| | | | | Dear SGE Alumni & Friends, | | It is the end of one era and the start of another: after a 19-year run, this past spring saw our final cohort complete the SGE Immersion program. As I’ve expressed to students and alumni, it is a bittersweet moment for me, both personally and professionally. On the one hand, since launching the program in 2006, I have loved working with MBAs and other graduate students from across the university on projects that were always at the cutting edge of business and sustainability. |
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| | Often, those projects involved issues that in following years would move more toward the mainstream as other organizations grappled with how to approach sustainability as a strategic opportunity in the marketplace. | | The program was always seen as tough, but also rewarding, by those of you who participated in it over time. My favorite description of it from alumni was, “the best program you never want to do again!” We were proud to have been recognized by peer institutions and to have received awards for curriculum innovation. At the same time, though, enrollment in the program had declined consistently since 2020. Changes in the broader residential MBA program that reflected current MBA interests impacted all immersions that still offered client-facing projects. This spring, a decision was made to retire the Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE), Semester in Strategic Operations (SSO), and Investment Research and Asset Management (IRAM) Immersions. | | This, of course, comes at a time when issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and inequality continue to grow and impact business operations, profitability, and competitiveness. Our challenge, then, becomes how best to work with the MBA program to redesign what is offered to residential students so they are prepared to lead and fulfill the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business’ mission to “inspire leaders to build sustainable, shared prosperity.” | | As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise (join us in New York City in October for our celebration event!), it was already our plan to engage alumni and others in assessing what new programs, activities, and curriculum we should consider developing for the next decade. We hope you will take time in the coming months to not only share your memories and experiences through our Memory Lane project, but also help us determine what skills and knowledge we should ensure students acquire to be successful leaders in the years to come by participating in one of our upcoming workshops – Envisioning the Future of MBA Education for Social and Environmental Impact. | | This is a busy time, and we hope you will join us in celebrating many of our highlights over the past six months, including: | - The launch of the new Semlitz Family Sustainability Fellows Program in collaboration with Cornell Atkinson. The new program will provide partial tuition funding for three MBA students per year, as well as three early career researchers (PhD and Post-docs) over the next five years.
- The collaboration with the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business continued with a Food Finance Forum held at the New York Federal Reserve in April and will conclude this month with the publication of several reports related to the opportunities for private sector investments to address food insecurity in New York State.
- Establishing a collaboration with the US Forest Service focused on sustainable economic development around El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico.
- Working with the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) to organize a series of sustainability roundtables on travel and tourism during climate week in NYC in September.
- With support from Cornell Atkinson, advising The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) on their efforts to develop a set of standards and certifications meant to increase the adoption of renewable energy projects.
- Creating a new program to engage journalists in how they understand and report about sustainability in the travel and tourism sector.
| | A lot has been accomplished over the last two decades, and we look forward to working with you to ensure we continue to accomplish more in the next 20 years. | | Please continue to share your updates and be sure to drop by to visit when you are on campus! All Centers and Institutes of the SC Johnson College of Business are relocated to Statler Hall. Come find us in Statler 289! | | | | Sincerely, | | Mark Milstein | | Faculty Director of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise |
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| | | | 20th Anniversary Celebration (October 10th) |
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| | Join us from 6-9p in New York City as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise! Over the past two decades, we've focused on promoting knowledge and understanding of how business can address sustainability challenges in the marketplace. You’re invited to be a part of this milestone event where we will celebrate our past, network with alumni and supporters in the present, and consider the future via a fireside conversation with founding faculty director Stuart L. Hart, Professor Emeritus and Andrew Karolyi, Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. More information and registration are available here. |
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| | | Annual Joint Sustainability Alumni Network Reception (July 31st) |
