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

Posted on October 31, 2024February 13, 2025

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 […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged EDGE Seminar, energy justice, energy transition, environmental justice, Indigenous Peoples, mining, Rio Tinto, student perspective

Fuqua gets closer to eliminating single-use plastics

Posted on September 6, 2024February 13, 2025

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 […]

Posted in Center NewsTagged Bon Appetit, circular economy, Fuqua School of Business, operations, plastic, sustainability, waste

Cultivating a learning community

Posted on August 20, 2024August 20, 2025

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 […]

Posted in Center NewsTagged Dan Vermeer, EDGE Advisory Board, EDGE Executive Council, energy, events, executives, leadership, sustainability

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

Posted on August 5, 2024February 13, 2025

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 […]

Posted in EventsTagged alumni, careers, climate, energy, events, networking, New York, sustainability

Summer internships 2024: Energy, sustainability, and climate

Posted on June 17, 2024February 13, 2025

The scale of energy and climate investment and changes in the regulatory and consumer landscape make it an exciting time to tackle energy and sustainability leadership careers.  Here’s a list of where some of our students are interning in 2024. — RELATED ARTICLES

Posted in CareersTagged careers, climate tech, energy, internships, sustainability

What makes a transformative educational experience?

Posted on June 4, 2024February 18, 2025
students in a group outside

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 […]

Posted in Student ExperiencesTagged blue economy, climate, Copenhagen, curriculum, Dan Vermeer, Denmark, entrepreneurship, extracurricular, GATE, Nordic countries, Norway, Oslo, sustainability, travel

Five ways to launch your climate career in B-school

Posted on May 29, 2024February 13, 2025

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, […]

Posted in Student ExperiencesTagged business education, careers, climate, ClimateCAP, extracurricular, Jessica Wingert, sustainability

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

Posted on May 28, 2024February 13, 2025

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 […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged EDGE Seminar, student perspective

We need to include Indigenous Peoples in conversations about climate solutions

Posted on May 2, 2024February 13, 2025

By Lilah Kalfus, MBA ’25 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Chris Brown, Senior Director, Product, Indigo Ag, 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 represent the views of either Duke University or […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged carbon credits, climate change, climate justice, EDGE Seminar, environmental justice, Indigenous Peoples, regenerative agriculture, student perspective

Duke hosts first MEM/MBA alumni reunion

Posted on April 18, 2024February 13, 2025

On April 12-13, Duke MEM/MBA and MF/MBA dual degree alumni returned for a special weekend of reunion activities. Alumni reconnected with faculty and staff, participated in career conversations, heard campus updates from leaders in the Nicholas School and Duke Office of Climate & Sustainability, joined current MEM/MBA students for a picnic in Duke Forest, and […]

Posted in EventsTagged alumni, Durham, energy, events, MEM/MBA, networking, reunion, sustainability

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