… By: Natalia Espinosa and Daniel Gonzalez A few weeks ago, 11 Yale University students attended GreenBiz , … Spotlight on Food and Agriculture Without a doubt, the conference emphasized the need for a business case when it comes to sustainability, especially within food and agriculture. … GreenBiz inspired in us. In the words of Courtney Megerian (YSE ‘25), “we’re excited to see what comes next in sustainability.” To our peers, mentors, and the broader Yale community, …
… How might one go about preparing students for the immediate and future realities of climatechange? At an institution like … dynamic discoveries and host coveted conversations. This past year at Yale’s Center for Business and Environment (CBEY), we flipped conventional wisdom on its head and turned our … New Haven to Hong Kong - we realized that we must first know those we are working with. What better way to do that than over a home-cooked meal? Antidote to Loneliness While …
… (CBEY-supported student volunteers (left to right, Sofía John (MEM/MBA ‘24), Cicy Geng (MEM ‘23), … is an initiative by the City of Seattle that offers resources and rebate incentives for businesses to transition from single-use to reusable containers. This has enabled companies … UN Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution took place immediately before Circularity '23 in Paris. Delegates from industry, government, and NGOs who participated in the negotiations …
… The Sustainable Venture Prize was created in 2008 and awards $25,000 to a promising student … Sustainable Venture Prize was held on Friday, March 31st, 2023 and four teams pitched their businesses that advance sustainability. The 2023 Sustainable Venture Prize was awarded to …
… Are you a rising professional looking to accelerate your career? Maybe you’re already leading your … Leadership is an integrated model for understanding and seeing leadership within ourselves (whatever our position), in our team and through to the system we operate in and want to … a Lecturer at Yale School of the Environment and a Resident Fellow at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. He began his career working with McKinsey & Company and Virgin …
… charge in realizing them. For instance, the United NationsSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were a frequent topic of discussion and the subject of a four-hour tutorial. The SDGs … a setback when the US federal government announced that it would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Yet soon after, businesses were among the first actors to step forward and … environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into overall risk management. The event wasstanding room only, with almost every inch of space occupied. The tremendous …
… Perhaps a decade ago, it would have been almost unthinkable that non-profit organizations would … the development of corporate partnerships with non-profits is an important trend connecting businesses to sustainable growth. As a summer associate with the Corporate Partnership Team … such partnerships—and why they are working so well to help companies realize sustainable practices within their business. My task as an intern was to research the possibility of …
… I returned to graduate school almost three years ago planning to transition to a career in corporate … Dexter Dunphy, and Andrew Griffiths, this third wave represents the “transformation” that businesses make to become a “sustaining corporation”. Here, business adopts and operates … company culture ( Patagonia ). Companies that have proven this model successful include Seventh Generation , Whole Foods , and Tesla Motors . Certain service industries also …
… The Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy - Internship and Fellowship Program (PSiCE) offerssummer research … I was also excited by the cohort group and network that you form with the Center for Business and Environment at Yale (CBEY) staff. The program has achieved all of those goals … of the trades. I've learned about the importance of certifications in these fields and what measures lead a training program to success. I'm very grateful to have learned more …