… amounts of energy . Additionally, the industry generates a significant amount of waste , with an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste produced each year. For the average US … expensive than traditional animal leather. A key reason for this is that we have partnered with many low-income farmers to source the banana crop waste, in turn providing them with additional income. Brands love our story of working with marginalized farmers, but also …
… ventures will continue to receive support from CBEY to bring ideas to reality. Ventures with a for-profit idea can continue their journey by participating in the Sobotka Seed Prize … BlueGreen Materials Marcelo Lejeune (Yale College) and Atsu Kludze (Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) created BlueGreen Materials, a company seeking to manufacture carbon-negative building materials from the ocean that are …
… Pierson stepped up to serve his community. Pierson started The Producer Partnership (TPP) with the goal of providing Montana-raised burger to all Montana food banks by asking his … limited options for supplying energy to the new processing facility. The local utility company, NorthWestern Energy, allowed Pierson to interconnect to its natural gas system but … expensive. Further, NorthWestern’s portfolio of fossil-fueled generation did not align with Pierson’s love for the outdoors and care for the earth. "Throughout this entire …
… 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 …
… by Home Depot and Walmart. TerraCycle’s focus on recycling consumer waste streams began with the Drink Pouch Brigade, a partnership with Honest Tea. According to Alex Payne of the … from cigarette butts to shampoo bottles, and even dirty diapers. TerraCycle’s offerings include Sponsored Waste programs, which are services free to consumers that are … noting that “In a perfect world, Loop’s sustainable packaging platform would overshadow and eventually render several...current business units, including many of our Sponsored Waste …
… their background to explore interdisciplinary projects. This week, CBEY has joined forces with the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY) to create a new multimedia … explanatory resources, carefully curated by Yale-connected experts. The site is launching with the following seven buzzwords, with a common theme of sustainability: Blockchain ( … ( curated by Dr. Paul Anastas , Director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale ) Industrial Ecology (c urated by Dr. Marian Chertow , Director of the Center …
… the “New Haven Nature & Health Initiative.” This working group represents a collaboration with Yale University, local healthcare professionals, and New Haven-based nonprofit … for Business and the Environment , is hosting a webinar called “Getting a Nature Fix” – a conversationwith author Florence Williams , who wrote a book after researching the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain. You can learn more about the event happening on March 18th and register here . The working group has launched a site for …
… Community Kitchens. Its mission is to change the model for out-of-the-home eating by offering food that is nutritious, affordable, freshly prepared by a well-paid and respected … value of an eatery that ticks all the boxes for ethical food, providing everyone involved with a just and rewarding experience. It will do that by Cooking from scratch, training and employing fairly paid cooks and other workers. Contracting with farmers to produce good food while stewarding the land. Providing three meals a day, …
… environmental problems generated by students during their time at Yale.” Moving to virtual events has allowed for a unique reallocation of resources, so CBEY chose to award two $5000 … oatmilk in liquid and instant form. Their oatmilk is on track to be as nutritious as dairy with the same 8g of protein and levels of key vitamins and minerals. Their better-for-you … single-serving portions. They enable access to health and sustainability by offering a direct replacement for existing dairy and alternatives that tastes great, avoids …
… models. And she’s excited to share what she’s learned with Yale students who are looking at pathways where people, food, justice, business, and the environment intersect. “Tagan … and my office hours, I also hope to create a space for students to dig into cross sector conversations and outside of mainstream thinking, to inspire more active listening and a … . Related Programs Shifting Power & Resources: Equity and Justice Work in Practice Related Events The Black Farmer Fund: Building a Resilient Food System Through Community Investment …