… to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the opportunity to be matched with a mentor from our network of partners and experts. Sabin Mentors commit a minimum of two hours to advising their teams, and many continue the mentorship relationship beyond the Sabin … Casey Pickett Director of Innovation, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development …
… work? If you are new to conservation finance, these may be some of the questions you find yourself asking. Here, we attempt to answer some of these questions and give a brief … stewardship, protection and restoration of nature and the environmental services on which people depend. It encompasses a diverse set of subjects including forestry, agriculture, … absorb this growing capital. What challenges lie ahead? The conservation finance community is adept at working with the traditional funding vehicles described above, but …
… Solarize is a solar adoption program in which a community pairs with a solar installer to promote local residential solar. The installer, … provides fixed, advantageous contracting rates to customers and simplifies the process, encouraging high rates of adoption. (See the Solarize YourCommunity guidebook for more … As the cost of solar drops, this motivation is becoming more compelling and reaching more people. Business is booming in the state, and the growth of solar in Rhode Island—mirrored …
… its work on innovation and entrepreneurship, CBEY has established itself as a leading resource on clean energy finance. The new gift will expand this work in two ways. First, CBEY, … for up to $70,000 per year. Opportunities to help CBEY reach this match and expand our work even further can be found here . Clean Energy Environmental Innovation New gift … its work on innovation and entrepreneurship, CBEY has established itself as a leading resource on clean energy finance. The new gift will expand this work in two ways. First, CBEY, …
… Our national production of food and fiber comes almost exclusively from agricultural … crops requiring huge capital investments and granting market and capital access to those people who need it, the government can help thousands of farmers become competitive. … the University of Pennsylvania, finds that urban farms are linked to increased feelings of community and lower levels of violence . This led to the Centers for Disease Control and …
… in part because of the continued statewide presence of Solarize. Solarize campaigns use community-based social networks to promote the adoption of solar through a group pricing … higher solar adoption rates . Figure 1 Bollinger, Gillingham, and Lamp (2017). ”Solarize YourCommunity: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar,” … (Figure 2). Figure 2 Cumulative installations per thousand owner-occupied households (Source: ACS 2016 5-yr Estimate, Connecticut Green Bank) The campaigns generated over 800 …
… arbitrage.” Due to the low marginal cost of renewable energy, electricity from renewable sources is cheaper than from conventional sources, but it is not available all the time. If consumers can shift the bulk of their … of almost two years of effort, and it was a clear high point of her time at Yale. “So many people had touched PowerHouse at that time that it was so cool to bring it all home,” she …
… across a range of companies to campus to discuss their work and professional journeys. The conference reinforced many of the themes that have arisen in that series, while … Development Goals (SDGs) were a frequent topic of discussion and the subject of a four-hour tutorial. The SDGs are a set of 17 goals and 169 targets that the world aims to … sector. Though sustainability teams are relatively tiny at large corporations—a few dozen people out of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of employees—these teams tend to be …
… their bottom line.) “Through greater appreciation of the real motives that drive and excite people, B Corporations provide a significant new opportunity for investors,” says Robert … Matthew Weatherley-White. “As the economy continues to shift from manufacturing and resource extraction to technology and services, intangible assets are acquiring an increasingly … gap between the value B Corps offer and the awareness of their benefits among the investor community,” says Cass Walker, Program Director, Social Entrepreneurship at the Yale Center …
… available from these programs are generally not consistent across state borders, discouraging information sharing and comparative analysis. Policymakers want metrics that … as are access to enough qualified installers, competitiveness with conventional energy sources, and an efficient utilization of equipment, both geographically and over time. A … it presents a context within which renewable thermal metrics can be systemized. Because our analysis includes stakeholders who are interested in non-financial (as well as …