… GreenLight is a series of highly interactive, fast-paced ideation workshops with leaders of organizations at the intersection of business and the environment. Work with …
… Watch the full recording here! In order to drive more sustainable agricultural practices, we need many different stakeholders to chip in. When we talk about private sector … scale. In this webinar, we join the Sustainable Food Lab on a deep dive into their work with multinational consumer goods companies, on a toolkit of low-visibility but extremely powerful levers for change. Most U.S. farmers operate in a low margin, high input, price volatile business environment, with increasing variability in too wet and …
… has supported business operations, mitigated climate change, and driven culture change within the company and the broader community. Incentivizing lower-carbon alternatives, this … 9 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, purchased more than 14 million MWh, impacted more than 7 million people worldwide, and fostered a corporate culture of … to learn from Microsoft’s leadership in the third webinar of the Internal Carbon Pricing: Practical Experiences from the Private sector series, in partnership with the World Economic …
… supports Black farmers and food entrepreneurs using a wide range of reparative investment practices to undo discriminatory, systemic harms in conventional lending. They emphasize building financial education and investment literacy and active involvement of the community when discussing and creating financing options. This … capital” practices and her learnings along the way. Tagan Engel, Resident Fellow at CBEY, with over 25 years of experience in food systems, community development, and transformative …
… climate & biodiversity solution, there are major hurdles to expanding agroforestry practices to the scale we need. For a whole slew of reasons, commercial profitability can be a challenge during the early years of agroforestry projects, even when agroforestry practices may be eligible for government grants or below-market capital. And, as with any environmental solution, it is critical for agroforestry projects to address the …
… One needs only to recall how Hurricane Maria left so many US citizens in Puerto Rico without power for nearly a year. How can we rethink our current energy system to enable … but in service of humanity to those most vulnerable? Hear from Revolutionary Power: An Activist's Guide to the Energy Transition author Shalanda Baker as she discusses her … experience as an energy-justice advocate, a lawyer, and a queer woman of color to inspire activists working to build our new energy system. Joining her in this conversation is Robert …
… to learn. Tote bag workshop - Learn how to make a unique tote bag out of an old t-shirt with members of the Working Women’s Network. Bring a shirt you’d like to use. If you don’t … have extra! “A Film About the Stories We Wear” - This short film takes you to an off-the-grid surf camp in Baja, Mexico; a family’s maple syrup harvest in Contoocook, New Hampshire; … Win a Klean Kanteen “Students for Zero Waste” branded, pint-sized tumbler! Carbon Footprint Activity - Learn about your carbon footprint with an activity hosted by Bulldog …
… for the Future (IFTF) for a conversation on climate change and the future of food. In 2018, IFTF partnered with the World Bank Climate Investment Fund on a body of research related to the Future of Climate Action. The report identified opportunity zones for climate action over the next … IFTF’s work around futures thinking, and ways to think about how food specifically can be a highly-impactful medium for taking action on climate change Max Elder is a Research Director …
… Moderator : Will Sarni, Director and Practice Leader, Enterprise Water Strategy and Sustainability, Deloitte Will has been … on the development of the Best Global Green Brands sustainability performance methodology highlighting the value of sustainability in creating brand value. An internationally … Mark Reed’s lab she has been working for the last five years on detection using silicon nanowire sensors, microfluidic systems and novel pathogen separation methods using …
… About Yale GreenLight GreenLight hosts a series of ideation workshops with leaders of organizations at the intersection of business and the environment. Ideation workshops are highly interactive, fast-paced sessions designed to generate new and innovative solutions to complex …