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Duke University Energy Initiative director discusses energy market trends

Posted on August 12, 2015February 13, 2025

What energy policy developments have the biggest potential to affect energy markets?  Richard Newell, Gendell Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and Director of the Duke University Energy Initiative, weighs in on global energy market dynamics, innovation opportunities, and policy developments on the horizon in this EDGE Chats interview.   — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged Duke University Energy Initiative (DUEI), EDGE Chats, energy, energy policy, Richard Newell, trends, video

EDGE Chats interview with John Buley discusses trends in energy finance

Posted on August 11, 2015February 13, 2025

In this new EDGE Chats interview, professor John Buley talks about the fall of oil and gas prices, the rise of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) in energy finance, and his advice for pursuing careers in energy finance.  John is a retired investment banker and Professor of the Practice at Fuqua School of Business.  He teaches […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged EDGE Chats, energy finance, John Buley, video

EDGE’s Dan Vermeer makes the business case for sustainability

Posted on August 4, 2015February 13, 2025
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EDGE executive director Dan Vermeer talks about global mega-trends, the business case for sustainability, and his outlook on the future in this new EDGE Chats video.   — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives      

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged Dan Vermeer, EDGE Chats, sustainability, video

Understanding energy use: New research by Fuqua professor Rick Larrick

Posted on July 21, 2015February 13, 2025

Rick Larrick, Fuqua School of Business professor and faculty director of EDGE, has put much of his time and energy into helping people better understand how much energy they use. He has worked on many projects, but the most recent project that Larrick and his coworkers have taken on is to create a new way […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged behavioral economics, energy efficiency, faculty, fuel economy, research, Rick Larrick

Alumni network at Bay Area reception for MBAs and MEM/MBAs

Posted on July 15, 2015February 13, 2025

On July 9, Fuqua alumni who share an interest in sustainability met up for a joint networking event in San Francisco with other MBAs from Stanford, Michigan, Yale, MIT, and Cornell.  The event, which was a collaboration between the six schools, was designed to facilitate more connections between Bay Area professionals who are working in […]

Posted in EventsTagged alumni, careers, energy, MBA, MEM/MBA, networking, San Francisco, sustainability

PwC’s Nick Shufro talks about environmental risk & mitigation

Posted on July 6, 2015February 13, 2025

Which environmental risks pose the biggest threats to companies and how are firms thinking about mitigating climate risk? Fuqua professor Dan Vermeer discusses disaster risk mitigation and the R!SE Initiative with PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Nick Shufro in our latest EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives  

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged climate, disaster risk, EDGE Chats, environmental risk, Nick Shufro, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), R!SE, sustainability, video

Where are they now? 2015 Fuqua MBA internships in Energy & Environment

Posted on June 30, 2015February 13, 2025

An essential part of the MBA experience is the summer internship, and Fuqua MBAs are gaining experiences far and wide this summer. Here’s a look at some of the Energy & Environment internships our students have this summer.

Posted in CareersTagged careers, energy, environment, internships

The Nature Conservancy’s Glenn Prickett discusses the value of nature with EDGE

Posted on June 29, 2015February 13, 2025

Should we conserve nature for nature’s sake… or for ours?  The Nature Conservancy‘s Chief External Affairs Officer, Glenn Prickett, talks with EDGE executive director Dan Vermeer in this new EDGE Chats video about conservation strategies and TNC’s partnerships with business. — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives  

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged conservation, EDGE Chats, environmental, Glenn Prickett, NGO, nonprofit, public-private partnerships, The Nature Conservancy, video

NRG Energy’s Rob Gaudette discusses the changing utility business model

Posted on June 3, 2015February 13, 2025

Rob Gaudette, Senior Vice President of NRG Energy’s Business Solutions group, discusses the changing utility business model and innovation in the energy sector in this EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged EDGE Chats, electric utilities, NRG Energy, Rob Gaudette, sustainability, video

Kurt Kuehn, CFO of UPS, talks about sustainability

Posted on May 14, 2015February 13, 2025

Do investors care about sustainability?  Kurt Kuehn, Chief Financial Officer at UPS and a member of the company’s Corporate Sustainability Steering Committee. Kurt speaks about sustainability as a leadership issue and shares why managing sustainability is “enlightened self interest” for a firm in this EDGE Chats video.   — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more EDGE Chats […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged best practices, corporate social responsibility (CSR), EDGE Chats, ESG investing, license to operate, sustainability, UPS, video

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