Sustainability
How a Political-Redistricting Technique Could Help Protect More Wildlife for Less
In a new study, Yale SOM researchers drew inspiration from a computational strategy used in political redistricting to rapidly identify the land that would protect species at the lowest cost.
Cleaning Up Contaminated Land Unlocks Local Economic Growth
A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Cameron LaPoint finds that remediating contaminated “brownfields” creates jobs, encourages entrepreneurship, and increases home values in the surrounding community.
What Finance Can Tell Us About the ‘Twin Crises’ of Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss
Yale SOM’s Stefano Giglio explains how the two environmental threats can amplify each other—and why understanding those interactions matters for the economy.
Putting a Price on Climate Risk
Yale SOM’s Todd Cort, an expert on corporate sustainability and sustainable finance, explains how AI is giving companies new ways to price environmental and social risks.
How Cooling the Planet with Geoengineering Would Upend Climate Economics
In a new working paper, Yale SOM’s Kelly Shue and Samuel Hartzmark of Boston College show that the use of reflective aerosols to cool the plane would fundamentally shift the economics of climate change, altering incentives for renewable energy, fossil fuels, and carbon removal.
Can Investors Make a Profit by Saving Bats?
Restoring biodiversity around the globe will require financing from private investors. A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Anya Nakhmurina, focusing on the restoration of bat populations, proposes a strategy that could allow investors to support conservation while also turning a profit.
To Reduce Emissions, the Carbon Offsets Market Needs One Crucial Fix
A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Vahideh Manshadi and Faidra Monachou and Ilan Morgenstern of UC Berkeley lays out a framework to study the market for carbon offsets and their climate value.
How Dr. Bronner’s Turned a Soap Company into a Blueprint for Regenerative Business
Darcy Shiber-Knowles ’13 has helped grow Dr. Bronner’s from a cult favorite to a force reshaping how industries think about sustainability.
The Colorado River Is Overdrawn, and a Corporate Reckoning Is Imminent
For decades, the Colorado River has delivered less water than allocated, with shrinking reservoirs making up the difference. Yale SOM’s Todd Cort argues that companies across the West have yet to account for this imbalance.
Disclosure of Carbon Emissions Spurs Business Creation
New research from Yale SOM shows that a federal disclosure rule, intended to curb pollution, has also spurred business formation in regulated industries—a finding that comes as the EPA proposes ending the program.
Can Markets Respond to Climate Risk Without Government?
We asked Professor Todd Cort, an expert on sustainability finance, how the revocation of the 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding would affect decisions about climate risk from investors, lenders, and companies.
