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… The Renewable Thermal Alliance’s challenge is straightforward: to develop the infrastructure for large-scale deployment of renewable … notion that the thermal market is regional rather than state bound, that viable business models can add value, that standardization and harmonization will drive volume and that …
… Capital More and more, the conservation community is recognizing that traditional funding models can’t keep pace with the need for conservation capital. At a time of modest public … We produce original content and curate the work of other organizations. We create news, research, policy, training and convenings related to conservation finance. We cover … provided a clear rationale for backbone support in this emerging field, and spurred the eventual creation of CFN at Island Press with seed money from the United States Department …
… A new global study of more than 3,700 students at 29 top business schools, conducted by Yale University in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Global Network for Advanced Management, finds that: … stance, noting that environmental protection will improve economic growth and provide new jobs. Corporate Sustainability Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Rising …
… to use both the travel cost method and the contingent valuation method to estimate Southern New England residents’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for local forest products, clean drinking water from forested watersheds, and access to … Christmas trees. Estimates indicate that there is potential for decision makers to create new markets or policies that create economic incentives for private forest owners by …
… research testing strategies and messages that are most conducive to solar adoption, this new project seeks to develop more effective ways to communicate with low- and … household income below $50,000 and between $50,000-$75,000, respectively, LMI communities forego solar for any number of reasons—financing issues, lack of access to capital, limited … Fibich, G., Levin, T., & Yakir, O. (2019). Boundary effects in the discrete bass model. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 79(3), 914-937. …
… In partnership with Patagonia and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, we have published An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Certified B … impact on society, promote corporate social responsibility, and use the power of business for higher purposes of social good. This guide will advise on best practices while helping … 1985, Patagonia has dedicated 1 percent of sales each year to environmental causes. In the News Fast Company : " Should Your Company Be A Benefit Corporation, A B Corp, Or What? " - …
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… Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), using Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to track and … have made significant contributions to renewable energy deployment. A truly clean electricity grid, however, will need to rely on zero-carbon energy throughout the day and … used. RPSs have been unable to achieve these goals due to inherent limitations of a market for RECs. In states with the most aggressive clean energy policies, the shortcomings of RPSs …
… The Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ) and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) … In late 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, capping a run of new, climate and energy related funding totalling almost $2 trillion; and 40% of the … be found on our YouTube channel: Sign up for our newsletters! Stay informed about future events in this series and beyond by signing up for our newsletters: Yale Center for …