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March 2019
03-19-2019
Daphany Rose Sanchez—BHSEC Queens alumna, Class of 2010—has been named to the Grist 50 list of top innovators for her work bridging affordable housing and energy efficiency.
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): BHSECs |
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): BHSECs |
03-18-2019
Credit: Photo: Pete Mauney '93 MFA '00
Meta: Subject(s): Community Engagement,Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs,Center for Civic Engagement,Center for Environmental Sciences and Humanities,Citizen Science |
Meta: Subject(s): Community Engagement,Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs,Center for Civic Engagement,Center for Environmental Sciences and Humanities,Citizen Science |
03-12-2019
Blom treats the well-documented Little Ice Age of the 17th century “as an experiment in what can happen to a society when its baseline conditions, all ultimately dependent upon the weather, are shaken,” writes Miller.
Credit: Photo: Pete Mauney '93 MFA '00
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Division of Social Studies,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): Bard Graduate Center |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Division of Social Studies,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): Bard Graduate Center |
03-12-2019
Photo: Chelsea Mozen MBA '15; courtesy Etsy
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Bard Graduate Programs,Bardians at Work,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): Bard MBA in Sustainability |
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Bard Graduate Programs,Bardians at Work,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): Bard MBA in Sustainability |
03-05-2019
During her time at Bard, Mozen held an internship with Etsy’s sustainability team, where she began to develop an idea for solarizing Etsy sellers. This way, the company could offset the pollution coming from transport and work toward their goal of net-zero emissions. Mozen proposed that Etsy use carbon finance to encourage their network of sellers, employees, and stakeholders to install solar energy in their homes. Etsy was looking to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2020 when Mozen pitched her climate strategy. After Mozen’s internship ended, she was hired full time as senior energy and carbon specialist.
Since then, Mozen has gone on to expand Etsy’s sustainability strategy. In her interview with a correspondent at Bloomberg, Mozen said: “The free shipping we’re used to actually isn’t free. When people think of the environmental impact from e-commerce, they immediately jump to packaging—but emissions from shipping has a big environmental cost.” She adds, “Even though we don’t directly control that shipping, we feel responsible for it because we’ve enabled it. We want consumers to know what responsible e-commerce can look like.”
Climate change experts have lauded Etsy and Mozen’s bold approach. Inquiries are arising about whether other businesses like Amazon will follow suit. “This is a solid move, and encouraging,” says Adam Klauber, director of sustainable aviation at the Rocky Mountain Institute (Wired). “What I love about Etsy Solar is that it’s really about shared value creation for our community,” said Mozen. “By working together we can drive responsible solutions to our collective impact.”
Learn more about Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability.
Photo: Chelsea Mozen MBA '15; courtesy Etsy
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Community Engagement,Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): Bard MBA in Sustainability,Center for Civic Engagement |
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Community Engagement,Division of Science, Math, and Computing,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): Bard MBA in Sustainability,Center for Civic Engagement |
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