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| | Join us from 6-8p in New York City at this annual event that features speed networking with MBA alumni from sustainable business education programs at Cornell, Berkeley, Duke, Harvard, MIT, Michigan, Stanford, and Yale! Note this event is only open to sustainability MBA alumni from the participating programs listed above. Space is limited. RSVP directly to Monica Touesnard. |
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| | Workshops: Envisioning the Future of MBA Education for Social and Environmental Impact (Various Dates) |
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| | Over the past 20 years, the Center has worked to ensure MBA students gain the knowledge and experience they need to be leaders in today's marketplace. As we look ahead, we are reevaluating the future needs and skills essential for students to effectively manage the complex social and environmental issues facing companies in a rapidly evolving global landscape. What issues, programs, and activities should the Center look to develop to ensure students have the core skills and tools they will need to be prepared to lead pressing global challenges like climate change and inequality? Join us for one of our next two interactive workshops/networking events designed to help shape the future of sustainability management education at Cornell (dates for additional sessions on the east and west coasts will be announced soon!): | |
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| | Climate Week NYC Roundtables (September 23-24th) |
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| | In collaboration with the College’s Business of Sustainability Interdisciplinary Theme and the Center for Hospitality Research, we will host five invitation-only roundtables with industry experts to explore cutting edge topics related to the impacts of climate change and sustainability on the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. For more details, please reach out to Mark Milstein. |
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| | 14th Annual Cornell Energy Connection (November 12th) |
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| | Join us at the Cornell Tech Campus, New York City, for Cornell’s premier energy event that delves into cutting-edge sustainability issues in the energy sector. Come hear from industry leaders about how the industry is responding to dynamic market and political forces. Registration is coming soon. Interested in sponsorship? Showcase your company to a distinguished audience by becoming a sponsor. Contact Monica Touesnard for more details. |
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| | 10th Annual Cornell Business Impact Symposium: Women in Sustainability (April 11-12th, 2025) |
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| | You are invited to join us for an inspiring event that will celebrate the unique and powerful role of women in helping achieve an equitable and prosperous future for all. This gathering aims to inspire the next generation of Cornell women (undergraduates and graduates) and their allies to pursue meaningful careers in the public or private sector that have environmental or social impact. Keep an eye on our website for registration information. We are currently seeking sponsors to help make this event a success. Please reach out to Monica Touesnard for details. |
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| | | | | We are still accepting nominations! As part of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise's 20th anniversary, we are highlighting 20 notable alumni in the field of sustainability throughout the year. Congratulations to our first 9 honorees who were selected by the alumni review committee from among the first round of nominations we received (listed below in alphabetical order): | - Raghu Dharmaraju (MBA ‘07), CEO at ARTPARK
- C.J. Fonzi (MBA ‘08), Co-Founder and COO at Africa Climate Ventures
- Linda Giuliano (MBA ‘02), Founder & CEO at BrightWorld ESG
- Dhanur Grandhi (MBA ‘12), CEO at WattBot
- Natalie Grillon-Paez (MBA ‘12), CEO at Open Apparel Registry – Read about her impact here.
- Kevin Johnson (MBA ‘09), Co-Founder at Caelum Ventures – Read about his impact here.
- Fred Keller (BS ‘66), Founder and Chair at Cascade Engineering
- Laura Schaffer (MBA ‘11), Vice President of Conservation & Sustainability at Orvis
- Mike Train (MBA ‘91), Chief Sustainability Officer at Emerson
| | Visit the Center’s website or LinkedIn Page in the coming weeks to read more about the honorees. We are looking to highlight a diverse set of alumni so please submit your nominations here for the second (and last) round of nominations which will close July 15th. |
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| | The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise Memory Lane Project |
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| | To help the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise celebrate its 20th anniversary, please share your favorite memories and photos so we can capture the highlights of your experience and the Center’s impact over the years. Your stories and snapshots will become part of our celebration, help us reflect on our collective journey, and enable us to showcase our amazing community. If you prefer, you may send photos, quotes, or other answers or memories directly to CSGE@cornell.edu. |
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| | | Sadly, the 2024 SGE Immersion cohort this past spring – the 19th – was also the last. The great group of 13 students – 7 MBAs and 6 non-Johnson graduate students from Brooks (public policy), CALS, Engineering, and Nolan (hotel school) – completed practicum projects with Buzzup, Gellert Global Group, Honda, The Nature Conservancy, and US Forest Service. |
