Many of Fuqua’s faculty members are teaching and conducting research on Energy & Environment topics like climate risk, environmental decision-making, ESG financial performance, and sustainable operations.
Manuel Adelino
Finance
EDGE-related research interests: understanding the role of credit and subsidies in the cost of financing green buildings; examining the effects of easier financing access on the energy-intensity of housing; identifying how changes in the firm’s cost of capital affect investments in cleaner assets
David Brown
Decision Sciences
EDGE-related research interests: designing and analyzing algorithms for decision problems such as improving the efficiency and reliability of electricity grid operations in the face of uncertainty in renewable energy sources
Rick Larrick
Management & Organization
EDGE-related research interests: understanding how consumers make environmental decisions such as assessing decisions to purchase fuel-efficient vehicles or make lower-emission food choices
Kevin Shang
Operations Management
EDGE-related research interests: optimizing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure operations; understanding the impact of electricity pricing policies on renewable energy investments
Sim Sitkin
Management & Organization
EDGE-related research interests: trust (e.g., in science and government agencies), leadership, and the pursuit of stretch goals
Peng Sun
Decision Sciences
EDGE-related research interests: designing incentive compatible environmental policies in dynamic settings, energy and sustainability
Robert Swinney
Operations Management
EDGE-related research interests: understanding how to build more resilient, sustainable, and socially responsible supply chains
Dan Vermeer
Operations Management
EDGE-related research interests: understanding the business opportunities and supply chain hurdles for green hydrogen; developing strategies for mitigating ocean plastic waste; developing corporate climate, water, and ESG strategies; mapping the landscape of the “Ocean 100” (100 companies deriving the most business value from use of ocean resources)
Kimberly Wade-Benzoni
Management & Organization
EDGE-related research interests: the role of legacy motivation in decisions that affect future generations
Chris Wedding
Executive-in-Residence
EDGE-related research interests: understanding best practices, alternative models, and market gaps in financing and scaling venture capital-backed climate tech startups
Can Zhang
Operations Management
EDGE-related research interests: studying the design of operational policies and interventions to improve social impact and sustainability in supply chains, with an emphasis on medical and agricultural supply chains