ScottMadden’s Chris Vlahoplus talks about the outlook for cleantech

Chris Vlahoplus, Partner and Clean Tech & Sustainability Practice Leader with the management consulting firm ScottMadden, shares his thoughts on the outlook for cleantech in today’s policy and technology environment in this EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives  

Cisco’s Alan McGinty talks about sustainable workplaces

In this EDGE Chats video, Alan McGinty, Senior Director of Cisco’s Global Workplace Innovation Group, talks about the energy efficiency opportunities inherent in designing better workplaces, the evolution of the corporate workplace, and Cisco’s views on corporate social responsibility and sustainability. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives  

Deloitte’s Kristen Sullivan discusses sustainability reporting

Kristen Sullivan, Deloitte Partner and Lead for Deloitte US’s Sustainability Reporting, Assurance & Compliance Services practice, discusses corporate sustainability reporting, why it matters to businesses and investors, and the hallmarks of best practice in this EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives    

Carlos Fernandez-Aballi talks about renewable energy investment in Cuba

In this EDGE Chats video, energy expert and Cuba native Carlos Fernández-Aballí Altamirano, PhD, discusses the challenges and opportunities inherent in Cuba’s plan to expand its renewable energy portfolio and modernize its energy infrastructure.                     — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives  

DOE’s Sanjiv Malhotra talks about clean energy investment

Sanjiv Malhotra, PhD, Director of the  Clean Energy Investment Center at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) talks about clean energy technology investment, why the center was founded, and the most promising areas of innovation in clean energy in this EDGE Chats video.                     — RELATED […]

Lisa Shpritz shares Bank of America’s sustainability goals

Lisa Shpritz (Duke MEM ’97), Senior Vice President and Environmental Operations Executive with Bank of America, talks about the company’s sustainability goals and its results to date in this EDGE Chats video.   — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives    

Duke Energy SVP Peter Toomey talks about utility industry transformation

In this EDGE Chats video, Duke Energy’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Peter Toomey, talks about the transformation happening in the utility industry and how Duke Energy thinks about managing talent amid this industry change.   — RELATED ARTICLES Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives    

Dan Vermeer discusses business response to climate change

Dan Vermeer, Executive Director of the Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE) and Associate Professor of the Practice at Fuqua School of Business discusses how leading companies should respond to the threat of climate change in a new video.  Climate change trends present very real risks to companies, but as Vermeer sees […]

Video: “A Bright Future: MBA Career Options in the Energy Sector”

Executives from across the energy sector share their perspectives on MBA career prospects in a new video from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. “It’s a tremendously exciting place to work and develop a career,” says Rebecca Kujawa, a Duke alumna who is Vice President of Business Management at NextEra Energy Resources.  “The opportunity to […]