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Relationship-driven business practices

Nick Warren, Development Director for First Quantum Minerals, discusses the challenges and exciteme...
5/20/2013 1:24:00 PM
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Energy harvester rolls to market production

Farewell, expensive single-charge batteries. A new concept becomes proven reality, as MicroGen’s nan...
5/2/2013 1:40:00 PM
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On Earth Day, lecturer urges 'rethink, restore, reconnect'

The Nature Conservancy’s chief scientist, Peter Kareiva, Ph.D. ’81, delivered the Jill and Ken Iscol...
5/1/2013 9:22:00 AM
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Register Now for the International Forum on BOP Markets in Latin America and Caribbean in June

Stuart Hart is participating in the II Base International Forum being held in Colombia June 6-7.
4/29/2013 9:43:00 AM
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Megan Epler-Wood, Global Vermonter

Megan Epler-Wood, Senior Professional Fellow at the Center and ecotourism pioneer, was interviewed o...
4/26/2013 9:35:00 AM
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Long-term Investments for a Sustainable Society

Using private equity to invest in energy and natural resources globally.
4/2/2013 1:09:00 PM
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Cornell earns second gold STARS rating

The road to green is paved in gold -- for the second consecutive year, Cornell has earned a gold rat...
3/28/2013 1:29:00 PM
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Center Featured in SC Johnson’s Annual Sustainability Public Report

Using a business approach to prevent insect-borne diseases in developing countries.
3/24/2013 10:28:00 AM
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Erik Simanis, PhD ’10, Contributes to A Planet for Life 2013

His chapter, “Bringing the Bottom of the Pyramid into Business Focus,” addresses the poverty allevia...
3/13/2013 9:41:00 AM
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Financing Social Projects in a Time of Instability: Pay for Success and Social Impact Bonds

Creating a new method for financing social welfare programs with private investment.
3/12/2013 1:50:00 PM
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Cultivating an Ecosystem of Change

Ming Wong, (BA ’86, BS ’86, MBA’89), Co-Founder of Asia Community Ventures and Social Investors Clu...
3/8/2013 10:54:00 AM
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Johnson in Africa: Ghana Trek 2013

Johnson students with His Excellency John Kufuor, former President of the Republic of Ghana, at his ...
2/21/2013 1:36:00 PM
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Johnson Team Captures First Place at Renewable Energy Case Competition

Innovative finance model and proposal for distributed solar energy put Johnson MBA students in front
2/12/2013 1:54:00 PM
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International Student Collaboration Yields Honorable Mention in ACARA Challenge

Using design thinking principles, the multi-disciplinary, international team from Cornell and the So...
2/7/2013 9:22:00 PM
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Johnson Joins Global Business School Network

Cornell’s graduate business school shares a mission with non-profit organization to advance educati...
2/5/2013 3:22:00 PM
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Johnson Earns #2 Ranking for Sustainable Enterprise Education

Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Johnson #2 in “green business,” on the strength of the Sustainable Glo...
1/28/2013 10:35:00 AM
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Building Competitive Advantage in the 21st Century: Doing More With Less

Dr. Bruce Piasecki, the President and Founder of AHC Group, Inc. emphasizes frugality, CSR and the f...
1/27/2013 9:27:00 AM
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MBA Rankings: Top Schools for Sustainability

Johnson's sustainability program is ranked #2 among management schools as part of Bloomberg Business...
1/23/2013 9:00:00 AM
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Increasing Profitability and Sustainability in the Sugar Cane Industry

Lessons Learned from Godavari: Samir Somaiya, BS ’90, MEng ’92, MBA '93, chairman of the Mumbai-base...
1/21/2013 1:16:00 PM
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Attitudes to organic labels depend on consumers' values

Labeling food "organic" may not always lead to a positive impression, flipping the notion of a "halo...
12/14/2012 9:30:00 AM
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Johnson MBA One of Four Nationwide Selected for Social Finance Fellowship

Siobhan King, MBA 2013, named RSF Regional Social Impact Fellow
12/9/2012 10:01:00 AM
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Sustainable Urban Social Housing Initiative (SUSHI) in Brazil

Diana Csillag engaged students in a discussion about the use of resource and energy efficient build...
11/28/2012 11:30:00 AM
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The Institutional Foundation of Entrepreneurship

Wes Sine, associate professor of management and organizations and faculty director, Entrepreneurship...
11/27/2012 2:38:00 PM
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Johnson Vaults Into Top-10 U.S. Business Schools

Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Johnson #7, in its 2012 rankings of U.S. MBA programs.
11/15/2012 1:00:00 PM
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Johnson MBA '14 Named One of Six OneEnergy Scholars

Recipients exemplify the dedication and intellectual capacity required to move the clean energy indu...
11/5/2012 3:03:00 PM
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Toxics Release Inventory: A Case Study in Information Disclosure Regulation

Glen Dowell, Assistant Professor at Johnson and Michael Toffel, Associate Professor at Harvard Busin...
10/22/2012 11:06:00 PM
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What’s New in Energy?

