sustainability

Mar 31, 2017

Faculty Integrate Sustainability In Business Courses

"What we've found is that students are interested in sustainability ... what professors are already teaching can include a sustainability component." - Rosanna Garcia

Feb 24, 2017

John Replogle’s Career Starters: Jumbo Shrimp, A Beer Magazine, Good Mentors

Look at that first job out of college as a foundational time, an incredible time of building, and force yourself outside of your comfort zone.

Feb 13, 2017

100 Ways Colleges are Sowing Seeds for a Sustainable Future

The Business Sustainability Collaborative’s B Corp Clinic is among the “100 ways colleges are sowing seeds for a sustainable future,” cited in this Future MBA post by author and TEDx…

Feb 5, 2017

One Simple Ingredient Could Make Diapers Better for the Planet

“Diapers aren’t the most environmentally-friendly thing on Earth…but one pantry staple just may be the key to making them less harmful,” according to an article in the website fitpregnancy.com. The article…

Jan 26, 2017

Current Corporate Sustainability Reporting Misses Mark, Study Says

A new study finds that corporate sustainability reporting covers issues that are unimportant to stakeholders. This study offers suggestions for improvement including the use of Global Reporting Initiative guidelines which was…

Jan 26, 2017

Using Flexible Budgeting to Improve Sustainability Measures

Poole College accounting professors provide an opportunity for CPAs in business and industry to use their expertise to enable companies they work for to appropriately characterize energy and water usage…

Jan 20, 2017

Red Hat: Students Help Companies Become B Corp Certified … Boost Environmental Social Impact

Is a for-profit company’s only goal to generate profit? A growing number of Triangle-area businesses now also consider social and environmental impact as measurs of success, and a cohort of…

Nov 10, 2016

BSC Director Jessica Thomas honored for teaching business as a force for good

Jessica Thomas (right) received the 2016 Bill Clark Award for her role in “helping to scale the B Corp Clinic to train a new generation of leaders while also empowering companies to improve their impact.”

Nov 9, 2016

An Interview with FoodCon 2016 Student Organizers

What is FoodCon all about? Two of the student organizers provide insight in this pre-event interview about local, sustainable food chains.

Apr 22, 2016

Integrating Sustainability into Everyday Learning

Professors use Business Sustainability Collaborative grant funds to teach students how to integrate sustainability into all aspects of business.