… Attention innovators! Did you know that funding is available to students thinking about creative solutions to help mitigate the effects of climate change? As part of the Climate … propelling us forward in a meaningful way," says Alexia Akbay, cofounder of Symbrosia. When asked why students interested in finding innovative ways to fight against climate …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) will conduct research into how Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants are awarded at the … has quietly reinvented its SBIR program, so that it more effectively directs funding toward young high-risk/high-reward startups working on cutting-edge technology, rather than "SBIR …
… When Sophie Janaskie entered Yale College she had it figured out: she would find work doing … fruit on a relatively short timeline. She stayed at the Office through her junior year and eventually switched her major to environmental engineering. She had found a new path. Upon …
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… What exactly is conservation finance? Why is it increasingly relevant to environmental conservation today? Which sectors does it involve? How does it work? If you are new to conservation finance, these may be some of the questions you find yourself … investments were made from 2009-2013. 92% of this total came from international DFIs, which expect to increase these investments by 50% by 2018 (NatureVest & Eko Asset Management …
… a solar adoption program in which a community pairs with a solar installer to promote local residential solar. The installer, who is vetted and chosen by the town, often provides … customers and simplifies the process, encouraging high rates of adoption. (See the Solarize Your Community guidebook for more information.) Solarize South Kingstown group. Image … performance through competition. A second way to promote performance is through Solarize. When an installer is selected for a town as part of a Solarize program, the high profile of …
… urban farms, inner-city food deserts can participate in the agricultural renaissance. Research by Charles Branas, an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, finds that … community and lower levels of violence . This led to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviewing greening as a tool for violence prevention . Sustainable Soils … an EWG analysis found that farmers opportunistically sign up for this rental income when crop prices are low and drop out when prices rebound. Conservation could be better …
… interested in starting a company. “There’s no better time to start a company than while you’re at school,” she says. “What do you have to lose?” The first thing she needed was the right idea, and she found it when she learned about the potential for households to benefit from a sort of “energy …
… change, which is Goal 13. In 2017, global progress towards this goal encountered a setback when the US federal government announced that it would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. … environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into overall risk management. The event was standing room only, with almost every inch of space occupied. The tremendous … sustainability, and it is a relatively new trend. Yale has been at the cutting edge of research and innovation on this topic through the newly created Yale Initiative on …
… a profound shift underway in how capital markets value companies. So if you’re an investor, what do you need to know? In partnership with Patagonia and wealth advisory firm Caprock , … who know nothing about sustainable business.” This publication comes at a time when both corporate and investor interests in sustainability are maturing. Today, 2,500 … Good Business: An Investor’s Guide to B Corps An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going "B" Related Events Investing in B Corps Launch Party Tue, March 20th, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT — 5:00 PM EDT …