Todd Cort
Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) & Yale School of Management
Dr. Todd Cort is a Lecturer at the Yale School of Management and the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, as well as Faculty Co-Director for the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY).He is also the founder and owner of NPV, LLC, which provides bespoke advisory services for clients in sustainability and corporate responsibility, and previously served as the president of Two Tomorrows, LLC.Over the course of 15 years, in consulting and academia, Dr. Cort has applied a scientific and economic lens to corporate social and environmental responsibility in order to identify the tools, mechanisms, metrics, and indicators that create the greatest value for investors, businesses, and society.Dr. Cort holds a B.S. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from the University of California, San Diego, as well as an M.S. in Organic and Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Currently, his research focuses on two areas: identifying sustainability indicators that generate demonstrable value to investors and assessing the credibility of corporate sustainability communications and programs.
How a Broader Definition of 'Value' Opens the Door to Sustainability
What's the business driver for sustainability initiatives? Beyond a small group of no-brainers, many companies are struggling to justify investing in green projects. Embracing a new definition what's valuable can help chart the path forward. Read More
Lessons for the CSR Industry from the Deepwater Horizon Spill
Before the Deepwater Horizon crisis, the now-shamed oil giant had been repeatedly held up as a shining example of successful sustainability reporting -- how can the business world rebuild trust in CSR reports? Read More
Finding the Greenest Companies in Silicon Valley
Tech companies, in California and across the world, are among the highest-ranking firms in a new sustainability assessment. But while some of these companies are strong on initiatives, the industry lacks systematic, holistic approaches to greening. Read More