… change? Want to have fun, get creative, and solve a REAL problem for a REAL startup? GreenLight's next workshop is right around the corner, and this time it's with one of Yale's very own ventures, Raise Green! Come spend a Friday with us as we grapple with the following challenge statement: How might Raise Green attract a broad audience to invest in community-based climate solutions ? Who will participate?: A multidisciplinary group of …
… leader and Episcopal priest Yvon Chouinard and Vincent Stanley, authors of The Responsible Company: What We’ve Learned from Patagonia’s First 40 Years , will be at Yale to discuss how … on their collective experience at Patagonia to provide advice on how to create responsible, green business practices during difficult economic times. Chouinard, a noted alpinist and … achieve these goals. This event is supported by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale Divinity School and Yale School of Management. It is part of the GE Colloquium …
… Please join us as we welcome Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Amarjeet Sohi, to Yale’s campus. … and the possibility for cross-national projects in the future. 1 Government of Canada: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/CIB-BIC/index-eng.html … Amarjeet Sohi, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Thursday, October 26th, 2017, 11:30 AM EDT — 12:30 PM EDT Please join us as we welcome Canada’s Minister of …
… Andrew Winston is a globally recognized expert on how companies can navigate and profit from humanity’s biggest challenges. Andrew’s first book, Green to Gold , was the top-selling green business title of the last decade, selling over … magazine. The book provides a practical roadmap to help leaders build resilient, thriving companies and communities in a volatile world. He is also author of the Harvard Business …
… that people should follow their hearts, Lisa started building the collection that would become a beauty revolution. In August of 1994, Price officially established Carol's Daughter (the company lovingly named after her mother). Almost overnight, celebrities like Jada … stores nationwide and on Target.com in March 2014 as well as extending into select Walgreens in March 2015. As a culmination to the Carol’s Daughter business trajectory, Price …
… NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority), and Connecticut GreenBank to develop the infrastructure for large-scale deployment of renewable heating and … want more information on the RTA. Please register for the day meeting here Please see the complete … "fid":"3426","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","link_text":"2017-09-11 Agenda RTA Meeting.pdf","attributes":{"class":"file media-element …
… the recording: Join us for a conversation with Tony Perrotta, Head of Sales for Plastic Bank. Tony will talk about his role at Plastic Bank, the means by which this company is fighting plastic pollution and his career journey and advice for students as they … and the environment. Plastic Bank is a blockchain-enabled social impact company focused on revealing the value in plastic waste. They stop ocean plastic pollution by fighting poverty. …
… Zurich Insurance Group How can financial services firms apply expertise in insuring against complex risks to the environmental challenges of this century? The GreenLight team is hosting Linda Freiner from insurance giant Zurich Insurance Group for … of business and sustainability. We’re seeking creative thinkers from around the Yale community to think about how Zurich can incorporate its community engagement work with flood …
… GreenBanks have risen to meet the need for greater amounts of capital earmarked for more … may provide enough food and seating. About the series: Sustainability metrics is a work in progress, but solutions are beginning to emerge. This series brings to campus practitioners who are working to overcome challenges and create systems to develop comparable metrics within and across sectors. …
… Dozens of Fortune 500 and other consumer goods companies have publicly committed to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. But how are these commitments … Key questions that will guide this conversation include: "Is "zero" deforestation a useful framework to guide sustainability efforts? How are companies working with governments to …