Neil reaffirmed the importance of vision, goals, purpose and performance. “It’s extremely important to have a few goals that will lead a company to have a truly positive impact, but also to stick to those goals and align everyone around them,” he says. “These are...
WHAT IS (AND, IS NOT) AN ENERGY STRATEGY? When most people talk about energy strategies, they’re actually not talking about strategy at all. Oftentimes, narratives are about what companies and policy makers could or should be doing when it comes to energy transitions...
What makes a strong leader in sustainability? Work in sustainability entails immense challenges, and much of the area is uncharted. To navigate it, strong leadership is essential. For the twentieth year in a row, the GlobeScan-SustainAbility survey Sustainability...
“The volume of publishing over the past year is unprecedented within WDI Publishing,” said Sandy Draheim, manager of marketing and case publishing at WDI. Among the new cases are 10 from graduate students in Professor Andrew Hoffman’s “Strategies for Sustainable...
In April, I attended the 2017 Ceres Conference in San Francisco, which brought together sustainability leaders from corporations, nonprofits and governments to collaborate on strategies to push sustainability agendas through and beyond the current era. An opening...
MBA/MS, Class of 2020 Amanda is looking to develop and drive innovative methods to further incorporate renewable energy and sustainability into business and society. Previously, Amanda spent 5 years as an engineer in the aerospace industry. She worked in a variety of...
MBA/MS, Class of 2019
Rob Whittier manages Visa’s sustainability and corporate responsibility programs and partnerships, employee programs, formal reporting and communications, with a focus on environmental sustainability, renewable energy, greenhouse gas reduction, green building and data...
This past summer I completed an internship at Resource Recycling Systems, Inc. (RRS). RRS is an environmental consulting firm based in Ann Arbor, Mich., that specializes in corporate sustainability, waste recovery solutions and organics management. It serves a variety...