Industry leaders share their insight with MBA students
10/15/2012 12:11:00 PM
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Johnson’s New York City Presence to include “Wheel”

Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise to work with New York Wheel to create high-tech, state-of-...
9/27/2012 9:27:00 AM
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CEOs under Pressure

New research from Johnson’s Glen Dowell examines how companies led by MBAs and lawyers respond diffe...
9/20/2012 4:36:00 PM
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Reducing Carbon Emissions: The Government's Role

Peter Hamilton, MBA ’07, director of Sustainable Energy at NRG Energy, believes government policy i...
9/13/2012 11:25:00 AM
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Human Ecology Building Earns LEED Platinum Rating

Cornell's 89,000-square-foot building Human Ecology Building has received LEED Platinum certificatio...
9/7/2012 7:51:00 PM
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Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid

An interview with Stuart Hart at Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
8/13/2012 9:29:00 AM
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Business Strategies for a Sustainable World

Mark Milstein, Director, The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprises, S.C. presents business strat...
7/24/2012 12:22:00 PM
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Guest Post: @ Rio+20 True Engagement: Discussions on Bringing the BoP into Product Development, Marketing

Stuart Hart, Samuel Curtis Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Managemen...
7/20/2012 10:24:00 AM
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Harvard Business Review Publishes Article by Member of Johnson’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise

Article by Erik Simanis explores challenges and solutions to selling products and services in low-in...
7/2/2012 2:34:00 PM
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Johnson’s SGE Club Receives Net Impact’s Gold Chapter Standing

Top Net Impact chapters recognized for their 2011-12 achievements
6/15/2012 1:34:00 PM
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Sustainability: One of the Defining Challenges of Our Time

President Skorton Speaks about Sustainability in the May/June edition of Cornell Alumni Magazine.
6/14/2012 9:51:00 AM
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Students Recognized for Leadership in Sustainable Global Enterprise

At the Dean’s Award Brunch during graduation weekend several students were recognized for their achi...
6/8/2012 4:50:00 PM
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Johnson Names Mark Milstein Its Third Clinical Professor of Management

Sustainable Global Enterprise director praised as leader and educator
6/4/2012 3:59:00 PM
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Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise Earns Honors for Project-Based Course

Associate Director Monica Touesnard’s course addresses complex issues of environmental and social su...
5/24/2012 3:25:00 PM
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Business, politics, economics play key roles in sustainable development, say experts

Stuart Hart, professor of management at Johnson gives talk at symposium.
5/23/2012 3:07:00 PM
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Using an Internship to Chart a Career Course

A student in Johnson's Sustainable Global Enterprise Immersion reflects on his internship experience...
5/18/2012 11:20:00 AM
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Natalie Grillon, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management MBA 2012, Named Acumen Global Fellow

Prestigious fellowship selects fewer than 1 percent of its 1,000 applicants from 100 countries to wo...
5/17/2012 11:04:00 AM
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A Drop to Drink

'Pro bono capitalist' Kevin McGovern '70, who is a longtime adviser to Johnson's Center for Sustaina...
5/7/2012 8:06:00 AM
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Cool corporate career paths for green MBA grads

Greenbiz story highlights two former SGE immersion students – John Renehan and Raghu Dharmaraju, bo...
5/1/2012 11:44:00 PM
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Matthiessen blasts big oil for polluting environment, displacing indigenous peoples

Matthiessen, a two-time National Book Award winner who has published more than 30 books over six dec...
4/28/2012 12:45:00 PM
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Light for Africa wins Big Idea competition

An idea that uses soda bottles to bring light to people in developing countries won the $3,000 first...
4/26/2012 9:28:00 AM
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New CARE-Cornell partnership to take on global concerns

