… The four teams waited anxiously. They had spent months preparing for today, beating out 12 other teams … deliberation, the panel, made up of authorities from real estate ( Dan Emmett ), green banks ( Bryan Garcia ), venture capital ( Rosemary Ripley ), philanthropy (Sabin Prize donor … of over $4 million to date, Weber and her team now seek an additional $400,000 in funding to transform their ideas into a testable handheld prototype. The other finalists: …
… As I quickly approach the end of my second year of the joint MBA/MEM program here at Yale, my … chances to try something new. Last summer I worked at the non-profit Environmental Defense Fund on a project increasing corporate water efficiency . In the coming months, I’ll be … Amazon as an MBA Operations Manager where he will experience first hand how one of the most efficient operationssystems in the world works on the back end. Yale is also a great place …
… Today and tomorrow, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development … materials management, and the American public's attitudes on climate change. In every case, panelists will offer insights for embedding social and environmental sustainability … materials management, and the American public's attitudes on climate change. In every case, panelists will offer insights for embedding social and environmental sustainability …
… The moment of waste disposal represents a choice between landfill purgatory and rebirth through recovery. It … remains an act of consumption. Business typically feeds individual demand, but in the case of recycling individuals feed industry. The scale of these reversed material flows is … information and motivation alone are not enough to increase recycling rates. Appropriate infrastructure and complementary behavioral patterns are also necessary. Households need a …
… At the Sustainable BrandsSan Diego Conference 2014 , sustainability and marketing executives from … strategies for leaders to use to change the way their companies operate to succeed in thisfundamentally changed world. The strategies advocate brilliant things like taking a … strategies for leaders to use to change the way their companies operate to succeed in thisfundamentally changed world. The strategies advocate brilliant things like taking a …
… I never thought that it would be easy to get small businesses recycling. A task like this requires more than simply … persuasion of the customer base, and environmental awareness of the managers. Consider the case of the Ill-Informed Manager . Just days ago I spoke with the manager of a popular … persuasion of the customer base, and environmental awareness of the managers. Consider the case of the Ill-Informed Manager . Just days ago I spoke with the manager of a popular …
… Bridget Barnes graduated a Master of Environmental Management (MEM) at the Yale School of the … in the food service and operations industry, where she learned the value of the businesscase for sustainability. Bridget also served as a high school physics and mathematics … in the food service and operations industry, where she learned the value of the businesscase for sustainability. Bridget also served as a high school physics and mathematics …
… Aaron is currently the Senior Vice President, Sales for Williams Comfort Products, which makes cost-efficient heating and cooling products. Prior to that, he was the Senior Vice President of …
… Urvi Talaty is the Environmental Innovation Fellow at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment … in changing the world. In her role at Yale, Urvi manages projects and programs that showcase new ideas and solutions, and works with students to help them develop new ideas and … in changing the world. In her role at Yale, Urvi manages projects and programs that showcase new ideas and solutions, and works with students to help them develop new ideas and …
… Amir is a Senior Vice President at Radial Power, a C&I green infrastructure … and capital markets. During his time at Yale, Amir worked as a summer Associate at Rabobank North America Wholesale. In his first year, Amir was a a summer Associate at the New …