… units SOM) on scaling up a circular solution for used and returned bags in partnership with Lo & Sons . Over the course of the semester, the students will participate in interviews with key stakeholders including CEO Jan Lo and others, perform research and conduct life … to set up a circular supply chain for Lo & Sons’ bags. The process will be student-driven, with advice and guidance from CBEY staff and staff at Lo & Sons. The research will culminate …
… Innovation Fellow at Yale. I’m always on the lookout for new models of innovation within existing organizations or emerging startups that are changing the world. During my … negotiations at every COP, organizations and countries from around the world host side events and talks at their pavilions. As I perused the list of events at the Nature+ … carbon markets can be more accurately designed and that philanthropy organizations funding conservation projects can track better the success of their organizations. But mostly, it …
… seek me out. And today, one of the collaborators on stage was...me! I’ve worked in the past with Yale professor Paul Anastas, who won the 2021 Volvo Environment Prize for his work on … from it all kinds of products including vodka, perfume and hand sanitiser, with the eventual goal of scaling up enough to produce jet fuel. These transformative innovations … I encourage you to come to our Green Innovators chats. This is where you get to have a conversationwith an innovator in a small group setting, and really understand the realities …
… Ambition is a word we often hear when it comes to international policy conversations on climate, from the US’ 2030 GHG emission reduction target to the European … in 2015, when the Paris Agreement was adopted, which not only required countries to come up with their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) but also tasked with enhancing the … of the world. After this conversation, I wanted to see ambition in action. Several side events were closed to an in-person audience, with only organizers and speakers allowed into …
… support. And intrapreneurship can also be an effective vehicle for innovation. In a panel event hosted at the Nature Pavilion on creating systemic change for a more regenerative … work as CEO of JET Group . JET group specializes in regenerative innovation where they work with everyone from cities, boards to project teams. Ms. Milan talked about regenerative … sectors deemed as those with hard to abate carbon emissions. The common thread across these conversations talked about how strong policy needs to support any innovative technology, to …
… if net zero by 2050 is to be achieved. This mind-boggling number set the backdrop for an event on Day 5 of COP26 at the Business Pavilion. The Business Pavilion was hosted by the We … secure one. Vice President Gore opened the session and highlighted that the current form of capitalism is in dire need of reform, and that we have the tools we need to solve this … Executive Director at the Climate Action Network, emphasized the disconnect between the conversations we tend to have in the corridors of COP and the reality out there, and how …
… process, the two winners of this year's Sobotka Prize include a platform that helps with the transition towards a plant-based diet and a supplier of lotus silk. David Sobotka … process, the two winners of this year's Sobotka Prize include a platform that helps with the transition towards a plant-based diet and a supplier of lotus silk. David Sobotka … process, the two winners of this year's Sobotka Prize include a platform that helps with the transition towards a plant-based diet and a supplier of lotus silk. David Sobotka …
… study (equivalent to a full-credit course: 3 credits YSE/4 units SOM) in partnership with Climate Real Impact Solutions I Acquisition Corporation (“CRIS”), a Special-purpose … projections on innovative business models that are profitable but have limited access to capital, and (b) allow said companies to obtain permanent financing via public equity capital markets. CRIS was incorporated in late 2020 in order to identify and effect a …
… and the Environment is delighted to welcome three new members to its Advisory Board . With these additions, CBEY will add keen expertise and new perspectives in corporate … W. Sitaraman (BA ’00) is the Vice President of External Affairs and Policy at Sustainable Capital Advisors, a Black-owned financial advisory and consulting firm focusing on connecting capital to communities in support of inclusive sustainable infrastructure projects. Over the …
… Nations Climate Change Conference gathered world leaders and countless nonprofits/NGOs, with many believing this to be the world’s last chance to get climate change under control. … open pavilions throughout the conference Each country had its own pavilion where daily events were organized around specific topics. Then there were the side events which were … Even with its limited resources, India, along with other nations that lack finance and capital to tackle climate change, is striving to make progress to meet its commitments. …