… Climate Change. These are all subjects that we hear a lot about on the news and in our classes at FES and SOM. And, we know that, in order for business to really move toward … footprint at the same time. For example, although renewables need to be a major area of investment, we can't just take it for granted that they are preferable to other sources. We … discusses his new book, The Big Pivot , James Cameron of Climate Change Capital discusses "Private Sector Engagement in Climate Change Mitigation," and a panel discusses how to use …
… 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 … grow a consumer company based on conscious consumerism. I.e. if you want people to buy your stuff, don't you want more of them to buy more of it? While this is a topic that has …
… Yale Club of New Haven entitled, “Physics, petroleum and pricing: The Science underlying our current and future energy crises,” presented by Martin Cobern, ’74 PhD. His talk was particularly timely given record … fracking) are pressure-dependent. With an inverse relationship, each of these phases are investment-dependent. As production moves through the four stages, pressure of reserves …
… advantages while addressing the most pressing environmental and social concerns of our time? This question framed a discussion on private sector contribution to sustainability, held on January 28th at Yale F&ES. Gary … will accept. As Lawrence pointed out: “the pushback is much quieter when the Return on Investment is positive.” Why Now? Lawrence’s view is that traditional barriers to …
… By Ben Butterworth, FES '14 How can waste collection – one of world’s least efficient and resource-intensive industries – … up employees to contribute in other areas and some universities have reported a return on investment in less than a year through the reduction of costs associated with man power, …
… traceability. The Marine Stewardship Council, founded in 1995, is arguably the best-known private organization using market-based eco-label certification processes to promote … their seafood products to address growing consumer concerns over depleting marine fisheries resources. McDonald’s is only the latest company to capitalize on the growing market trend. At …
… After picking up the part he needed for his mother, he went home and tapped into the open source ecology community and the open source electronics community . Like the more widely … and distribution – while promoting environmental regeneration and social justice.” With the help of the open source community, Drew was able to learn how to build a particulate air … is a community that has formed around it. Despite not being an electrical engineer, I can tap into that community and have them give me their knowledge. Knowing that I am not an …
… Senator Blumenthal started the evening with a powerful assertion that “our world is changing” as evidenced by recent climactic events seen here in Connecticut, … the Democratic majority in the Senate, and the fact that the majority of the American people “get it.” In fact, according to Dr. Leiserowitz, the Yale Project on Climate … way forward on climate change. He urged the F&ES community and other audience members to help to organize and galvanize the “silent majority” of Americans who care about climate …
… “ The Entrepreneurial Approach to Environmental Problem Solving. ” Little did I know, this course happened to be one of the few entrepreneurship courses offered at the school. It … environmental and social entrepreneurship and I was determined to take advantage of all the resources the school has to offer. As it turned out, there were not many. The School of … program. It proved to be a challenging but crucial task to better understand how the Yale canhelp support and encourage entrepreneurs on campus. Some of the preliminary results …
… I’ve spent a lot of time in the car. Whether it was those family road trips around the American West or my hour-long highway commute to high school, I racked up some serious mileage and developed a … my love of cars with my environmental values and determination to improve the quality of our environment? These two forces, seemingly at odds with one another, came together in an …