Is servicization a win-win strategy for sustainable biz?
Dr. Vinayak Deshpande As sustainable business becomes more attractive, the companies that stand out are the ones that integrate innovative processes within their business models. Lindsay James (AB ’98,...
View ArticleNC Clean Tech podcast ft. Carol Hee
The PEW Charitable Trust recently identified North Carolina as a “clean energy leader in the Southeast because of its high-caliber academic institutions, robust public and private investments, and...
View ArticleIn their own words: Joy Howard (MBA ’02)
Howard, global VP of marketing at Patagonia, discusses the value of her UNC Kenan-Flagler experience.
View ArticleShifting gears in the transportation field
Tesla Motors is single-handedly changing the energy consumption game with its sustainable, high-performing highway transportation technology. And now, Durham startup Organic Transit has developed a...
View ArticleInternship insights: Justin Reyes
Justin Reyes (MBA ’16) at the Roper St. Francis Home Care office I spent the first five weeks of my internship working with home care services for Roper St. Francis (RSF), a four-hospital healthcare...
View ArticleMeet our profs: Olga Hawn
Olga Hawn The issue of corporate social responsibility and sustainable business practices is here to stay, according to strategy and entrepreneurship professor Olga Hawn. Dr. Hawn has a background in...
View ArticleRooftop solar: An evolution, not revolution
Solar panels affixed to the tops of patio umbrellas. The spread of solar panel technology across the globe was not as immediate as many people predicted in the early 21st century. Many years have...
View ArticleCompostable cups: A sustainable alternative
Five hundred years ago, Leonardo da Vinci started working on the Mona Lisa. And 500 years from now, the red Solo® cup you used last weekend might finally decompose in the landfill. The 24 fraternities...
View ArticleQ&A: MBA Net Impact president Meisha McDaniel
MBA Net Impact president Meisha McDaniel (MBA ’16) Meisha McDaniel, president of the MBA Net Impact chapter at UNC Kenan-Flagler, discusses the intersection of business and sustainability – and why...
View ArticleInvesting for impact
For more insights on sustainability and the triple bottom line, check out the Spring 2015 issue of UNC Business magazine. Download our free interactive app for iPad or Android tablet, or view on your...
View ArticleHow UNC’s Food for All theme relates to business
The campus-wide Food for All theme is intended to be explored in every department, leaving room for constructive dialogue about the role of food in society from as many angles as possible. The Food for...
View Article5 sustainable business trends for 2016
It’s time to look forward to the growth in sustainable enterprise that will come in 2016. Each year brings a new set of innovations that strive to improve the triple bottom line: people, planet and...
View ArticleLessons in energy transformation
When most people think of the high-tech innovations coming out of San Francisco, energy companies are not typically the first things that come to mind – but innovations coming out of companies in the...
View ArticleThe B-Corp Clinic: Building sustainable business models
Oswaldo Silva The first time I heard about B Corporations was in my first-year “Fundamentals of Sustainability” class at INCAE Business School in Costa Rica. We had a very well-known guest speaker talk...
View ArticleTrash or treasure? MBAs dig in to find answers
MBA students participate in the Net Impact Club’s trash audit The waste generated in the trash bins of our homes, offices, schools, malls and colleges has been the subject of repeated debate and...
View ArticleShark Tank meets the sixth grade
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBAs teach entrepreneurship to students at Global Scholars Academy. What would happen if some of the world’s most innovative thinkers had the knowledge and confidence to turn their...
View ArticleHow top social innovation leaders found their purpose and passion
Deanna MacCormac (BSBA ’17) Thanks to Net Impact, I attended the 2016 Social Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C., to learn how companies practice business through a social lens. Much of the Summit...
View ArticleOut of sight but top of mind: Making an impact in Rio’s favelas
Just a few blocks away from the 2016 Olympic venue is Pavão, one of many slums in Rio de Janeiro that eluded the public eye – except for Zak Paster’s that is. Twelve years ago, Paster (MBA ’08) founded...
View ArticleUnlocking a world of opportunities as an international MBA student
Prerana Manvi (MBA ’17) Every year, scores of international students enter U.S. business schools armed with rich experiences and valuable perspectives, combined with a tinge of anxiety and the hunger...
View ArticleEnergy in emerging markets: Challenges and opportunities
Teams from leading global business schools compete at the 2016 Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition. There were underwater electric cables and floating regasification centers. There were...
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