Johnson's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise takes part in a CARE-Cornell partnership that wil...
4/19/2012 9:30:00 AM
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Green building leader wants 'retrofit revolution'

The latest green revolution is not only about safeguarding the environment, but also about smarter b...
4/11/2012 12:33:00 PM
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Five campus buildings recognized at green building conference

Five Cornell buildings were recognized as exemplary New York state green buildings at the 10th Annua...
4/11/2012 12:29:00 PM
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Terepac Launches Ultra-Thin TereTag for the Internet of Things

Johnson’s Stuart Hart, Samuel C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise, described the extra...
4/10/2012 9:34:00 AM
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Matthiessen to address big oil, climate change refugees

Peter Matthiessen -- environmentalist, winner of the National Book Award and author of 30 books -- w...
4/10/2012 9:34:00 AM
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Alternative Career Paths for MBA Students

A conversation with three professionals, including Johnson MBA '07 Dan Zook, pursuing career opportu...
4/7/2012 10:29:00 AM
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U.S. Green Building Council CEO to speak on sustainability

Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a nonpr...
4/5/2012 10:25:00 AM
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Johnson at Cornell University and SC Johnson Kick-Off New Business with a WOW!

Business pilot test in rural Ghana aims to prevent malaria, meet needs of low-income consumers
3/8/2012 12:40:00 PM
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Cornell scores gold with STARS sustainability rating

Cornell's attention across the board to "green" endeavors has now earned the university a STARS gold...
3/5/2012 1:18:00 PM
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Sustainable Tourism Specialist Outlines Pivotal Issues for Mesoamerican and Caribbean Countries

Mainstreaming tourism into the national development agenda is a first, critical step, Says Seleni M...
3/1/2012 10:02:00 AM
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BR MicroCapital Directors Speak on Local Investing for Community Wealth

MBAs share success of student-run organization and offer insights on creating community capital
2/28/2012 11:22:00 AM
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Johnson Student Team Receives Silver in Acara Challenge

Work in "Creative Design for Affordability" creates business model for improving maternal and infant...
2/22/2012 4:47:00 PM
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Emerging Markets Institute Team Selected as Semi-Finalists in The mai Bangkok Business Challenge @ Sasin

Johnson team among 16 out of 55 original entries from 23 countries in competition held by Sasin Gra...
2/6/2012 1:29:00 PM
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Johnson Faculty Shine in New Report

The Johnson Scholar illustrates the depth and breadth of research produced at Johnson
1/25/2012 3:25:00 PM
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Johnson Acara Challenge Finalists Merge Design and Business

For the second year in a row, two Johnson student teams from the Creative Design for Affordability c...
1/17/2012 10:56:00 AM
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New sustainability plan pools expertise and looks to future

Cornell Chronicle reports on significant sustainability initiative at Cornell University
11/7/2011 11:02:00 AM
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Newest Johnson institutes provide platform for connecting students and distinguished alumni

Members of Johnson's Advisory Council discuss emerging markets and entrepreneurship and how they cri...
10/3/2011 10:16:00 AM
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Solar, Wind, Drill, Frack: What's Next in Energy?

At the second-annual Johnson Energy Connection, more than 20 Cornell alumni discuss the hottest topi...
9/29/2011 2:21:00 PM
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Cornell Launches Innovative Environmental Finance & Impact Investing Fellows Program

Program aims to train Cornell graduate students for emerging opportunities at the intersection of s...
9/2/2011 12:55:00 PM
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Seven Tips for Social Entrepreneurs

Fred Keller, CEO of Cascade Engineering and a member of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise...
8/3/2011 4:03:00 PM
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MBA student leverages Johnson performance learning model for sustainable solutions

Triplepundit.com tracks summer internship work of Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps fellow, J...
7/29/2011 11:20:00 AM
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Johnson Researchers’ Work Published in Science

Paper addresses rapid change in food value chains in developing world
7/11/2011 3:05:00 PM
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BoP not only about low cost products, says Johnson's Stu Hart

Founder of Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise talks "BoP 2.0" with the Times of India
6/23/2011 4:16:00 PM
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Less and Less to Drink

Cornell Enteprise addresses water scarcity and water purity in the spring 2011 issue
6/20/2011 3:08:00 PM
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Students Recognized for Excellence, Leadership, and Scholarship in SGE

The Samuel C. Johnson Awards in Sustainable Global Enterprise are given to graduating students.
6/20/2011 10:35:00 AM
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Take time to take in Enterprise online!

