… I'm great. Tired. But I signed up for this. We didn't apply anywhere else. We knew we were coming to SOM. We knew we were going to start this business." It had been barely a week … new institutional support for the SOM Program on Entrepreneurship , continued innovation coming out of SOM's Entrepreneurship Club , and dusting off of FES's Environmental and … looking to start something have more tools than ever at their fingertips. Of the ideas coming out of SOM and FES, Tuckerman & Co feels like one of the most substantial launches …
… SOM hosts inaugural low carbon case competition In September, the public showed it was engaged on environmental issues of the … public on quality of life issues. Therefore, they have more incentive and know-how when it comes to designing policies to spur investment and innovation in clean technologies, to … Group at the Yale School of Management spearheaded the organization of an inaugural case competition on low carbon investing. On the premise of the competition: “a lot of people …
… a visit to the global headquarters of Interbrand , an international brand consultancy that combines strategy, marketing, valuation, research, and analytics to build business value for … struggled to maintain relevancy in a world dominated by smart phones, digital media, and upcoming generations with little connection to the brand. Interbrand helped Yellow Pages … app downloads in its first month. It was fascinating to learn the inside tale of how a company overcame adversity and revolutionized its business, direct from the mouths of …
… to lay out how many of these problems are interconnected, and suggest some ways in which companies like his are looking to systems thinking to drive solutions. … as significant challenges on their own. With images of the Aral Sea drying up, and companies like Coca-Cola spending significant funds on water access, we know that water will … that needs to happen now is to determine where we do have data, where data sources can be comparable, and how we can assess where we need to start collecting other data. …
… It's a question that many of us keep coming back to. It's also how David Bach of the Yale School of Management kicked off Nov 20th's Sustainability Marketing: The Power of True Stories conference. How can companies do well by doing good? More specifically, how can increasing the bottom line also mean or be led by improving sustainable practices? How can companies of various ages and various sizes make meaningful steps in the right direction? …
… by Martin Cobern On Wednesday November 14, 2012, I attended a presentation on energy sponsored … and pricing: The Science underlying our current and future energy crises,” presented by Martin Cobern, ’74 PhD. His talk was particularly timely given record breaking prices for … of our energy portfolio, America and the world will be able to fulfill our energy needs. Martin Cobern, Ph.D. ’74, is an Associate Fellow at Trumbull College and a Former Governor …
… 28th at Yale F&ES. Gary Lawrence, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at AECOM, talked with F&ES Professor Paul Anastas and an auditorium full of students about his role at the Fortune 500 company, the private sector’s role in progressing sustainability, and why the need is now. Sustainability at AECOM AECOM, an $8 billion global provider of professional technical and management support …
… and resource-intensive industries – leverage the technology of the 21st century to become more green? The innovative thinkers behind BigBelly Solar have a few ideas. BigBelly Solar is a Boston-based company founded in 2003 with the goal of making waste collection more efficient. It has … containers that utilize technology like solar power, internal sensors, and wireless communication. These tools allow the containers to self-compact and take the guess work out …
… By Erin Schnettler, FES '14 On January 24th, 2013, the world’s largest fast-food company, McDonald’s, announced that it will display the blue “Fish Forever” eco-label from … MSC label on McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish packaging signals to consumers that the product comes from MSC-certified wild-caught Alaskan Pollock and that McDonald’s has met the MSC … a relatively small niche market for sustainable seafood. However, starting in 2006, large companies such as Whole Foods, Walmart, and Target began using the MSC label on some or all …
… F&ES 2013) was walking through an electronics store looking for a part to fix his mother’s computer when it hit him – he could use common household electronic parts to build a low-cost particulate air monitor. Sure, this … an ordinary shopper thinks about, but Drew had a history with measuring air quality. Before coming to Yale, Drew had spent years studying air pollution in Berkeley and Argentina. The …