In 2014, EDGE faculty and staff were highlighted in the media for their research insights on a wide range of energy and environmental topics. Here are a few of the highlights of the year: Conservatives don’t hate climate science. They hate the left’s climate solutions (Washington Post). Research by Fuqua School of Business’s Aaron Kay […]
A revised and updated second edition of Profession and Purpose: A Resource Guide for MBA Careers in Sustainability by EDGE managing director Katie Kross was released in July 2014 by Greenleaf Publishing. Katie is a frequent speaker and contributor on the topic of sustainability career trends. The book highlights insights gained from interviews with MBA […]
A diverse work background, a systems thinking mindset, and the ability to lead change are a few of the traits that employers are looking for in sustainability hires. EDGE managing director Katie Kross and alumnus Koji Kitazume (MEM/MBA ’12) interviewed 10 diverse sustainability employers this summer to understand what skills make a sustainability candidate stand […]
EDGE is pleased to welcome the return of Katie Kross to Duke as Managing Director of EDGE. Katie was instrumental in helping to create and launch EDGE in 2010. She returned to EDGE this week, and will work in partnership with Executive Director Dan Vermeer to lead the development and execution of center strategy, manage […]
by Katie Kross, Managing Director, EDGE Are sustainable business jobs on the rise? From my vantage point, it seems the answer is yes. As an advisor to MBA students, I’m always on the lookout for job and internship openings that I can pass on to our students. Sustainability job openings cross my desk daily and […]
by Katie Kross, Managing Director, EDGE To train leaders who “make a decent profit—decently.” That was Harvard Business School’s stated goal when it was founded in 1908. One hundred years later, as we pick up the pieces of the most recent financial and housing market collapse, it seems that few people would believe that business […]