… Markets case competition, two teams of FES students came away with wins at the DOE Better Buildings Case Competition in Washington, D.C. While most students were enjoying … went head to head with other schools on the subjects of energy use in public buildings and utility solar investment strategies. Team members included: CBEY research assistants … FES blog . 2170 Clean Energy Circularity FES students take top DOE Better Buildings honors for 2nd year in a row … Sep 30, 2014 FES students take top DOE Better Buildings honors for …
… task, and many think that accomplishing both is wishful thinking. Here at the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment, we're always seeking to find transformative, effective, … future sustainability leaders of tomorrow. In addition to the natural synergies between the three organizations, the partnership's impact is particularly poised to have meaningful … sustainable future.” The work is already getting started. Already in progress - an online course, Natural Capital: Risks and Opportunities in Global Resource Systems, taught by CBEY …
… CBEY is 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 … have some exciting opportunities linked to leading-edge research programs: Supporting a three-year, Department of Energy-funded research project on the Diffusion of Solar …
… The four teams waited anxiously. They had spent months preparing for today, beating out 12 other teams for the chance to present. Standing in front of an … all frustrated by available sports drink options. Starting off in their dorm rooms, the three students began tinkering with all natural sports drink recipes. Now in its fourth …
… naturally turns to summer. Long summer days, BBQ’s, and warm weather are all things I ache for after a tough New Haven winter. This year has been just as rich as my first first – my … 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 … embody so many reasons I feel lucky to be at Yale. I just can’t wait to hear everyone’s stories in the fall. Caroline Goodbody is a joint degree MEM/MBA student in the class of …
… 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 Nespresso headquarters in Lausanne in June for the second annual Nespresso Sustainability MBA Challenge . The team, made up of Sarah … '15), Brendan Edgerton (MBA/MEM '15), and Susannah Harris (MBA/MEM '16), will be one of three teams (the others are University of Michigan and Rollins College) showcasing their …
… Today and tomorrow, the Yale Center forBusiness and the Environment and the U.S. Business Council … 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 issues, including …
… The moment of waste disposal represents a choice between landfill purgatory and rebirth through recovery. It is the spiritual juncture in … by public officials require such careful understanding and continuous engagement. For example: the complexities of electricity and water systems have been delegated to … 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 …
… [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"271","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"360","style":"width: 250px; height: 188px; … biomass strategy with built-in climate change risk reduction and revenue incentives for farmers Modeling how to scale the approach 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 …
… Professor of Geography and Urbanization at Yale F&ES, cities are not only laboratories for sustainability, but they are defining the newest frontiers of sustainability. 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 … areas are the focal point of energy use and CO2 emissions, consuming and emitting around three-quarters of global totals. Within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and …