Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Faculty
    • Industry Engagement
    • Sponsors
    • Contact Us / Mailing List
  • Education
    • MEM/MBA and MF/MBA
    • Daytime MBA
    • Executive MBA
    • EDGE Seminar
    • Career Insights
    • Extracurricular & Experiential
    • Competitions
    • FAQs
    • Recommended Resources
    • More Resources at Duke
  • EDGE Executive Council
    • EDGE Executive Council Members
    • About Membership
    • Meetings
  • News & Insights
  • MBA Edge
  • ClimateCAP
  • Duke Home
  • Fuqua Home
Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE)

Blog

Blog

Why more VCs need to consider climate tech in Africa

Posted on March 14, 2023February 13, 2025

By Jennie Graham, MBA’23 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Rotimi Thomas, CEO & Co-Founder of SunFi, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2022. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke University or the […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged Africa, climate, climate tech, EDGE Seminar, energy access, investment, student perspective, VC, venture capital

Transition to low-carbon economy: A Ghanaian perspective

Posted on March 14, 2023February 13, 2025

By Sophie Aryeetey, MBA’23 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Rotimi Thomas, CEO & Co-Founder of SunFi, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2022. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke University or the […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged Africa, EDGE Seminar, emerging markets, energy, energy access, Ghana, student perspective

Who studies Energy & Environment at Fuqua? Meet our students!

Posted on March 14, 2023February 17, 2025

Fuqua is well-known for its Energy & Environment (E&E) program offerings. But what does a “typical” student look like? Meet a few of our students and hear about their academic interests, their post-MBA (and MEM/MBA) career plans, and their favorite moments at Fuqua to date! — RELATED ARTICLES:

Posted in Student ExperiencesTagged Daytime MBA, energy, environment, extracurricular, Featured, MEM/MBA, student perspective, sustainability, video

Who will pay to close the loop in emerging economies?

Posted on March 13, 2023February 13, 2025

Circular economy inventions need business model innovation By Vishweshwar Vivek, MBA ’23 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Sandra Sassow, CEO & Co-Founder of SEaB ENERGY, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2022. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged circular economy, cities, closed loop, EDGE Seminar, emerging markets, SDGs, student perspective, sustainability, waste, waste-to-energy

Collaboration and inspiration at the 2023 ClimateCAP Summit

Posted on March 8, 2023February 17, 2025

by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE Last month, students, staff, and faculty from across the country gathered for the 4th ClimateCAP Summit in Austin, Texas.  The ClimateCAP Initiative was launched at Fuqua in 2016 in response to a growing need to help MBA students understand the connections between climate […]

Posted in Events, Student ExperiencesTagged climate, climate tech, ClimateCAP, conference, Dan Vermeer, education, extracurricular, sustainability

Alumni and students gather for climate tech networking in Boston

Posted on September 4, 2022February 13, 2025

Fuqua alumni and current students gathered in Boston in July 2022 for a networking reception for professionals interested in climate tech, clean energy, and sustainable business. The event was hosted in partnership with seven other business schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT, UC-Berkeley, Stanford, Michigan, and Cornell, with the goal of creating new connections between professionals […]

Posted in EventsTagged alumni, Boston, careers, climate tech, energy, events, MBA, MEM/MBA, networking, sustainability

Shifting our business mindsets: scarcity vs. abundance

Posted on September 4, 2022February 13, 2025

by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE I have been thinking a lot about scarcity and abundance recently.  Behind the news headlines about our various crises lurks a profound visceral sense of scarcity. People worry about inflation eroding their spending power, or broken supply chains that can’t deliver the goods […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged Dan Vermeer, leadership, sustainability

Students work on energy & climate: Summer 2022 internships

Posted on June 16, 2022February 17, 2025

There’s never been a better time to work on energy transition strategy, infrastructure investment, climate tech, ESG investing, or sustainability initiatives as an MBA. Here’s a list of where some of our Daytime MBA students are interning in 2022. RELATED ARTICLES

Posted in CareersTagged AES, careers, climate tech, Cypress Creek Renewables, EDF Climate Corps, energy, finance, internships, Marathon Capital, NextEra Energy, renewable energy, sustainability, venture capital

The proposed SEC climate disclosure rule and what it means for students

Posted on March 23, 2022February 13, 2025

By Zetian (Tim) Zhang, M.Eng. ’19 This article was written in response to the new proposed rule from SEC on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors released on March 21, 2022. This article voices one alumnus’ perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of Duke University. On Monday, March 21, the […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged climate, ESG investing, finance, reporting, risk, SEC, sustainability

Landlords: The (solar) power is in your hands

Posted on January 27, 2022February 13, 2025

By Rebecca Phillips, MBA ’22 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Manavendra Sial, Executive Vice President and CFO, SunPower Corporation, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2021. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged buildings, built environment, EDGE Seminar, electric utilities, energy, power, renewable energy, solar, student perspective, sustainability

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

More Topics

alumni business careers cleantech climate ClimateCAP climate tech conference corporate social responsibility (CSR) Dan Vermeer Daytime MBA Duke MBA Energy Club Duke University Energy Conference Duke University Energy Initiative (DUEI) EDGE Chats EDGE Seminar electric utilities emerging markets energy energy efficiency energy finance energy future energy policy energy storage entrepreneurship environment events extracurricular Fuqua School of Business innovation internships Katie Kross MBA MEM/MBA oil & gas power generation renewable energy research solar student perspective sustainability sustainable development venture capital video water

Recent Posts

  • Geopolitics as the ultimate bottleneck in the energy transition
  • Why hospitals need to think about energy
  • How game theory may indicate the future of international energy cooperation
  • Prospective student questions answered
  • Sustainable business job search resources compiled

Categories

  • Careers
  • Center News
  • Events
  • Industry Insights
  • Student & Alumni Profiles
  • Student Experiences

Duke Fuqua

  • Programs
  • Student Network
  • Faculty + Research
  • About
  • Contact
  • News + Media
  • Jobs at Fuqua
  • Faculty Recruiting

EDGE Social Media

  • Instagram
  • YouTube
© Duke University's Fuqua School of Business
1259