NEWS RELEASE DURHAM, North Carolina—Feb. 26, 2018 Risks related to climate change are some of the most significant threats facing the global economy, according to the World Economic Forum, which recently released its Global Risks Report 2018. In a report that scans a spectrum of economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, and technological risks, extreme weather events, […]
Jennifer Chin (MEM/MBA Class of 2012) recently joined The Nature Conservancy in New York as Director of Conservation Innovation. Five months in, she has embraced an exciting new opportunity to help change the way conservation efforts are conducted. We caught up with Jennifer to get her thoughts about her journey. How did you first get […]
José Ceballos graduated with an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in 2015. After graduation, he joined Accenture Strategy in Mexico City as a Strategy Consultant in the energy practice, bringing a business focus as an analyst to projects, and leading client relationships. For José, working in the energy practice has been an […]
When Jessica Wingert came to Fuqua for her MBA (Class of 2014), she knew from the outset that she wanted to transition into a corporate sustainability career after graduation. Through diligent networking, she landed a position as the first Sustainability Manager for Land O’ Lakes. Now, she runs the company’s sustainability programs for facilities and […]
After graduating from Duke’s 3-year Master’s of Environmental Management/MBA joint degree program in 2014, Jack Beuttell followed his passion for entrepreneurship and sustainable agriculture. He is now the CEO of Kunoa Cattle Company, a vertically integrated, regenerative cattle company co-founded by Jack and several partners in Hawaii. Like most entrepreneurs, Jack does a little bit […]
Katherine Neebe, Director of Sustainability at Walmart, discusses how sustainability drives business value for Walmart, why Walmart is acting on climate change, and why every MBA needs to be thinking about social and environmental risks to business in this EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives
Gareth Burns, VP and Managing Director of Statoil Energy Ventures, discusses why the Norwegian oil and gas company is investing in renewable energy and electric vehicle charging infrastructure technologies in this EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives
Dawn Rittenhouse, Director of Sustainable Development at DuPont, talks about growth opportunities, the business case for sustainability, and the challenge of scaling up best practices in this EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives
The Forte Foundation, which encourages young women to enter into business careers, approached Fuqua and asked for help creating new content on corporate sustainability for its “Rising Stars” program for undergraduate women. Together, Fuqua and Forte created a new video titled “Sustainability: The Next Wave of Growth.” Duke student Amanda Bushell (MEM/MBA’18), EDGE Managing Director […]
Doug Parks, General Motors (GM)’s Vice President of Autonomous Technology and Vehicle Execution, talks about electric vehicles (EVs), self-driving (autonomous) cars, and GM’s vision of the transportation in the future in this EDGE Chats video, one of more than 40 video interviews with executives in the series. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos […]