… investments in forest carbon offset projects. The sole returns to investors are in the form of carbon offsets. These offsets have social and environmental co-benefits embedded in … reach their expected returns. But carbon remains underdeveloped as a driver of demand. In addition, carbon is a limited proxy for driving performance across a broad, mainstream set … ecosystem services. This way, they can more effectively pay for conservation while also addressing the drivers of landscape conversion or degradation via a working-lands approach. …
… Yale FES and Yale SOM) and myself were excited to work with WBCSD to develop a digital platform that would help businesses use applied science to address their toughest sustainability issues by bringing together leading multidisciplinary … Director of the U.S. Office, Chris Walker during WBCSD’s annual meeting in Paris In addition, Rachel Fried, a fellow joint-degree MBA/MEM student, presented the S2B Platform …
… this question, we begin to think about the personal things that people care about and how addressing climate change can improve a person’s life, on a very personal level. As George … Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), applying humanistic communications to develop a digital platform that would link scientists and business leaders to solve corporate sustainability … this question, we begin to think about the personal things that people care about and how addressing climate change can improve a person’s life, on a very personal level. As George …
… in Paris, during the COP21 climate change negotiations. “We often talk about a transformational change of our society when we speak about climate action. This transformation … our members with both scientific rigor and a pool of highly talented students to help us address some of our members’ most challenging social and environmental issues, and it will … science and business knowledge, together with our students’ passion and creativity, to help address the social and environmental challenges being brought about by climate change,” he …
… protection will improve economic growth and provide new jobs. “We often talk about a transformational change of our society, when we speak about climate action. And that transformation will affect both business as well as the institutions that educate the leaders in … business schools and business can deliver against this call for change, the necessary transformation toward a sustainable future will clearly be much more impactful.” These next …
… For instance, Connecticut’s residential sector alone accounts for about 20 percent [ pdf ] of the state’s carbon dioxide emissions, much of which is generated through heating … and the Environment and the Connecticut Green Bank. Check out the webpage for more information and intermittent updates on their work. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and … and the Environment and the Connecticut Green Bank. Check out the webpage for more information and intermittent updates on their work. Related Events [Private Event] Regional …
… Yale Climate and Energy Institute on November 12, 2015. Bob Litterman, former head of risk management for Goldman-Sachs, hopes that society will be as lucky as he … at a high rate of speed on a potentially dangerous road. Litterman’s latest vehicle for addressing climate change is the second Low-Carbon Portfolio Case Competition , organized … carbon emissions can be viewed as an investment yielding benefits far into the future, adds Yale economist Tony Smith . “It is like investing in a stock yielding a risky stream …
… rate to use in a wetland mitigation bank financial model, primarily because very little information on the risks inherent in wetland mitigation banking existed. Fueled by a desire to … now open (due January 4, 2016), and can be accessed on the Sobotka program page (download form from "Get Involved" tab). 2505 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions … rate to use in a wetland mitigation bank financial model, primarily because very little information on the risks inherent in wetland mitigation banking existed. Fueled by a desire to …
… Sustainability Summit, you’ll find Conservation Matrix – an innovative crowdfunding platform started by two current joint degree students, Thomas Selby (MEM/MBA ’16) and Sumit … projects and enables investors and project developers to discover one another, share information and close a deal. “We started Conservation Matrix after feeling powerless about … to change that.” Selby and Kadakia will be at the YESS conference this weekend sharing information about this venture and promoting their pilot project - raising $5,000 for the New …
… by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment . Frances Beinecke, YC ’71, FES ’74, former president of the Natural Resources Defense Council and McCluskey Fellow at Yale, … by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment . Frances Beinecke, YC ’71, FES ’74, former president of the Natural Resources Defense Council and McCluskey Fellow at Yale, … 3:30 PM EDT Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall | 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT Related News Former Obama Strategist Shifts Focus To a New Movement: Solar Adoption … SolarCity has an …