… excited to be offering a number of opportunities this year for summer internships linked to our programs at the intersection of business and the environment. In 2014, we launched two … of Novel Behavioral Strategies in Promoting the Diffusion of Solar Energy” is examining community based marketing approaches for solar across a number of Connecticut towns in coordination the Solarize CT (www.SolarizeCT.com) program. Data-Driven Measurement of Corporate Sustainability : Under the …
… The four teams waited anxiously. They had spent months preparing for today, beating out 12 other … testing team Alpha-Screen had won their support. The winning idea: Alpha-Screen : Led by Yale Ph.D candidate Monika Weber , MBA/Ph.D candidate Seyla Azoz, and MBA candidate Anthony … Lynn, the Alpha-Screen team is developing a portable device designed to radically improve our ability to test for environmental contaminants in water and blood. Right now, it takes …
… As I quickly approach the end of my second year of the joint MBA/MEM program here at Yale, my mind naturally turns to summer. Long summer days, BBQ’s, and warm weather are all … pushed me to think in new and different ways. Summer provides unique opportunities to take our new skills and apply them in real world settings. Prospective students often overlook … different approach at Prelude Ventures , a VC firm that supports technology innovation to reduce global CO2. He will focus on what makes winning cleantech companies. Other classmates …
… Beating out dozens of other teams from other business schools around the world, four joint degree students from SOM and FES won the chance to present their ideas at … observe the coffee supply chain in action, and put their insights to work. Good luck to ourYale champs! Photo from Steve Lorillere/flickr 2170 Clean Energy Thriving Food Systems …
… —Yale professor Dan Esty discusses the implications of Obama's climate change plan and the … Report … Sep 30, 2014 Dan Esty on the Colbert Report Minna Brown Dan Esty (J.D. '86) —Yale professor Dan Esty discusses the implications of Obama's climate change plan and the … , Indecision Political Humor , The Colbert Report on Facebook … Minna Brown … Dan Esty … —Yale professor Dan Esty discusses the implications of Obama's climate change plan and the …
… Today and tomorrow, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable … challenge. Conference discussions will range from the top-level keynote by Christine Bader (Yale SOM ’00), “Why Scaling Up Is So Damn Hard,” to finely focused panels on a range of … these efforts to scale. In addition to leaders from industry, NGOs, and government, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment will convene thought-leaders from across the …
… guidance. The point is not to despair at the difficulty. Departments such as Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) are doing amazing work with modest resources. Every week, ARR is on-duty, collecting residential recycling, yard waste, and … and visibility to reach the goal of Zero Waste. Ben Morelli is a Master’s student at The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He is a student of sustainable material …
… in the Nespresso MBA Sustainability Challenge , the team went from submitting their carbon reduction proposal this spring, to being selected as Challenge finalists in … across Nespresso's supply chain by using regionally available materials and sharing resources and waste streams Leveraging Costa Rica's 2021 carbon neutrality goals, thereby … desires. Learn more about their process, how the experience fits in with their work at Yale, and the key aspects of their approach in The Guardian's Sustainable Business Series. …
… According to Karen Seto, Professor of Geography and Urbanization at Yale F&ES, cities are not only laboratories for sustainability, but they are defining the … Cities are where we will see changes that matter, and where we will transform how our society uses energy and resources. Seto offered this insight at Scale Up , this year’s … jobs are plentiful and access to modern technology is available. In light of the need to reduce global carbon emissions, the fact that our growing global population is demanding …
… of. The book describes the challenges that businesses will face given an increasingly resource constrained world due to climate change and population growth. It then provides ten … implementing these changes and achieving that paradoxical goal of economic growth while reducing environmental impact that everyone at the conference was after. I am going to focus … without actually needing to produce any additional cars. They cause us to question our assumptions about needing to own a car. As a result, it can be argued that they are …