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| | The cohort was able to take advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime moment in April as we celebrated SGEclipse by traveling to Syracuse together and enjoying a day that climaxed with a parting of the clouds just enough to take in the moment of totality of the solar eclipse. We took that as a positive omen, as we now turn attention to developing new curriculum to engage students in experiential learning opportunities around sustainability! |
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| | Semlitz Family Sustainability Fellows Program |
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| | In June, we launched a new fellows program in partnership with Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability. Established through the generosity of Stephen Semlitz (ILR ’75, MBA ‘76) & Cathy Glaser (ILR ‘74), Semlitz Fellows will support early career researchers (PhDs and Postdocs) and MBA students interested in careers in sustainability leadership. Each cohort of six Semlitz Fellows will deepen skills necessary for identifying and anticipating opportunities and potential pitfalls in sustainability and business to become more adept at navigating the intersection of the fields of science and business to address sustainability issues. For more information about the program, contact Mark Milstein at mm462@cornell.edu. |
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| | | In April, we joined our partners at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business to hold a Food Finance Forum focused on facilitating private sector investment to address food insecurity in New York State which was hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As the FoodMap NY project comes to an end, we will be releasing an executive report highlighting opportunities in the domain, as well as a set of technical reports spotlighting efforts in controlled environment agriculture, food-as-medicine, healthy food in the retail sector, supply chain & infrastructure, food finance, and food & nutrition assistance. |
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| | Food Industry Management Program |
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| | | Renewable Energy Project Standards |
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| | In January, with support from Cornell Atkinson, we began a collaboration with The Nature Conservancy and the Clean Energy Buyers Association on their efforts to address ecological and social issues that impede, slow down, or halt the development of critical renewable energy projects. Our engagement involved a student team from the SGE Immersion Program, as well as ongoing membership on the steering committee tasked with developing a set of standards and a certification to promote best practices for the integration of environmental and social concerns within the industry that can increase the rate of renewable energy project adoption. |
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| | Sustainable Tourism Asset Management Program (STAMP) |
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| | In January, the Sustainable Tourism Asset Management Program (STAMP) began what we hope to be a multi-year collaboration with the US Forest Service (USFS) in El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico. Our first project involved a student team from the SGE Immersion Program who focused on evaluating how USFS could improve revenue for El Yunque’s visitor center, El Portal, which had been rebuilt in 2022 following extensive damage from hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017. |
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| | Despite record growth of travelers in Puerto Rico and El Yunque in recent years, visitors to El Portal have been declining. STAMP supported the student team’s efforts, including a field trip to collect data over spring break. The next phase of work will focus on helping USFS develop a comprehensive, long-term strategic plan that promotes local economic development rooted in community involvement and environmental stewardship. | | In March, the Center welcomed a new STAMP Executive-in-Residence, Lebawit Lily Girma, a senior journalist with a 15-year trajectory working to elevate sustainable tourism coverage in major consumer and trade media relations. Her residency is dedicated to enhancing journalists’ knowledge of the field of sustainable destination management to inform their reporting. She will be supporting a cohort of 25 journalists as they take the eCornell Sustainable Tourism Destination Management course later this year and participate in interactive online sessions focused on how course concepts can be integrated into travel and tourism storytelling globally. | | The African Leadership University (ALU), working in cooperation with eCornell, will begin to distribute the Center’s Sustainable Tourism Destination Management course across Africa in 2024. To spread the knowledge further, STAMP will work with ALU School of Wildlife Conservation to design a series of hybrid course programs in the coming year to train the trainers at ALU. | | Intrepid Travel, a Certified B Corp, is supporting a cohort of its team members from around the world to take the Sustainable Tourism Destination Management eCornell course as part of the company’s formal learning and development program starting in mid-2024. |
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| | Cornell Business Impact Symposium |
