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… Yale Center for Business and the Environment, The Yale University Office of Sustainability and Yale Institute … and doctoral programs,” says Cass Walker, Program Director of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurship at CBEY. “We are quite pleased to have received such a strong, competitive … and cues they need to protect their children, and take action to cut emissions acrossour cities, buildings, and streets. 2. Firoz Academy by co-founders, Wazhma Sadat (Yale Law …
… The launch of The Yale Center for Business & the Environment ’s new grant program last week, Entrepreneurial Solutions to … season , the week served as a magnifier of both the most hopeful and troubling aspects of our current societal response to climate change: immense leadership, clarity and bravery … Plan 2025 , and kicks off a newly established focus within CBEY on Climate Change Entrepreneurship. This new effort is driven by a belief in the increasingly critical role …
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… This essay is the first of a six-part collaboration between Benjamin Bovarnick (FES ’18) and … was tepid at best. This experience is not unique to Tesla. It leads to a big question: What’sstopping utilities from quickly pivoting to new energy technologies? Unlike other … dictate the investments utilities can make. Produced by Edison Electric Institute. Data Source: ABB, Velocity Suite. July 2017 (click to enlarge) Government Entities Who are the …
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… Headquartered in Mumbai, the Mahindra Group is a $17.8 billion federation of companies with a presence in over 100 countries and … operations; and Anirban Ghosh, chief sustainability officer. A Sustainability Journey At an investor meeting in 2008, the issue of triple bottom line was raised, prompting … in thisseries by checking the CBEY website . 2577 2657 Equity and Justice Clean Energy What happens when one of India’s biggest companies adopts an internal carbon price? … May …