… in 2015, when the Paris Agreement was adopted, which not only required countries to come up with their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) but also tasked with enhancing the … of the world. After this conversation, I wanted to see ambition in action. Several side events were closed to an in-person audience, with only organizers and speakers allowed into … Rukiga, Uganda. The project is a new kind of partnership between environmental and health groups - the International Crane Foundation, the Margaret Pyke Trust and local Ugandan …
… support. And intrapreneurship can also be an effective vehicle for innovation. In a panel event hosted at the Nature Pavilion on creating systemic change for a more regenerative … economy, panelist Peta Milan Zoomed in from Portugal to talk about her work as CEO of JET Group . JET groupspecializes in regenerative innovation where they work with everyone from cities, boards to project teams. Ms. Milan talked about regenerative …
… if net zero by 2050 is to be achieved. This mind-boggling number set the backdrop for an event on Day 5 of COP26 at the Business Pavilion. The Business Pavilion was hosted by the We Mean Business Coalition , a group of seven non-profit organizations like BSR, Ceres, CDP and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). With a board comprising leaders drawn from these partners and staffed by a secretariat, the …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Sobotka … process, the two winners of this year'sSobotka Prize include a platform that helpswith the transition towards a plant-based diet and a supplier of lotussilk. David Sobotka … process, the two winners of this year'sSobotka Prize include a platform that helpswith the transition towards a plant-based diet and a supplier of lotussilk. David Sobotka …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is looking for a team of students to participate in an … study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 unitsSOM) in partnership with Climate Real Impact Solutions I Acquisition Corporation (“CRIS”), a Special-purpose … said companies to obtain permanent financing via public equity capital markets. CRIS was incorporated in late 2020 in order to identify and effect a business combination via a reverse …
… and the Environment is delighted to welcome three new members to its Advisory Board . With these additions, CBEY will add keen expertise and new perspectives in corporatesustainability, forest products, energy justice, entrepreneurship, and clean energy …
… Attending a sustainability conference was at the top of my businessschool bucket list and I was … open pavilions throughout the conference Each country had its own pavilion where daily events were organized around specific topics. Then there were the side events which were … on climate change and potential paths forward. Given my interests in empowering women and corporatesustainability, I chose to attend events that focused on these topics. I was …
… Two Yale Master of Environmental Management students recently authored Soil Health Policy: Developing … Environment’s Regenerative Agriculture Initiative . Abbey Warner and Darya Watnick worked with dozens of practitioners and other experts in farming, climate adaptation, policymaking, … policymakers’ attention, celebrating wins of all sizes, and sustaining collegiality acrossgroups whose interestssometimes crisscross. After sharing this advice, the guidebook maps …
… Six student teams were recently awarded Climate Innovation Grants by the Yale Center for … related to the current climate crisis. " We had a very strong set of submissions this year, with innovation not just in the approach but also in the model and the way the entities were … to create impact acrossseveral geographies and sectors. The sense of urgency and a desire to take action and work with communities were unmissable in the solutions proposed. We …
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