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| | In April, the Cornell Business Impact Symposium, focused on “Sustainable Innovation: From Ideas to Impact.” Organized in collaboration with the Sustainable Global Enterprise Club, Cornell Sustainability Consultants, Impact Investing at Cornell, Students from Emerging Economies Professional Association at Cornell (SEEPAC), Cornell Net Zero Club, Nexus Project Team, and Energy Transition Club (ETC), the event included sessions on sustainable technology in emerging markets, alternative sustainable materials, challenges of the energy transition, the future of food and innovation, the built environment and impact investing. For the full agenda, including topics and speakers, visit the website here. Join us next spring, as we focus on the role of women in helping achieve a more just, equitable and sustainable world! |
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| | | Impact Investing Pitch Competition |
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| | In April, the fourth Impact Investing Pitch Competition, a joint collaboration with the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise and the Impact Investing Club, saw teams of undergraduate students from Cornell University, Smith College, University of Michigan, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, Virginia Tech, and others who competed by researching and pitching investment opportunities in groundbreaking impact-focused startups. Congratulations to this year’s grand-prize winners from the University of Michigan for their pitch of NX Fuels. Other winners included teams from Cornell pitching IPX (Integrated Projects) and Cascadia Seaweed. Special thanks to our panel of esteemed judges who assisted with the first round of video submissions, and especially those who joined us in person for the finals: Linda Giuliano (MBA ‘02) with BrightWorld ESG, Eddy Medina (BS ‘17) with Trimtab Impact, Rena Scroggins (EMBA ‘21) with Alchemist Climate Ventures, and Minjia Yang (MPA ‘15) with International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). Thank you, also, to our generous sponsors Anthropocene Ventures and Galway Sustainable Capital, without whom this event would not have been possible. |
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| | | | In May, the Center, in collaboration with Bonomi Desenvolvimento Empresarial and Capitalism & The Social Good Group, hosted an eCornell Keynote titled, “Sustainable Design: Creating Robust, Reliable, and Sustainable Ventures.” The webinar examined sustainable design as the impetus to incorporating sustainability as the underlying structure for all innovation. It featured sustainability experts Jason Kliwinski Founder and CEO of The Green Building Center, Supriya Verma Chief Sustainability Officer at Belnor Engineering and Erik Simanis (PhD ’10) Co-Director of Integrated Venture Engineering Program (IVEP) at the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise. The webinar is available for viewing here. |
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| | Finance and Sustainability Colloquium |
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| | We want to recognize and thank each of the Spring 2024 speakers in the Finance and Sustainability Colloquium who shared their knowledge and experiences with students, including: | - Michael Gilbert (BS ‘87, MS ‘90), Director of Energy and Sustainability at Fairstead
- Liz Kulik, CEO & at John L. Rapisardi (MBA ’24), CIO at Regeniam
- Shelly Porges (BS ’74, MPS ‘77), Founder and Managing Partner at Beyond the Billion & The Billion Dollar Fund for Women
- John Tauzel (BS ’03, MBA ’12), Senior Director, Global Agriculture Methane at EDF
- Britta Von Oesen (MBA ‘09), Partner and Managing Director, CRC-IB
- Dan Zook (MBA ‘07), Executive Director at ISF Advisors
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| | Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellows |
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| | Congratulations to our 12th cohort of Environmental Finance and Impact Investing (EFII) Fellows! Students presented their capstone projects during a poster session in Sage Atrium in May. Projects included: | - Kehkashan Basu (MBA ‘24) – How Blended Climate Finance Can Bridge the Monetary Gap to Address Loss and Damage in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Mark Betancourt (MBA ‘24) – Innovative Solutions for Repowering Solar Arrays
- Ian Cairns (MBA ‘24) – Viva-Lish-Us: A New Food-as-Medicine Social Venture
- Kevin Grathwohl (MBA ‘24) – The Financial Case for Sustainable Brewing
- Karl Kasirye (MBA ‘24) – Clearing the Air: Navigating the Shift to Sustainable Aviation Fuels
- Sharon Lau (MBA ‘24) – MeOH: Bridge Between Electron and Molecule
- Patience Mukandi (MBA ‘24) – Grid Stabilization in New York State
- Thomas Rabon (MBA ‘24) – Assessing Private Landowner Actions to Reduce Carbon Reliance and Release
- Gjini Spanca (MBA/MPA ‘23) – Exploring the Integration of Renewable Energy in Traditional Oil and Gas Companies: Opportunities and Challenges
- Yuchan Wang & Tess Iannarone (MBA ‘24) – Sustainability and Infrastructure: The Kenya Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Extension
- Brenda Zetune (MBA ‘24) – The Global Climate Finance Gap
- Yihan Zhu (MBA ‘24) – Enhancing Travel Experience in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 with Sustainability and Diversity
- Yiming Zhong (MBA ‘24) – The Viability, Feasibility, and Sustainability of Blue Bonds
