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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

How COPs have enabled collective action on climate change

Posted on January 20, 2022February 17, 2025

By Vishrut Chatrath, MBA ’22 This article is Part 2 in a 2-part series written by MBA student Vishrut Chatrath as a reflection after his trip to the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Post 2 of 2 In 1985, Carl Sagan, a planetary scientist, highlighted to the U.S. Congress that climate change is a global […]

Posted in Student ExperiencesTagged climate, COP, COP26, policy, student perspective, sustainability

Climate change and the need for collective action

Posted on January 6, 2022February 13, 2025

By Vishrut Chatrath, MBA ’22 This article is Part 1 in a 2-part series written by MBA student Vishrut Chatrath as a reflection after his trip to the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Post 1 of 2 You might be wondering why news organizations labeled this year’s climate conference, COP26 in Glasgow, as the “last […]

Posted in Student ExperiencesTagged climate, COP, COP26, policy, student perspective, sustainability

Pass “direct-pay” to unlock the full potential of renewable energy

Posted on December 18, 2021February 17, 2025

By Anna Hofmann, MBA ’22 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Enrique Alvarez-Uria Berros, Country Manager US, Ocean Winds, and Varun Saluja, Commercial Manager, Mayflower Wind, 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 […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged EDGE Seminar, energy, offshore wind, power, renewable energy, student perspective, wind energy

The commercialization of trash and carbon: Similarities, differences, and implications

Posted on December 16, 2021February 13, 2025

By Courtney Bell, MBA ’22 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Marcius Extavour, Vice President, Energy & Climate at XPRIZE, 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 carbontech, circular economy, climate, EDGE Seminar, student perspective, waste

Video: MBA Careers in Sustainability

Posted on December 9, 2021February 17, 2025

Many MBA students want to work in a career that marries their business skills with their passion for making a difference in the world. But are there really viable MBA career options in sustainability? Absolutely.  In this video, EDGE’s Katie Kross shares insights about career paths in corporate sustainability, ESG, climate tech, and other impact […]

Posted in CareersTagged careers, climate, climate tech, CSR, ESG, Katie Kross, sustainability, video

Video: Business Leadership in the Decisive Decade

Posted on December 2, 2021

What do converging sustainability issues mean for business leadership now and in the future? What skills can today’s business leaders employ to tackle wicked problems and contribute new solutions? Dan Vermeer, associate professor of the practice and EDGE executive director, shares insights and imperatives for business leadership in this decisive decade.

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged climate, Dan Vermeer, leadership, strategy, sustainability, video

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