Sustainable innovation and impact

Introduction / Cary Krosinsky and Todd Cort -- What is innovation? / Arthur Matuszewski -- Searching for sustainability in human capital / Alex Kappes -- The potential of multi-stakeholder engagement : Latin America's sugarcane industry as a case study / Nora Moraga-Lewy -- Up in smoke : a study of palm oil related deforestation in Indonesia / Pek Shibao -- Sustainability frameworks : green chemistry and sustainable engineering in pharmaceuticals / Susan Wang -- To divest or not to divest / Laila Gamaleldin -- Shareholder activism 2.0 / Melanie Condon -- Financing mechanisms for sustainable infrastructure / Ella Warshauer -- Carbon market solutions / Jeff Schwartz -- Investing in the context of China's green transition / Lillian Childress -- Sustainable private equity and venture capital / Matt Dittrich -- Islamic systems finance / Alizeh Maqbool -- The need for investing in forest health / Zach Knight and Chad Reed -- Financing the future : free market solutions for an energy transition / Eric Esposito -- New England's winter chills / Steven Castano -- Innovation and impact from a Brazilian perspective / Andreia Marin Martins, Courtnay Guimaraes, Mauricio Neves dos Santos -- An exploration of landfill tax as a waste management strategy / Jason Mazzella -- Germany's simple solution to complex waste challenges / Reilly Witheford -- Infrastructure and the future of New York City / Marvin Krosinsky -- African impact investing / Masengo Kapanga -- Smart microgrids / Sarah Brandt -- Effective disruption : how blockchain can transform the energy sector / Pascale Bronder -- Artificial intelligence as a solution to sustainability challenges / Tiffany Chen -- The potential for high-speed rail in the US / Cayley Geffen -- Shared solar / Gabe Rissman -- Renewable energy technologies / Kristina Krasteva -- The future of the electric car / Reilly Witheford -- Aquaponics in canada's north : food supply for remote communities / Christopher Codina-Lucia and Richard Frazao -- Innovation in materials and energy / Pascale Bronder -- Geoengineering / Peter Mahony.