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| | | | It was a successful year for Big Red Microenterprise (BRM) with 23 MBA students working with 11 local and regional clients. BRM students joined the Johnson Board Fellows, Park Leadership Fellows, and the Philanthropic Leadership Class to showcase their work during the Johnson MBA Community Engagement Showcase held in the AA&D Seneca Place community space. Thank you to this year’s BRM clients who included: | - Dish Truck a veteran-owned, pollution prevention business that provides clean durable dishes in place of disposable dishware for events
- Envious sells vegan handbags made with a variety of sustainable materials
- Ithaca Soap makes bar soap, instant liquid soap refills, shampoo bars and beeswax lip balm
- Metadreams is a small, family-owned company that makes original games, puzzles and laser art
- Mindful Products is a business concept with aspirations to sell inspirational products to elementary and secondary school teachers
- New Roots is a charter school in downtown Ithaca focused on sustainability education
- Rescue Signaling sells affordable products designed to signal and alert first responders during natural disasters and emergencies
- Seedly is dedicated to the power of hemp and other seeds to deliver nutrient-dense, delicious snacks made from unrefined, whole ingredients
- Via’s Cookies mission is to provide the community with delicious cookies that can be enjoyed by people with and without food restriction, and simultaneously help struggling BIPoC and LGBTQIA+ students so life can be sweet for everyone
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| | | | Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Samuel C. Johnson Award in Sustainable Global Enterprise for Individual Leadership: Thomas Rabon (MBA ’24) and Maddie Watson (MBA ‘24). Their efforts were recognized by their peers for the impact it had on the area of sustainability at Johnson. |
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| | | | Center-Advised Student Clubs |
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| | | The Cornell Energy Club (CEC) had a busy spring after passing the reins to the new board. The club welcomed several guest speakers including: Professor James Coleman from Southern Methodist University discussing The Jones Act's pivotal role in offshore wind projects; Professor Alissa Kleinnijenhuis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance at the SC Johnson College of Business covering the topic of climate finance specifically focusing on how to phase out coal; Rudy Kahsar, Manager of Climate-Aligned Industries at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) who talked about carbon dioxide removal; Petros Kwon (CRP '23) Origination Associate and Derek Rieman, VP of Development from Repsol (formerly ConnectREN) who spoke about the tax equity market; Lauren Magin, Innovation Program Manager at Avangrid for a happy hour event spanning many topics but mainly offshore wind development; Dr. Karl Hausker ('79) Senior Fellow at World Resources Institute (WRI) and Bert Bland (MS '80, MBA '98) Associate Vice President of Energy and Sustainability at Cornellfor a discussion on CSR and Cornell University's decarbonization efforts; and Cameron Bard, Chief Revenue Officer from Madison Energy Infrastructure where we discussed distributed generation-scale projects like community solar. |
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| | For more information about the club’s news and events, visit and follow the club’s LinkedIn page! |
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| | Sustainable Global Enterprise Club (graduate) |
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| | In partnership with Energy Club, the SGE Club supported talks from Professor Alissa Kleinnijenhuis, Dr. Karl Hausker and Bert Bland (see Energy Club for details.)For this year's Earth Day Sage Social, the club invited students to participate in Earth Day-themed trivia, get their hands dirty by planting their own seeds in soil pots, and participate in a Sustainability Pledge wall where students committed to actions for a greener future. |
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| | It was a fun and impactful way to celebrate Earth Day and promote sustainability on campus! The SGE Club, together with the Healthcare Club, is spearheading a new initiative to create an Industry Club Council at Johnson, to foster collaboration across industry clubs and promote membership by complimenting programming to the professional clubs (Consulting, Corporate, Investment Banking, and Technology) to better support the unique career interests of every student. |
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| | Impact Investing at Cornell (undergraduate) |
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| | This past semester was busy with the recruitment of new members, organizing the Impact Investing Pitch competition, hosting guest speakers, and working on projects with firms. IIC was excited to welcome 12 new members from 4 of the different colleges across campus and provide training to help them learn the basics about finance, professional development, and impact investing through the Associate Development Program. To provide IIC members with industry relevant experience (developing market research skills and practicing company sourcing) students worked with two partner organizations: CNote, a woman lead firm focusing on investment in underserved communities, and the VC Change Elemental which focuses on community based finance. |
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| | Cornell Sustainability Consultants (undergraduate) |
