… optimistic. Through the 2015 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge , a team of four Yale F&ES and SOM students— Julie Andress , Meaghan McGrath , Heather West and Sarah Wilson —devised a Flood Mitigation Bond to draw $200 million of private capital into coastal ecosystem restoration. The proposal aims to simultaneously … 2218 2257 2279 Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions High-Water Market … Apr 16, 2015 High-Water Market Making it to the finals in this year's Morgan …
… had, I was excited to contribute to a company’s bottom line by discovering additional resource efficiency opportunities. Preparing for graduation next month, I am just as excited … either emerge internally through strategy and R&D departments or brought to market through private equity or venture capital investments. In these companies, corporate sustainability is evolving into a model in which …
… capacity, mostly from gas, coal and nuclear power plants, as well as wind and hydro resources. Notably absent from the list: solar. Our hosts explained that projects under 5 MW … production facilities are so sparse in New England that they don’t contribute a significant percentage of total generation. The largest utility-scale solar plant in New England …
… companies. As a Connecticut native, she was always aware of Yale, and fatigue with the private sector led her to consider applying what she’d “learned in those 15 years in a … companies. As a Connecticut native, she was always aware of Yale, and fatigue with the private sector led her to consider applying what she’d “learned in those 15 years in a … companies. As a Connecticut native, she was always aware of Yale, and fatigue with the private sector led her to consider applying what she’d “learned in those 15 years in a …
… in order to engage participants before, during, and after the conference. We scribbled our ideas on post-it notes, organized them, and presented them to Interbrand and the group. The ideas ranged from a beacon system that identified yourself by a certain emotion, interest, or thought to carpooling and travel coordination for … and creating more structured time for networking. After presenting, we then picked one of our ideas and developed it further. We set to work by evaluating our ideas and their …
… at this fall and winter. From launching the new website to supporting student-initiated courses, hosting webinars, diving into the entrepreneurial experience, and bringing leaders … to efficiently invest in conservation http://cbey.yale.edu/events/designing-cost-effective-investments-biodiversity-conservation As a part of YEI and CBEY’s growing focus on … Forum The Clean Energy Finance Forum has grown both in size and in reach, publishing stories that are regularly featured at the helm of GreenBiz and other clean tech blogs. …
… community and we see how much the community can invest or donate. If they don’t have enough resources internally, then we go to external investors and we have them invest as well. … later on. One of the things that is going to turn the industry over is the reduction of the Investment Tax Credit from 30 percent to 10 percent in 2016. One of the good things for the …
… has attempted to answer in its new white paper, “ Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers … such as pension funds and insurance companies. Increased standardization and liquidity canhelp to drive down the cost of capital. The report highlights nine examples of completed … for energy efficiency loans. These examples span the United States, include both public and private entities, and cover residential, commercial and institutional sectors. One major …
… Friday, April 17 th . But, the March 25 th application deadline is fast approaching! Mark your calendars. Every year, the Sabin Prize awards $25,000 to the most promising Yale venture … vote, they selected the team behind FluidScreen , a device that can detect E. coli in water samples in less than 30 minutes. Other past winners include SilviaTerra , which … their pitches for the last several months. When we asked them about the process, and the resources they’ve leveraged, they all echoed the fact that the combination of funding and …
… new website: cbey.yale.edu . The redesign not only provides an aesthetic update, but gives our audiences—internal and external—more ways to engage with the work that we do and the … of business and the environment. The organization and promotion of our internal resources, from research whitepapers to archived webinars. We have cataloged a rich library of information over eight years and can now promote our practice-based scholarship to a global audience. For instance, The New …