… CFN is pleased to announce our 13 th annual Conservation Finance Boot Camp will be held June 24-28 th , 2019, at … State University in Portland, OR. The Boot Camp is a week-long, intensive training course to help mid-career professionals utilize innovative and effective financing strategies for land and resource conservation, restoration, and stewardship. The application for the 2019 Boot Camp …
… Watch the full recording here! Urban trees and forests are often overlooked in our fight against climate change and yet they cumulatively represent a significant carbon sink. More than that, they provide a wide array of co-benefits to our urban communities that are far more tangible than the benefits provided by far-off … mechanisms are urgently needed. Join our webinar to engage with City Forest Credits ' Executive Director, Mark McPherson, as he walks us through promising new solutions for the …
… We are excited to announce that our community is invited to attend the 2018-2019 Executive MBA Sustainability Colloquium speaker series. Join us as we welcome Andrew Siwo, Investment …
… Join us for the first GreenLight Ideation Workshop of the Spring semester with Skysource, a California based social impact enterprise that develops water solutions for water-stressed regions. Skysource was founded by acclaimed environmental architect David Hertz and environmentalist Laura Hertz-Doss. Skysource's revolutionary product, WEDEW (Wood-To-Energy Deployable Emergency Water) was the …
… hyper-transparency, citizen personal power and an exploding population straining limited resources, it is more important than ever for business to adopt new behaviors to build trusted … business leaders can adopt to improve public trust, strengthen institutions, and improve sustainability. We considered opportunities and obstacles of environmental transparency in … hyper-transparency, citizen personal power and an exploding population straining limited resources, it is more important than ever for business to adopt new behaviors to build trusted …
… of Metrics" Satyajit is a Lecturer in Discipline at Columbia University, where he teaches sustainability economics, sustainable investing and cost benefit analysis and serves as Associate Director of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program. Satyajit is also the Faculty Director of the joint Earth … served. Please register so that we may provide enough food and seating. About the series: Sustainability metrics is a work in progress, but solutions are beginning to emerge. This …
… Introduction and purpose The urgent need for sustainable management of environmental resources is gaining traction among the general public, the private sector, and government … that incorporates the environment’s contribution to economic development, well-being, and sustainability. But we need to sharpen the narrative of natural capital accounting. … the information from the accounts to the needs of decision makers, and to the public discourse on the economy. The difficulty of navigating the natural capital accounting landscape …
… Join us for our first session as we hear from students about their summer internships at the … Division. She was tasked with answering the question, how might the MTA facilitate and encourage the use of emerging mobility technologies and services (e.g. bikeshare, micro … electronics industry association, and members of the E-waste Taskforce include sustainability leads at Apple, Dell, Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and others. Harris' work …
… us as we welcome Bob Langert (Editor at Large, Green Biz Group; retired McDonald’s VP of Sustainability) and Jenny McColloch , SOM '12 (Director, Restaurant Sustainability, McDonald’s Corporation). This guided discussion will center around … a well-cultivated mentor/mentee relationship. This event is part of the GE Colloquium in Sustainability Leadership , a program of the Yale Center for Business and Environment, and …
… to funding applications, the numbers have to add up. For teams applying for one of Yale’s four $25k prizes or for other funding sources, join us for a workshop on whipping your budget and financial model into shape. Once you register, we’ll send guidelines for …