural …
… Did you know that livestock accounts for 15% of global emissions? Is anyone working to solve this? Meet Minh Tsai, the … freshness and artisan-quality of the soymilk, tofu and yuba of his childhood eluded Minh for many years. Finally, in 2004, he founded Hodo Soy with the simple mission of crafting … to grow the next generation of tofu aficionados. Hodo has been operating in Oakland, Ca. for nearly 10 years and is one of the fastest growing food employers in the city. Before …
… and Senior Advisor to the Chair of the Scientific Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) for the Global Environment Facility (after serving as the chair for five years). A Yale College alumnus, he coined the phrase biological diversity, and developed the debt-for-nature swap framework for conservation. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and …
… Please join us for A Conversation with Paul Polman , CEO of Unilever. Mr. Polman will be joined in … Burke , Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean and Professor of Ecosystem Ecology at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. More information and registration on the Yale School of Management website. This event is hosted …
… Interested in a career in corporate sustainability? Join CBEY for another event as part of the Pathways in CSR series! This event will feature an … and water and to create less GHG emissions and waste. Erin has been at Kellogg Company for six years and has a degree in Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University. Hosted by: The Yale Center for Business and the Environment Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Career …
… Elizabeth Teague will speak to Root Capital's experience designing loan products for the renovation (replanting) of smallholder coffee farms, with benefits for farmers and the agroforestry farms and broader landscapes in which they work. Root Capital invests in the growth …
… Mike Higuera , the Director of Resource Investments, will discuss the company’s strategy for investing in farms and ranches and advancing creative ways to meet increasing demands for water while protecting productive agricultural lands. Water is extremely scarce in the western United States and is the lifeblood of the area for both people and nature. Increased demand for this limited resource comes primarily from …
… Join us for a conversation with David Vosburg (SOM '09), Chief Innovation Officer for Local Bounti. David will talk about his role at Local Bounti, the means by which Local … career founding, growing and scaling technology businesses that create social value. He previously served as the CFO of Sensei Ag, a market changing AgTech venture, founded by …
… from Professor Paul Anastas and Urvashi Bhatnagar ’17 provides companies with a methodology for creating inherently sustainable products and processes and driving sustainable practices … conversation, they talk with Vincent Stanley of Patagonia and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. Speakers: Paul Anastas, Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment Urvashi Bhatnagar ’17 Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy, Patagonia …
… The Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize supports student and faculty efforts to start a sustainable for-profit business through cash prizes totaling $25,000. The competition provides feedback from professional judges, extensive mentoring from faculty, and opportunities for participants to meet and pitch their ideas to venture capitalists and industry leaders. …