Research insights: Climate psychology, environmental risk, careers, and more

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 […]

Turning environmental risk into opportunity

“Environmental risks can be the most complex challenges for companies — but can also be the most rewarding to address,” says EDGE executive director  Dan Vermeer in a new article in Dialogue Review. Before joining Fuqua School of Business as an associate professor of the practice and executive director of EDGE, Dan was director of […]

Incomplete sustainability is no sustainability at all

by Romain Lardeux, MBA Exchange Student This article was written in response to a seminar given by Shawn Heath, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Duke Energy Corporation, in an EDGE Seminar on Sept. 17, 2014 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent […]

New book on sustainability careers from EDGE’s Katie Kross

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 […]

Seth Goldman, President and TeaEO at Honest Tea, speaks at Duke University

Seth Goldman, President and “TeaEO” of the company Honest Tea, shared his thoughts on corporate responsibility and the role of business in creating a better world in his keynote address at the 2014 Duke Sustainable Business & Social Impact (SBSI) Conference at Fuqua School of Business.   — RELATED ARTICLES: Seth Goldman, Honest Tea, on […]

Waste Management’s Bill Caesar talks about waste reduction and sustainability challenges

In this EDGE Chats video, Bill Caesar (Duke MBA ’97), President of Recycling Services and Organic Growth at Waste Management, speaks about waste reduction and new waste management technologies.  (Oct. 2014 update: Bill Caesar is now CEO of WCA Waste Corporation.)   — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives      

Together now: Good governance and better business discussed at the World Ocean Summit

by Sarah Hoyt (MEM/MBA ’16) Leaders in business, government, academia and nonprofit convened in San Francisco at The Economist’s World Ocean Summit last week to address the role of ocean health in a thriving global economy. I was fortunate to attend, representing Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Fuqua School of Business. Over […]