Prospective student questions answered

Are you a prospective MBA student interested in energy and/or sustainability issues?  Want to know more about how to get involved with EDGE and our related clubs? In this video Q&A recorded in Fall 2024, EDGE Managing Director Katie Kross and MBA’25 student Ryan Mascheri discuss the Energy & Environment program offerings at Fuqua. … […]

Lessons in incident response: Preventing an offshore wind crisis

Jack Dearing, MPP/MBA '26, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

by Jack Dearing, MPP/MBA ’26 This article was written in response to a class discussion in the EDGE Seminar class at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of Duke University. On July 13, 2024, a turbine failure of the […]

Financing energy innovation: Lessons for Korea’s energy industry and bankers

by Sanghoon Lee, Yonsei Global MBA ’25, Seoul, South Korea (Fuqua Exchange) This article was written in response to a class discussion in the EDGE Seminar class at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of Duke University. On September […]

“Box-checking” vs. meaningful stakeholder engagement in the energy and extractives industry

Hanna Sheridan, MBA'26, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

by Hanna Sheridan, MBA ’26 This article was written in response to a class discussion in the EDGE Seminar class at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of Duke University. Over the last decade, the energy and extractives industry […]

Fuqua gets closer to eliminating single-use plastics

Of the estimated 11 billion metric tons of plastic that have been produced since the invention of plastic, only 9% has actually been recycled.  Plastics end up in our waterways, our oceans, and even in our bodies.  An estimated 95% of tap water in the U.S. is contaminated with microplastics.  While plastics provide plenty of […]

Cultivating a learning community

by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE If there’s one thing that has been constant in the 14 years since EDGE’s founding, it’s perpetual and disruptive change.  The energy sector has faced one upheaval after another—from the fracking boom to industry contraction, changing geopolitics, workforce transition, project finance and fundraising […]

Alumni in NYC gather to talk climate tech, clean energy & sustainability

In July 2024, EDGE co-hosted an event in New York City to bring together alumni from eight top-tier business schools to discuss climate tech, clean energy, and sustainable business. MBA alumni from Fuqua, Harvard, Yale, MIT, UC-Berkeley, Stanford, Michigan, and Cornell met at the Yale Club for open networking and a chance to make new […]

What makes a transformative educational experience?

by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE I’ve just returned from leading a new course on “Climate and Sustainability in the Nordic Countries” in Copenhagen, Denmark and in the Norwegian cities of Tromsø and Oslo. The 23 participating graduate students from Fuqua School of Business and Nicholas School of the […]

Five ways to launch your climate career in B-school

By Jessica Wingert, Associate Director and Program Lead, ClimateCAP Initiative It’s an exciting time to be getting an MBA, especially if you are passionate working on climate solutions. The beauty—and, admittedly, sometimes the challenge—of embarking on a climate career right now is the diversity of career opportunities available to students—from clean energy to sustainable agriculture, […]

The financial sector has a bigger role to play in climate transition

By Alex Wilson, MBA ’25 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Marilyn Ceci, Managing Director and Senior Advisor to the Center for Carbon Transition, J.P. Morgan, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Spring 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily […]