… Yale University and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development announced a new “Knowledge … the COP21 climate change negotiations. “We often talk about a transformational change of oursociety when we speak about climate action. This transformation will affect business, … Similarly, the WBCSD brings together top MBA students from Global Network schools to showcase the business opportunities in the field. “We are developing a learning system that …
… A new global study of more than 3,700 students at 29 top businessschools found that corporations … Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, shows that 44 percent of students are willing to accept a lower salary to work for a company … economic growth and provide new jobs. “We often talk about a transformational change of oursociety, when we speak about climate action. And that transformation will affect both …
… Yesenia Gallardo co-founded Poda Foods during her time as a student at F&ES. Headquartered in … asked Yesenia some questions about being a Women Entrepreneur. What inspired you to found your business? My mother is from Oaxaca, Mexico and I grew up going to visit my grandparents, … the odds are you will. I wonder sometimes if I will, too. I am not worried about failure, however. I am learning so much and growing in very important ways. When I look back at this …
… Connecticut has a climate goal: reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 2001 levels by 2050. … half of Connecticut’s houses use oil heating, with most of the rest using natural gas. How might renewable thermal technologies be deployed to reduce this 20 percent? The … spectrum of available technologies, from single building-scale interventions, like ground source heat pumps and solar thermal water heaters, to larger interventions that take into …
… It is a well-known and unexpectedly persistent fact that women aren’t paid as well as men. In … earning 20 percent more revenue than male-led firms. Interestingly, it has even been shown that female entrepreneurs pay themselves less than male entrepreneurs pay themselves. … “propel the space and inspire others,” according to Iliana Lazarova (F&ES ‘16). “It is encouraging and motivating to see women succeed as leaders in the environmental business …
… Originally published in Yale Climate and Energy Institute on November 12, 2015. Bob Litterman, former head … lucky as he has been in dodging fossil fuel-related tragedy. En route to a New York City show with his wife last December, the couple watched as a tanker in the oncoming lane of I-78 … and was the last car through as a major artery for New York closed for the next seven hours. For a man who hasspent years trying to alert the financial community to the dangers …
… Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) currently manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic … at the Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry to share their story of how winning a Sobotka Collaborative Research Grant shaped their careers in the field of … risks inherent in wetland mitigation banking during an Forest and Ecosystem Finance course; while completing a required assignment, they discovered that it was difficult to …
… This weekend amongst the crowds and high profile names at the Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit, you’ll find Conservation Matrix – an innovative crowdfunding platform … and close a deal. “We started Conservation Matrix after feeling powerless about our ability to invest in local environmentally beneficial projects,” saysSelby. “Unless if …
… SolarCity has an ambitious mission: to put solar panels on every rooftop in America, Jon … & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of Management as part of the GE Colloquium on Sustainability Leadership , a lecture series presented 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, moderated the discussion, which was …
… In the Navajo Nation, electricity may be a fragile commodity as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the United States face similar energy … Applications are due by Dec. 10. For facility-scale installations, the amount of the source energy that must be displaced is 20 percent – and for renewable energy and/or combined … can also help to shield indigenous communities from the effects of fuel-supply disruption. However, intensified storms, coastal and riverbank erosion, ice-melting patterns, heavy …