… most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja … Responding to findings by scientists that linked palm oil plantations to deforestation, Greenpeace, a global environmental NGO, began campaigning in 2005 to save the Indonesian … GAR customer, Nestlé, with a report and a provocative video that went viral on social media sites. Nestlé quickly bowed to the demands of Greenpeace and dropped GAR as a supplier. …
… The Sustainable Venture Prize supports Yale's most innovative ideas for businesses that advance a more sustainable way of life. Past winners include an online … experienced professionals, mentorship from relevant experts, and chances to meet venture capital investors and industry leaders. Winners also receive a cash prize of $25,000. The … fuel while simultaneously solving waste management issues to create energy efficient green city that meets SDG-7,8,11. Prospect Growth - Manufactures nanoparticle-based …
… Research Rising Leaders on the Sustainable Development Goals Findings from a Global Survey for Business Schools Overview A new global study measuring awareness and engagement of the … Development Goals conducted by Yale University in collaboration with Global Network for Advanced Management and Schlange & Co. finds that: Fewer than half of respondents were … analyses in just a few clicks. View the data in Tableau > Media Media Todd Cort featured in GreenBiz 350 podcast (November 22, 2019) New Survey Leverages Global Network to Measure …
… Program Overview The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has developed this year-long, admissions-based online certificate for working professionals who seek to accelerate the transition to a clean economy. The key … energy. Find out all the details of this program at cbey.yale.com/certificate . Semester Fall Spring Summer Level of Commitment Year-long Areas of Focus Clean Energy Sustainable …
… This prize provides seed funding for start-up ventures in the field of business and the environment. The goal of the funding … must be commercially viable and produce environmental benefits for society. Ideas should fall within the four identified areas of impact. Teams must not have previously won a … Prospect Growth (2023) BOXI (2022) Tyree Technologies (2022) The Velocity Raptor (2022) GreenBowl (2021) WovX (2021) Upright (2020) Ecopackables (2020) Cambium Carbon (2019) Floe …
… The CBEY 2050 Fellows are a multidisciplinary group of Yale graduate and professional students who come together in a monthly discussion … we are navigating similar questions about how to understand the world and change it for the better. We gather to build community—and have the kind of meaningful and generative … this opportunity in August 2024! Questions? Contact Nicole Wong and Asher Noble . Semester Fall Spring Level of Commitment Year-long Areas of Focus Circularity Corporate …
… Change Conference in Copenhagen would finally produce a workable, global scheme to reduce greenhouse gasses in the environment. Unfortunately, the conference produced little concrete action and most agreed that the final … and Asia. A new industry around carbon finance emerged, with firms like Climate Change Capital (CCC) of London taking the lead in shaping the nascent market. Even though the EU …
… gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, carbon stored in plants or soil, crop pollination by wild insects, and … pharmaceutical uses of plants are just a few examples of services humans usually receive for free. A recent wave of efforts to monetize the value of ecosystem services presents an … . To access recordings of past webinars, visit our YouTube playlist (below). Semester Fall Spring Summer Level of Commitment 1 to a few hours Areas of Focus Equity and Justice …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companies signed an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own … brands of palm oil), they had vast influence on growers. If they could be convinced to “green” not only their own operations but also that of their suppliers, perhaps the problems … ways of dealing with them, especially in the face of continued NGO pressure. Secondly, some groups had indicated that they might try to bypass Wilmar and sell their CPO directly to …
… Bryan Garcia, the President and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, had a big decision to make. Garcia is a member of the Governor’s Council on Climate Change (GC3), a group charged with creating a comprehensive climate strategy for the State of Connecticut. As of September 2016, Garcia remained undecided about a key …