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| | CSC Club teams continued working with long-term partners and formed a new sub-team this semester, the Sustainable Entrepreneurship team which spent the semester working with a Cornell MPS student conducting market research about the development of a bioacoustics and sustainability museum in the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. CSC also continued working with the Sustainable Tourism Asset Management Program (STAMP) to develop a virtual tool for businesses and governments negatively impacted by tourism. The Sustainable Chambers team pivoted to working with a chamber member, Hair Color Art, to set up a recycling system and implementation plan for other sustainability initiatives. The Sustainable Beverage team began a partnership with Three Brothers Winery, covering a range of topics such as sustainable labeling, carbon capture for brewing, wastewater sludge alternatives, and B-Corp certification. The Sustainable Branding team focused on club website updates and developing an internal brand toolkit; next semester they will work with The Learning Farm. The Carbon Calculators team built on their existing partnership with Carbini and started working with LaMorte Electric and Stor. Finally, CSC continued its long-term work with the SWEEP Standard, integrating a campus standard and a pilot gap analysis for universities with the long-term goal of getting Cornell SWEEP Certified. |
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| | | | | Note: The Publications and news articles below reflect the work of the broad Business of Sustainability Interdisciplinary Theme affiliated faculty across the college. Some work is directly related to sustainability in business; other work is indirectly related to the domain. |
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| | Congratulations to Ivan Rudik, Associate Professor at the Dyson School of Applied Economics, who was appointed as Chief Environmental Economist in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. |
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| | Global Climate Finance and Risks Conference | | Andrew Karolyi, Dasol Kim, and Alissa Kleinnijenhuis | | The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, and the Office of Financial Research will host a virtual conference on global climate finance and risks on October 25, 2024. The conference is titled Global Climate Finance and Risks Conference. The event will be open to the general public. Registration coming soon. |
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| | | National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER): Distributional Consequences of New Energy Policies | | Shanjun Li | | This NBER workshop will take place on September 20, 2024, participation is by invitation only. |
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| | Grow-NY Summit & Finalist Presentations | | Brad Treat | | Grow-NY is a business competition focused on growing an enduring food and agriculture innovation cluster in the Grow-NY region. The competition attracts innovative, high-growth food and agriculture startups from across the globe and engages them in the region’s rapidly-growing startup ecosystem. Finalists will pitch their business ideas on November 6-7, 2024, for a chance to win up to $1 million. |
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| Class of ’17 (cont'd) | | Alexa Ing Litner (SGE Immersion ‘16, MBA ‘17) on the birth of her daughter Maya in October 2023 | | | | Katie Rolfes (SGE Immersion ‘17, MPA ,17) for being promoted to Senior Manager, Strategy, Operations & Impact at United Nations Global Compact | | Class of ’18 | | Barak Cohen (SGE Immersion ‘17, MBA ‘18) on the birth of his son Niv in January | | Chip Silverman (MBA ‘18) for starting a new position as Public Policy Director at FreeWire Technologies | | Amanda Stefan (Fried) (SGE Immersion ‘17, MBA ‘18) on the birth of her daughter Sorina in January | | Class of ’19 | | Zach Cohen (SGE Immersion ‘19, MPS ‘19) for starting a new position as Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Spoiler Alert | | Christopher Galantino (BS ‘19, MEng ‘19) for being promoted to Senior Associate at Charles Rivers Associates | | Natalia Lujan Juncua (SGE Immersion ‘19, MBA ‘19) for starting a new position as General Manager at NotCo Mexico | | Benjamin Kalter (SGE Immersion ‘18, MBA ‘19) for being promoted to Vice President of Private Equity Impact Investing at Nuveen, a TIAA company | | Class of ’20 | | Russell Grandin (SGE Immersion ’19, MBA ‘20) for starting a new position as Business & Operations Manager at Carbon Containment Lab | | Whitney Hayes (SGE Immersion ’19, MBA ‘20) for starting a new position as Manager, Corporate Sustainability at Ameren | | Christian Pieri (MBA ‘20) for starting a new position as Principal Trust Fund Investment Analyst at NextEra Energy Inc. | | Feam Peeranut Supinanon (SGE Immersion ‘19, MBA ‘20) for starting a new position as Evaluation, Monitoring & Results-Based Management with UNDP | | Class of ’21 | | Kaitlyn Briggs (SGE Immersion ‘20, MBA ‘21) for starting a new position as Dairy Welfare Lead at fairlife, LLC | | Michael Callender (SGE Immersion ‘20, MBA ‘21) for starting a new position as Director, Mobility at CleanCapital | | Jose Medina (MBA ‘21) for being promoted to Manager at Deloitte | | Luis Fernando Rodriguez (MBA ‘21) for starting a new position as Senior Project Manager at NextEra Energy, Inc | | Class of ’22 | | Ina Gjika (SGE Immersion ’21, MS ‘22) for being promoted to Director of Strategy and Sustainability at Distributed Sun | | Duncan Lee (SGE Immersion ‘21, MBA ‘22) for starting a new position as Manager at LEK Partners LLC | | Class of ’23 | | Noura Alajlan (SGE Immersion ‘22, MBA ‘23) for starting a new position as Senior Manager at Saudi Awwal Bank | | Courtney Shneider (MBA ‘23) for starting a new position as a Senior Climate Analyst at the United Nations | | |
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