Poole Initiatives

Apr 16, 2020

Jessica Thomas Among Duke’s Fuqua Alumni Award Winners

Jessica Thomas was recently honored with the Duke University Fuqua School of Business Alumni Award.

Feb 13, 2020

Jessica Thomas Explains Her Journey From Toy Designer to Business Sustainability Collaborative Director

Jessica Thomas was recently featured on WUNC detailing her personal life, career and passion for B Corporations.

Jan 24, 2020

Jessica Thomas Featured As World-Changing Woman in Business

Jessica Thomas was recognized by Conscious Company for her work to bridge academic study and business experiences.

Dec 18, 2019

Home Depot’s Jarvis Pushes Practicality in MBA 582 Guest Lecture

Home Depot Chief Sustainability Officer Ron Jarvis gave a no-frills lecture about accomplishing corporate sustainability objectives in Jessica Thomas’ MBA 582: Sustainability and Business course Oct. 30 at Nelson Hall.…

Dec 3, 2019

Why Do B Corps Matter?

Poole's Jessica Thomas, lecturer and director of the Business Sustainability Collaborative, breaks down what a B Corp is and how they are changing the future of business.

Nov 14, 2019

Burt’s Bees’ Paula Alexander Joins MBA Guest-Lecturer Series to Talk About Sustainability Practices

As part of the guest-lecturer series in Jessica Thomas’ MBA 582: Sustainability and Business course, Paula Alexander, director of sustainable business and innovation at Burt’s Bees, spoke to Jenkins graduate students about sustainability.

Oct 22, 2019

NC State’s B Corp Clinic Among Financial Times Best Teaching Practices

The Financial Times recently included Poole's B Corp Clinic in a list of business school practices from around that globe that best exemplify sustainability, ethics and social purpose.

Oct 7, 2019

Poole’s Jessica Thomas Becomes President of B Academics

Poole College of Management's Jessica Thomas, director of the Business Sustainability Collaborative, has recently been named the president of B Academics.

Sep 23, 2019

NC State Poole College Represented at 2019 Global B Corp Academic Roundtable

The NC State Business Sustainability Collaborative demonstrated its commitment to the B Corp movement through leadership at the 2019 Global B Corp Academic Roundtable.

Aug 5, 2019

Quarterly Outlook Of Triangle Entrepreneurs (Quote) Dips Slightly From Q2 To Q3, Driven By Decreased Optimism In Anticipated Sales

Emerging trend shows drop in most years in the overall index from Q2 to Q3