The spring 2011 issue of Johnson's award-winning, biannual magazine Enterprise features a fascinatin...
6/8/2011 11:44:00 PM
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Johnson Team Named Winner in Acara Challenge

Four Cornell graduate student entrepreneurs win $5,000 for business idea to improve food safety in I...
6/6/2011 4:20:00 PM
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Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise Announces BoP Essay Contest Winners

Competition Evaluated Innovative Business Solutions for Low-Income Markets
6/2/2011 11:15:00 AM
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Johnson MBAs go global - trek to Japan and Korea

Hostos Monegro, MBA '12, offers this travel journal from the 2011 MBA study trip to Japan and Korea,...
5/31/2011 3:07:00 PM
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Dean Joe Thomas shares his thoughts on "The Relevant MBA" with the Huffington Post

Thomas says that modern MBA programs remain highly valuable if they are flexible but remain true to ...
5/25/2011 12:17:00 PM
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Johnson at Cornell University to celebrate its 64th commencement, May 28

School will launch nearly 500 new MBAs and six PhDs into the exciting and challenging waters of the ...
5/24/2011 11:12:00 AM
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Johnson MBAs Make Finals in Acara Challenge

Proposals to improve food safety in India by two teams make the final cut in international competiti...
5/11/2011 4:25:00 PM
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Johnson's Mark Milstein discusses impact investing with AOL's Daily Finance

In an article about April's International Impact Investing Conference in New York City, Milstein des...
5/6/2011 4:31:00 PM
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CSGE's Mark Milstein quoted in "Innovation Key to Chinese Sustainable Enterprises"

Innovation is the key for Chinese sustainable enterprises in gaining a strong foothold in tomorrow's...
4/27/2011 11:15:00 PM
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Sustainable Enterprise Immersion Wins Prize

Semester-long intensive course recognized by University of South Carolina's business school
4/25/2011 3:06:00 PM
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Johnson's Dean Joe Thomas discusses ethics, sustainability and the imperative to go global with the Economic Times of India

Feature in leading Indian business publication provides myriad insights from Thomas on the MBA space...
4/25/2011 12:37:00 PM
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A meeting of minds

In recent decades, a rapprochement has occurred between former foes. Seeing the potential to acceler...
4/10/2011 9:11:00 PM
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Johnson's Mark Milstein discusses Impact Investing with U.S. News & World Report

Milstein talks about upcoming Impact Investing competition and how students studying this emerging a...
3/29/2011 12:45:00 PM
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Green Market's blogspot highlights Johnson-Kellogg Impact Investing Challenge

Popular 'green' blog descibes the unique competition that will feature one of today's hottest emergi...
3/28/2011 2:39:00 PM
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Emerging Markets Institute conference reveals Brazil's leadership in the biofuel space

Business leaders from the South American nation tell Cornell audience the myriad unique ways Brazil ...
3/17/2011 3:33:00 PM
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Breaking for Sustainable Enterprise

Sponsored projects draw MBA students to three continents for spring break
3/16/2011 11:58:00 AM
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MBA Students Create Sustainable Investment Portfolios in New Competition

Kellogg School of Management and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management launch Inte...
3/8/2011 10:03:00 AM
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Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, Gap Adventures, and Planeterra Partner to Assess Real Costs of Managing Belize Tourism

Unique project aims to make it easier for developing nations to manage sustainable tourism
3/1/2011 10:51:00 AM
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Fisk Johnson tells Chicago audience he is an environmentalist AND a businessman

The distinguished Johnson alum and multi-degreed Cornellian shares his thoughts on the perils of the...
1/31/2011 2:55:00 PM
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New Knowledge on Finance, the Economy, and More

See the latest research and insights from Johnson faculty in this issue of ThoughtLeadership@Johnson...
1/17/2011 1:37:00 PM
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Stu Hart suggests ways of making Base of the Pyramid (BoP) ventures work in new book

Johnson professor of Management & Organizations outlines rich, long-term market creation solutions a...
12/1/2010 4:05:00 PM
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Hart at Clinton Global Initiative

Professor Stuart Hart moderated a session on women and the environment at CGI's annual meeting
9/22/2010 4:28:00 PM
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"Trickle UP!" says Stu Hart

New York Times' "Green" blog highlights Johnson prof's BoP solutions
8/3/2010 9:16:00 AM
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